AAP, BJP intensify campaign to win votes of slum residents
2 months, 1 week ago

AAP, BJP intensify campaign to win votes of slum residents

Hindustan Times  

With three weeks to go for the Delhi assembly elections, the battle to win over residents of slums — a critical vote bank in the Capital — intensified on Sunday, with both the Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party attempting to woo over electors. Kejriwal: BJP plans to demolish slums Speaking at a slum cluster at Shakur Basti in north Delhi, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the BJP plans to demolish the slums in the city and “hand over the land to builders”. No flats provided to slum residents: BJP Delhi BJP chief Sachdeva at a slum in East Delhi said that in the last 10 years, Arvind Kejriwal has left 50,000 flats of the Rajiv Awas Yojana in areas like Narela to decay into ruins but not a single flat has been provided to people living in slums. The BJP’s guarantee to every poor person in Delhi: If slum residents prefer, the slums will remain where they are; Jahan Jhuggi Wahaan Makaan scheme will be available for slum residents, and slum residents will be provided alternative houses/flats by DUSIB/DDA,” Sachdeva said. “In 10 years, Arvind Kejriwal allowed 50,000 flats built under the Rajiv Awas Yojana in areas like Narela to turn into ruins, without allotting even one flat to any slum dweller.

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Virendra Sachdeva criticises AAP for lack of maintenance of JJ cluster flats in Bawana
2 months ago

Virendra Sachdeva criticises AAP for lack of maintenance of JJ cluster flats in Bawana

The Hindu  

BJP MP from North West Delhi Yogender Chandoliya and party’s Delhi unit chief Virendra Sachdeva on Monday visited the Central government-constructed flats in the JJ clusters of Bawana and criticised the Aam Aadmi Party government for “failing to keep them in good condition”. Mr. Sachdeva said, “We inspected the dilapidated state of flats, which is the result of Arvind Kejriwal’s …

Arvind Kejriwal makes yet another promise, says will build homes for sanitation workers only if centre govt gives him land
2 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal makes yet another promise, says will build homes for sanitation workers only if centre govt gives him land

Op India  

Days after Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Jangpura, and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia assured that jhuggi clusters in the national capital cannot be removed calling it ‘Kejriwal’s promise’, AAP national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Friday that he will build homes for the slumdwellers. Kejriwal now says he wants houses for all Just a couple of days after Sisodia …

Why are parties wooing slum dwellers in Delhi, understand the arithmetic behind
2 months, 1 week ago

Why are parties wooing slum dwellers in Delhi, understand the arithmetic behind

India Today  

Delhi is currently on the stage for one of the most intense electoral battles in its history, as the Aam Aadmi Party, BJP and Congress are fiercely competing for every single vote in the upcoming assembly elections. HOW MANY SEATS ARE BEING IMPACTED BY SLUM VOTERS The demography of Delhi paints a compelling picture of its socio-political landscape, especially when …

Why the way to power in Delhi is through its slums
2 months, 1 week ago

Why the way to power in Delhi is through its slums

India Today  

Weeks before the Delhi Assembly election, political parties -- be it the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party, or the rival Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress -- have all started talking about slums and wooing the millions of slum dwellers of the national capital. Arvind Kejriwal's AAP has accused the BJP of planning to demolish Delhi's slums if they come to …

Delhi poll narrative not roti, kapdaa but makaan
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi poll narrative not roti, kapdaa but makaan

The Hindu  

Slum dwellers’ rehabilitation has become one of the focal points of the Delhi Assembly poll. At an event, Mr. Modi said, “The world knows that Modi never built a house for himself, but in the last 10 years, we’ve built over four crore homes for the poor.” Addressing a gathering of hundreds of slum dwellers in Jawaharlal Nehru stadium on …

‘Kejriwal failed to fulfill promise of homes to slum dwellers’: BJP's Parvesh Verma
2 months, 1 week ago

‘Kejriwal failed to fulfill promise of homes to slum dwellers’: BJP's Parvesh Verma

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Parvesh Verma on Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of failing to fulfill its promise of providing homes to slum dwellers, claiming that these people have not got homes despite paying large sums of money to the Delhi government under its housing scheme. BJP's Parvesh Verma and Arvind Kejriwal Verma, who is contesting the upcoming Delhi …

