AAP failed to provide homes promised to slum dwellers, now shifting blame: BJP's Parvesh Verma

BJP candidate criticizes AAP's failure to provide homes to slum dwellers in Delhi, questions Kejriwal's promises and actions.

BJP leader Parvesh Verma Monday (January 13, 2025) accused AAP of failing to fulfil its pledge of providing homes to slum dwellers and claimed these people have not got houses despite paying large sums of money to the Delhi government under its housing scheme for them.

The BJP candidate who has been fielded against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, slammed the former Delhi chief minister for his repeated claims that the saffron party would demolish all slums in the city if it is voted to power.

"AAP has made a mockery of the system. They have been lying repeatedly, misguiding the people of Delhi, especially the poor living in jhuggis (slums),” the BJP leader said.

At a press conference, Mr. Verma posed, "I want to ask Kejriwal, who is building his own 'Sheesh Mahal by destroying the homes of the poor, will he not provide homes to these people?”

The BJP has been taking jibes at Mr. Kejriwal and his AAP over the renovation of the bungalow once occupied by the former Delhi chief minister and has dubbed it a 'Sheesh Mahal' for the "lavish spending" on it.

Mr. Verma alleged that many slum dwellers have paid up to Rs 1 lakh under the housing scheme for them but have not received the homes they were promised. The Delhi government failed to deliver on its commitment, he claimed.

At the press conference, also attended by several slum dwellers affected by the housing issue, Mr. Verma presented documents, which he said were obtained through RTI applications, showing that while the government had taken the money under the scheme, the promised flats were never handed over to the applicants.