Against the BJP’s demolition of jhuggis in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will hold a massive protest at Jantar Mantar this Sunday at 10 AM. Led by AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, senior leader and Punjab Prabhari Manish Sisodia, and Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj, the demonstration will amplify the voice of thousands of Delhi’s poor and marginalized whose homes are being razed by the BJP’s “anti-poor bulldozer raj.”
In the lead-up to the protest, AAP launched a “Jhuggi Samvaad Abhiyan” that received overwhelming support from jhuggi residents across the city. Thousands of jhuggi dwellers are now expected to converge on Jantar Mantar, demanding that the BJP fulfil its ‘Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makan’ guarantee before touching a single home.
Senior AAP leader and Delhi Unit President Saurabh Bharadwaj said the BJP has betrayed the very people who trusted them and voted them into power. “During the Delhi elections, PM Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders made a solemn promise to the poor living in jhuggis that homes would be built for them at the very sites of their jhuggi settlements. The poor, believing in this promise, voted for the BJP. But merely days after forming the government, the BJP began a merciless campaign of evictions,” he said.
The AAP Delhi Unit Chief revealed that over 10,000 jhuggis have already been demolished, displacing more than one lakh residents—rendering them homeless and without any form of shelter or security. “Where houses have been given, they are in remote locations devoid of basic amenities. Many families have not been given any housing at all under the pretext of being ineligible, forcing them to live on the streets,” he added.
Calling out the BJP’s agenda, Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “The BJP is anti-poor. Their real goal is to push the poor out of Delhi. That’s why they are targeting one jhuggi after another. In the coming days, many more settlements are slated for demolition. It is critical that the jhuggi residents unite and raise their voices in resistance.”
He assured full support from theA AP, saying, “AAP has always stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the poor. Under Arvind Kejriwal’s leadership, we provided all basic facilities in these settlements and gave residents a life of dignity. Now, the BJP government is trying to destroy that dignity.”
Expressing the growing anger among Delhi’s poor over the BJP’s despotic approach, he highlighted the resounding response received to AAP’s ‘Jhuggi Samvad’ outreach. “The overwhelming support shows that the AAP’s massive protest on Sunday will receive huge public backing. Citizens from across Delhi will participate in this demonstration.”
Saurabh Bharadwaj concluded with an appeal: “We urge all citizens to unite against the BJP’s tyranny and its bulldozer action on the poor. Raise your voice, join the movement, and show this anti-poor government that Delhi will not stay silent while its most vulnerable are rendered homeless. The Aam Aadmi Party is with the people—let us fight together to protect their homes, their dignity, and their rights.”