AAP failed to provide homes promised to slum dwellers, now shifting blame: BJP's Parvesh Verma
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2 months, 1 week ago

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

The Hindu  

BJP leader Parvesh Verma Monday 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 national convener Arvind Kejriwal in the …

AAP refutes Lt Governor's claims on Shakur Basti slum land use, seeks apology
2 months, 1 week ago

AAP refutes Lt Governor's claims on Shakur Basti slum land use, seeks apology

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday shared documents to counter Delhi LG VK Saxena’s allegations against AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal over the alleged land use change in Shakur Basti slum. Lt Governor Saxena should apologise for spreading misinformation,” said AAP, releasing minutes from a Delhi Development Authority meeting held on December 27, 2024, to substantiate its claim. The dispute …

AAP, BJP slug it out on slums, ‘infiltrators’
2 months, 1 week ago

AAP, BJP slug it out on slums, ‘infiltrators’

Hindustan Times  

A fresh political slugfest erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday with senior leaders from both ends accusing each other of reneging on promises made during the run-up to previous state and general elections, creating fake identity cards, allowing illegal Bangladeshi nationals into the Capital, and of inadequate security on international borders — at …

Arvind Kejriwal's ‘demolition’ warning to slum dwellers: 'BJP considers them as insects'
2 months, 1 week ago

Arvind Kejriwal's ‘demolition’ warning to slum dwellers: 'BJP considers them as insects'

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party would demolish Delhi's slums in the next five years, rendering slum dwellers homeless. Kejriwal also alleged that the BJP has plans to take over the land currently occupied by slum dwellers without addressing their housing needs. Amit Shah vs Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal also accused …

AAP Claims BJP Will Demolish All Slums If It Comes To Power In Delhi; BJP Hits Back
2 months, 1 week ago

AAP Claims BJP Will Demolish All Slums If It Comes To Power In Delhi; BJP Hits Back

ABP News  

Ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections, Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party will demolish all the slums in Delhi, if the saffron party wins the elections. While speaking at a press conference at Shakur Basti, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said," BJP will demolish the slums as soon as the elections are over on February 8." BJP झुग्गीवासियों को …

'Votes first, land later': Kejriwal says BJP will demolish all Delhi slums
2 months, 1 week ago

'Votes first, land later': Kejriwal says BJP will demolish all Delhi slums

Hindustan Times  

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that the BJP will demolish all slums in Delhi if it is voted to power in the upcoming assembly elections. Former Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal with party leader Satyendar Jain addresses a press conference, at Shakur Basti area, in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Addressing a press …

BJP will demolish all slums if it comes to power in Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal
2 months, 1 week ago

BJP will demolish all slums if it comes to power in Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

The politics over slums intensified in the National Capital on Sunday with the Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal challenging Home Minister Amit Shah that he will not contest the Delhi Assembly election if the latter withdraws within 24 hours all cases registered against slum dwellers in the last 10 years and resettles them, who have been evicted, at their …

Amit Shah calls AAP 'disaster'; promises permanent housing for Delhi slum dwellers if BJP wins
2 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah calls AAP 'disaster'; promises permanent housing for Delhi slum dwellers if BJP wins

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi assurances, senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said not a single scheme for the welfare of the poor will be stopped once their party forms the government in the national capital. Addressing the BJP’s slum dwellers’ conference in the city, Shah launched a scathing attack on the AAP, …

'They will demolish slums and acquire land:' Kejriwal's latest attack on BJP as poll campaign heats up
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2 months, 1 week ago

'They will demolish slums and acquire land:' Kejriwal's latest attack on BJP as poll campaign heats up

New Indian Express  

Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech on Saturday, Kejriwal said, "The way Amit Shah ji lied to the slum dwellers of Delhi and tried to mislead them, today we have come to this slum camp to expose that lie. If 4,700 houses have been built in the last 10 years, then it will take 1,000 years to provide …

BJP will raze Delhi slums if it wins polls: Arvind Kejriwal counters Amit Shah
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2 months, 1 week ago

