As the blazing June sun beats down, the BJP government has thrown hundreds of poor families onto the streets by demolishing the jhuggis of Madrasi Camp—triggering widespread outrage over this inhuman act. Now, with mounting public anger, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta is attempting to shield herself behind a court order. But when the BJP can pass laws in Parliament even against Supreme Court orders, why couldn’t it bring in a law to save these homes? AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj hit back at the Chief Minister on Sunday, demanding accountability.
AAP’s Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj exposed Delhi CM Rekha Gupta of the BJP, who was trying to shield herself behind the court order regarding the demolition of jhuggis in Madrasi Camp. He sought answers to pointed questions from the Chief Minister. He took to social media platform ‘X’ and wrote, “Stop hiding behind the court order. Did you (CM) file an appeal in the Supreme Court? You (BJP) even bring laws in Parliament against Supreme Court orders—why didn’t you do it here? A law can be passed in Parliament to snatch powers from the Delhi Government, but a law can’t be made for a poor person’s jhuggi? Why weren’t these people given homes at the same place before demolishing their jhuggis? Why hasn’t the Chief Minister met these people yet?”
Meanwhile, senior AAP leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Delhi Assembly, Atishi, hit back at Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s false claims about providing housing to all. Sharing a video of Rekha Gupta’s interaction with the media on ‘X’, Atishi said, “Rekha ji, did the court also say that the BJP should not fulfil its promise of ‘Jahan jhuggi, wahan makan’? If the jhuggi had to be demolished, why wasn’t housing provided in the surrounding area? Most residents of Madrasi Camp did not receive any housing. Those who did were given broken-down houses 40 km away in Narela—where there are no roads, no jobs, no schools, no hospitals.”
