Kejriwal: Will repair houses of riot- hit Sikhs

Asserting that the survivors of the 1984 anti- Sikh riots are staying in “horrible” conditions in the national capital, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that the Delhi government will repair their houses.

“The 1984 riot victims and refugees from Punjab ( are) staying in horrible conditions. Delhi government today decided to repair their houses,” he tweeted.

The chief minister also directed the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board ( DUSIB) to begin immediate repairs in the colonies of the riot victims residing in different parts of the city. The decision to repair at least 2,000 flats in eight localities was taken up in a meeting chaired by the chief minister and attended by the heads of various departments.

The DUSIB has initiated the process of surveying these colonies following directions that the condition of colonies where the families of riot victims reside is worrying and requires urgent attention.

It was reported in the meeting that immediate repair work is needed in common facilities in the colonies located in the areas like Tilak Vihar, Garhi, Raghubir Nagar, Sangam Park, Jahangir Puri, G. T. Road, Shahdara, Kalkaji and Madipur.

Assembly elections in Punjab are slated to be held early next year and the AAP has emerged as one of the main contenders for power in the state.