BJP will raze Delhi slums if it wins polls: Arvind Kejriwal counters Amit Shah

India Today  

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged that the BJP will demolish slums in the city if it wins the February 5 Assembly polls. Kejriwal's remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused him of building expensive toilets in his 'sheeshmahal', which "were costlier than the entire slums of Delhi". Addressing the press after visiting …

Delhi welfare schemes will not be taken away if BJP comes to power: Amit Shah
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi welfare schemes will not be taken away if BJP comes to power: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Addressing slum residents in his first rally in Delhi since the announcement of next month’s Assembly election, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reiterated that welfare schemes in the capital will not stop if the BJP comes to power. ‘Pathetic conditions’ Addressing the Jhuggi Basti Pradhan Sammelan held at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru stadium on Saturday, Mr. Shah claimed that, …

Delhi Slum Dwellers to Get House: Shah
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Slum Dwellers to Get House: Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a bold political statement, Union home minister Amit Shah announced on Sunday that every slum dweller in Delhi will receive a pucca house, further pledging that no welfare schemes for the poor will be discontinued if the Bharatiya Janata Party forms the government. He launched a scathing attack on AAP, labelling it an "Aapda" for Delhi, and …

Slum dwellers will 'liberate' Delhi by uprooting 'Aapda' govt: Shah
2 months, 1 week ago

Slum dwellers will 'liberate' Delhi by uprooting 'Aapda' govt: Shah

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Slum dwellers will become "liberators" of Delhi by uprooting the "Aapda" government in the upcoming Assembly polls, BJP leader Amit Shah said on Saturday, assuring that no welfare schemes for the poor will be stopped if his party forms government in the city. "The slum dwellers will become the liberators of Delhi and do the work of uprooting …

Residents protest as authorities move to demolish Bharat Nagar shanties
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Residents protest as authorities move to demolish Bharat Nagar shanties

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Hundreds of residents from the shanties of Bharat Nagar in Bandra Kurla Complex took to the streets on Thursday morning, protesting as government authorities arrived with demolition equipment. Hundreds of residents from the shanties of Bharat Nagar in Bandra Kurla Complex took to the streets on Thursday morning The uproar follows a controversial development two days earlier when Zeeshan …

Slum rehabilitation project in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar: ‘We are finally homeowners’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Slum rehabilitation project in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar: ‘We are finally homeowners’

Hindustan Times  

For around 1,400 families living in the slum clusters of northwest Delhi’s Jailorwala Bagh, Friday marked a transformative moment. They were handed the keys to new flats under the Swabhiman Apartments in-situ slum rehabilitation project in Ashok Vihar – ending decades of living in makeshift shelters with little hope of proper housing. This project is the second successful in-situ rehabilitation …

Will flats for slum-dwellers prove to be game-changer for BJP in key Delhi seats?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Will flats for slum-dwellers prove to be game-changer for BJP in key Delhi seats?

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sounded the poll bugle for the BJP in Delhi as he handed over key of around 1,675 flats to slum-dwellers, which is being seen as a counter to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's welfare schemes. While Arvind Kejriwal confidently talks of his work in Delhi, the three issues that he refrains from speaking about …

PM to launch Delhi campaign tomorrow, to hand over 1,675 flats to slum dwellers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

PM to launch Delhi campaign tomorrow, to hand over 1,675 flats to slum dwellers

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin the BJP's campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls with two key rallies on Friday and Sunday. On Friday, PM Modi will hand over 1,675 flats constructed under the in-situ development project in Ashok Vihar’s Jailorwala Bagh, replacing slum settlements. Additionally, he will inaugurate projects such as the World Trade Centre in Nauroji Nagar, …

BJP believes in improving, not dismantling slums: Bidhuri
3 months, 1 week ago

BJP believes in improving, not dismantling slums: Bidhuri

The Hindu  

i The Delhi unit of BJP on Sunday said it believes “in improving, not dismantling,” the jhuggi clusters in the city and would create a separate government department for slums’ maintenance if voted to power in the upcoming Delhi Assembly poll. “Our upcoming government will create a separate department to ensure cleanliness in the Jhuggi settlements,” BJP South Delhi MP …

