BJP manifesto promises houses for slum dwellers

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the December 4 Delhi municipal corporation elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released a “Vachan Patra” (a commitment letter) promising slum residents a house in multi-storeyed complexes near their slum clusters.

The party’s Delhi unit on Thursday launched a campaign in slum clusters across the city, asking residents to fill up their details in a form and handing them a copy of the “Vachan

Patra” launched by Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta and North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari.

Speaking at the launch, Gupta said, “BJP does not make empty promises like the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, which has compelled people to live in slums without any basic facilities such as sewer and clean drinking water. The central government under Modi ji has given 3024 flats to slum residents. We promise similar flats will be given to other slum residents.”