'Won't contest elections if...': Arvind Kejriwal dares Amit Shah to withdraw cases against slum dwellers
PTC News Desk: Ahead of Delhi assembly elections, the heated exchange of words between Aam Aadmi Party and BJP has gained momentum. AAP supremo Kejriwal claimed that the BJP would demolish all slums in Delhi if voted to power in the upcoming assembly elections. He further accused BJP of prioritising land acquisition over the welfare of slum-dwellers.
Former chief minister has challenged Union Home Minister to withdraw all the cases against slum dwellers and to resettle those who have been displaced within 24 hours assuring that he will not contest the elections if BJP complies.
"I will not contest the election if Amit Shah withdraws all the cases against the slum-dwellers or displaced people. If the BJP fails, I will contest and stand as a shield for the slum-dwellers. Let's see who destroys them," Kejriwal claimed.
"In the past 10 years, they have constructed only 4,700 flats for slum-dwellers. Delhi has 4 lakh 'jhuggis'. At this rate, it will take them 1,000 years to provide homes for all slum-dwellers in the city," he further said.
Substantiating similar allegations, Manish Sisodia said on X, "Arvind Kejriwal has exposed every lie and conspiracy told by Amit Shah to the people living in 'jhuggis'. The BJP has rendered 3 lakh people living in 'jhuggis' homeless in the last 10 years. Now, it is plotting to demolish every 'jhuggi' in Delhi. People living in 'jhuggis' of Delhi, remember, this is a bulldozer party. If you vote for the BJP, all these 'jhuggis' will be demolished within a year."
- PTC NEWS