Changes in Delhi slum redevelopment scheme, developers, residents to benefit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Changes in Delhi slum redevelopment scheme, developers, residents to benefit

India Today  

The Delhi Development Authority has taken a significant step towards enhancing the viability of 'original rehabilitation' projects, aimed at providing essential housing solutions for slum dwellers, an official statement said on Thursday. Governor, under the "Jahan Jhuggi Wahin Makaan" scheme, primarily focus on making these projects more attractive for developers, ensuring seamless integration of slum dwellers into the city’s formal …

DDA approves major overhaul in slum redevelopment policy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DDA approves major overhaul in slum redevelopment policy

The Hindu  

The Delhi Development Authority on Thursday approved a slew of major changes in its policy for the redevelopment of slums under its ‘Jahan Jhuggi, Wahin Makan’ scheme, giving a boost to the in-situ rehabilitation of their residents. The move came a day after Mr. Saxena ordered the DDA to dispose of within a month pending applications for the registration of …

Delhi poll: BJP leaders spend night in slums; AAP chief says they’re doing ‘jhuggi tourism’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi poll: BJP leaders spend night in slums; AAP chief says they’re doing ‘jhuggi tourism’

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in “jhuggi tourism” ahead of the Delhi Assembly election due in February next year. Addressing party workers, the former Delhi Chief Minister said, “On Tuesday evening, some BJP leaders are going to stay in slums, just like people take a day off to visit Goa for …

Aam Aadmi Party blames Delhi BJP for slum demolitions in the national capital
8 months ago

Aam Aadmi Party blames Delhi BJP for slum demolitions in the national capital

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party continued to attack Delhi BJP MPs for not stepping in to prevent the demolition of slum colonies in their respective constituencies. Senior AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Thursday alleged that the BJP MPs are making the poor homeless by getting their houses demolished through the departments under the Central government. Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor …

AAP, BJP spar over slum rehabilitation in Delhi
1 year, 1 month ago

AAP, BJP spar over slum rehabilitation in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday alleged that the Centre and its agencies have carried out a series of demolition drives at slum, or JJ, clusters in Delhi over the last year, and that no rehabilitation has been carried out in these cases. Saurabh Bharadwaj The Bharatiya Janata Party hit back, accusing the AAP government in Delhi of not doing …

India’s biggest slum faces wrecking ball as residents fear change
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s biggest slum faces wrecking ball as residents fear change

Al Jazeera  

Residents of Mumbai’s Dharavi shantytown are anxious about their future as the slum faces $2.4bn redevelopment. “I worry about the impact on our livelihood,” Sharifa Wagadiya, a 51-year-old potter in Kumbhar Wada, an area of Dharavi known for its earthenware businesses, told Al Jazeera. “This plot of land is physically adjacent to Dharavi, so people will be relocated in close …

AAP MLAs stage dharna outside BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's residence over demolition of slums in South Delhi
2 years, 2 months ago

AAP MLAs stage dharna outside BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's residence over demolition of slums in South Delhi

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party MLAs, along with slum dwellers, staged a dharna outside Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s residence on Lodhi Road in New Delhi on Saturday. The protesters included AAP MLAs Atishi, Madan Lal, Katar Singh Tanwar and Sahiram Pahalwan, who opposed the demolition of slums in South Delhi neighbourhoods such as Tughlaqabad. The slum dwellers staged a dharna …

Delhi: AAP cadres protest outside BJP office over Dhaula Kuan slum-demolition order
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: AAP cadres protest outside BJP office over Dhaula Kuan slum-demolition order

India TV News  

Aam Aadmi Party workers on Saturday staged a protest outside the Delhi BJP office. This comes just days after the city government directed its Public Works Department to immediately withdraw an order to demolish slums located near Dhaula Kuan. The PWD, had on December 29, issued a notice asking slum dwellers in the Dhaula Kuan area to vacate the land …

BJP takes 10,000 slum dwellers to Kalkaji EWS flats in Delhi
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP takes 10,000 slum dwellers to Kalkaji EWS flats in Delhi

