Hindustan Times (Gurugram)

AAP to protest ‘delay’ in regularisa­tion work

- HT Correspond­ent htreporter­s@hindustant­imes.com ■

NEWDELHI:The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will organise demonstrat­ions in unauthoris­ed colonies in all 70 assembly constituen­cies to protest the central government’s alleged delay in initiating the registrati­on process for conferring ownership and transfer rights of properties to residents, the party’s Delhi convener Gopal Rai said on Wednesday.

The BJP dismissed the allegation and hit back at AAP, calling their reaction “irresponsi­ble”.

“The BJP is doing fraud with residents of unauthoris­ed colonies and their leaders are going to these colonies to spread lies regarding the registrati­on process. The AAP will hold a massive protest on November 16 by organising rallies and meetings at every unauthoris­ed colony in every Vidhan Sabha. All cabinet ministers, MLAs, councillor­s and senior leaders will reach out to the residents of the unauthoris­ed colonies,” Rai said.

On November 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the decision to confer ownership rights in unauthoris­ed colonies had put an end to the “uncertaint­y” in which their residents lived for decades, following a meeting at his residence with senior leaders of BJP and resident welfare associatio­n members of several unauthoris­ed colonies.

“What have they (AAP) done in nearly 5 years? They could not even get the boundary surveys done and had asked for more time till 2021. They don’t want residents of unauthoris­ed colonies to get ownership and transfer rights. They are politicisi­ng the matter,” said BJP leader Vijender Gupta.

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