Shakur Basti row: Documents show land use of slum area changed, claims AAP

Amid a row over Shakur Basti in New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said on Monday that the documents are “absolutely” clear and the BJP’s lie has been caught. She also accused the BJP of “anti-slum” and “anti-poor” party.

Speaking to the media ahead of filing her nomination for the Delhi Assembly Polls, Atishi said, “Yesterday evening, LG Sahab issued a statement that Arvind Kejriwal is lying, but the documents are absolutely clear. DDA meeting was held, and land use was changed, so it is absolutely clear that BJP’s lie has been caught. BJP leaders go to the slums, eat food with the people there, play carrom with the children and after a few months, they demolish all those slums.”

“BJP is an anti-slum party, anti-poor party and apart from demolishing the slums, they have not done any work for the slum dwellers of Delhi till date,” she added. This happened after Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the BJP “tendered” the property for the Shakur Basti slum. He accused LG Saxena of “changing the rules”.

On Sunday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena criticized Aam Aadmi Party president Arvind Kejriwal, calling his assertion about Shakur Basti “a complete lie.” Furthermore, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP candidate Atishi performed prayers on Monday at the Kalkaji Temple in New Delhi before registering her candidacy for the Delhi Assembly elections.

Speaking with the media, Atishi noted that the people of Kalkaji Assembly had shown her a lot of affection.

“Today I am going to file my nomination and before filing my nomination I have come to Kalkaji temple to seek blessings of Kalkaji Mai. May the blessings of Kalkaji Mai remain on AAP and the people of Kalkaji, Delhi… The people of Kalkaji have given me a lot of love… I am not contesting the election of Kalkaji but the people of Kalkaji are contesting it,” the AAP leader said.

Atishi is in the electoral fray against the BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress’ Alka Lamba for the Kalkaji seat.