The Hindu  

The BJP on Sunday took around 10,000 slum dwellers to visit the recently constructed flats for the Economically Weaker Sections at Bhumiheen Camp in Kalkaji. The move comes days after the party, in its manifesto for the civic body polls, promised to help seven lakh families living in the slums get a pucca house by 2027 under various Central schemes. …

The Cost of Flats Handed Over by PM Modi in Delhi & How Much Slum Dwellers Have to Pay
2 years, 4 months ago

The Cost of Flats Handed Over by PM Modi in Delhi & How Much Slum Dwellers Have to Pay

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the keys to 3,024 newly constructed Economically Weaker Section-category flats in Delhi as part of the in situ slum rehabilitation project on Wednesday. The cost of construction of each of the flats allotted to eligible households under the government’s in situ rehabilitation of Bhumiheen Camp’s slum dwellers in Delhi is nearly Rs 11.41 lakh, …

PM Modi to Inaugurate Over 3,000 EWS Flats in Delhi on Wednesday
2 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi to Inaugurate Over 3,000 EWS Flats in Delhi on Wednesday

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3,024 newly constructed Economically Weaker Section flats in Delhi as part of an in-situ slum rehabilitation project on Wednesday evening, his office has said. The in-situ slum rehabilitation in 376 Jhuggi Jhopri clusters is being undertaken by the Delhi Development Authority in line with the prime minister’s vision to provide housing for all, it …

Delhi govt to facilitate RWA-like bodies for slums
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi govt to facilitate RWA-like bodies for slums

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Body, the Delhi government’s slum management agency, is planning to facilitate formation of residents bodies in the jhuggi jhopri clusters across the city to coordinate efforts aimed at addressing various civic problems such as cleaning of community toilet, cleaning of drains, sweeping of streets and management of community water points, DUSIB officials aware …

Delhi: Kejriwal govt seeks report from BJP-ruled civic bodies on demolition drives
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: Kejriwal govt seeks report from BJP-ruled civic bodies on demolition drives

India TV News  

Highlights Move comes days after a series of anti-encroachment drives by three civic bodies Delhi CM asked party members to oppose demolition drives of BJP-ruled municipalities Kejriwal accused the BJP of “misusing” power The Delhi government has sought a detailed report from the BJP-ruled civic bodies on the demolition drives being conducted by them across the city since April 1, …

Delhi Civic Bodies Planning to Demolish Over 2,600 Unauthorised Colonies: Sisodia
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Civic Bodies Planning to Demolish Over 2,600 Unauthorised Colonies: Sisodia

News 18  

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday alleged that the BJP, which is ruling the three civic bodies here, was planning to raze constructions in 1,750 unauthorised irregular and 860 slum colonies. Addressing a press conference here, Sisodia also said the BJP-ruled municipalities — south, north and east — had issued notices to nearly three lakh people in the …

Delhi BJP to Set Up 'NaMo Sewa Kendras' in Slum Clusters Ahead of Civic Polls
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi BJP to Set Up 'NaMo Sewa Kendras' in Slum Clusters Ahead of Civic Polls

News 18  

To ensure central government schemes reach the people, the Delhi BJP will open ‘NaMo Sewa Kendras’ in slum settlements of the city ahead of the civic polls later this year and is waiting for the current Covid wave to subside, party leaders said on Sunday. Hopefully, the cases of COVID will start declining in the coming week after which we …

Won't Let Slum Dwellers Be Displaced, Will Work with Centre to Provide Them Houses: Delhi CM
4 years, 6 months ago

Won't Let Slum Dwellers Be Displaced, Will Work with Centre to Provide Them Houses: Delhi CM

News 18  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he would not let dwellers of slums encroaching on railway land in Delhi be displaced and his government will work with the Centre to provide houses to them. The Supreme court had on August 31 ordered removal of 48,000 slum dwellings along the railway tracks in Delhi within three months. I assure …

Don't raze slums without providing alternative accommodation: Delhi govt to Railways
4 years, 6 months ago

Don't raze slums without providing alternative accommodation: Delhi govt to Railways

India TV News  

The Delhi government has asked the Railways not to demolish slums along railway tracks in the city without providing alternative accommodation to the inhabitants in accordance with provisions of the Delhi Slum Rehabilitation Policy. In a letter sent to the Northern Railway divisional manager on Thursday, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, which is headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, …

Railways Filed Affidavit in SC That Slums Along Delhi's Rail Tracks Hindering Centre's Clean Drive: AAP
4 years, 6 months ago

Railways Filed Affidavit in SC That Slums Along Delhi's Rail Tracks Hindering Centre's Clean Drive: AAP

News 18  

The AAP on Friday claimed that the railways filed an affidavit in Supreme Court that 48,000 jhuggis’ adjacent to rail tracks were hindering the cleanliness process by the Centre, following which the apex court ordered their demolition. Calling the affidavit “irrefutable evidence” that showed the real wish of the BJP-led Centre, AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha said it exposed the mentality …

Will Not Allow Any Slum Demolition in Delhi; if Needed Will Move SC Against it: AAP
4 years, 6 months ago

Will Not Allow Any Slum Demolition in Delhi; if Needed Will Move SC Against it: AAP

News 18  

The Centre is issuing notices across the national capital and threatening slum dwellers that their houses will be demolished within this month, the AAP alleged on Thursday and said it will move the Supreme Court against it. AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha, in a press briefing said "till Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is alive, no slum dweller in Delhi will …

Life a struggle, can’t SC rethink decision, ask residents of Delhi slums along railway lines
4 years, 6 months ago

Life a struggle, can’t SC rethink decision, ask residents of Delhi slums along railway lines

Hindustan Times  

Sunil Kumar and his family -- wife and two children -- used to live in a south Delhi slum when their home was razed by a bulldozer during a demolition drive in December 2016. HT on Thursday visited other slums – in Azadpur, Vihar, Shakur Basti, Mayapuri and Anand Parbat -- that are all located alongside railway tracks and densely …

Opinion | India’s failure to address its urban slum problem
6 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | India’s failure to address its urban slum problem

Live Mint  

Dharavi is shorthand for the challenges and complexities of Indian urbanization. Various combinations of rent control, opaque and distorted land markets, stifling regulation and laughably low floor space indexes have resulted in a severe lack of affordable housing in India’s premier cities. Failure to take slum dweller representatives on board meant that the informal economic networks underlying Dharavi’s economy would …

AAP govt pushes civic works in Delhi slums as policy remains stuck in red tape
8 years, 1 month ago

AAP govt pushes civic works in Delhi slums as policy remains stuck in red tape

Hindustan Times  

Two years after the Aam Adami Party government came to power, its promise of ‘Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makaan’ has failed to gain momentum. Approved by the Delhi cabinet in July 2016, the rehabilitation policy was sent back by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal early this month with some observations. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board has now responded to L-G’s comment …

Before, After Shakur Basti: No Place For Poor in World Class Delhi
9 years, 3 months ago

Before, After Shakur Basti: No Place For Poor in World Class Delhi

The Quint  

The eviction and rehabilitation debate needs to focus on meaningfully accommodating the poor in World Class Delhi. The judicial criticism of the demolition drive at Shakur Basti in Delhi’s bitter cold, which caused the death of a toddler and innumerable hardships to the squatters, grabbed headlines last week. Among Indian cities, Delhi has a very chequered history of city planning …

A slum cluster in Delhi, a life lost and the politics of it
9 years, 3 months ago

A slum cluster in Delhi, a life lost and the politics of it

Live Mint  

New Delhi: While the razing of the slum cluster in Shakur Basti area of Delhi raised political hackles, the Delhi high court also came down heavily on the action by the Railways. Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the Centre and Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal government over the razing of a slum cluster by railways where a baby died, as he visited …

Cabinet clears proposal for housing for all in urban areas
9 years, 9 months ago

Cabinet clears proposal for housing for all in urban areas

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a ‘Housing for all by 2022’ scheme for urban areas, aiming to provide nearly 20 million affordable homes to the poor in the next seven years. The scheme envisages rehabilitation of slum dwellers with the participation of private developers, using land as a resource; promotion of affordable housing for weaker sections through …

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