Kejriwal is deliberately telling a blatant lie and misleading the people: Delhi LG VK Saxena

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Sunday denied Kejriwal’s allegations and affirmed that the Delhi Development Authority has neither changed the Land Use of this colony nor has DDA given any eviction or demolition notice and accused Kejriwal of “misleading” the people. His remarks come after Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the BJP has.

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Sunday denied Kejriwal’s allegations and affirmed that the Delhi Development Authority has neither changed the Land Use of this colony nor has DDA given any eviction or demolition notice and accused Kejriwal of “misleading” the people.

His remarks come after Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the BJP has “tendered” the land for the Shakur Basti slum. He accused LG Saxena of “changing the rules”.

Sexana said that today Arvind Kejriwal went near the slums of Shakur Basti. The statement he gave there regarding the Shakur Basti is a complete lie. Citing the DDA meeting of 27 December, he said that LG has changed the Land Use of this land (Shakur Basti land). DDA has neither changed the Land Use of this colony nor has DDA given any eviction or demolition notice. Kejriwal is deliberately telling a blatant lie and misleading the people.

The LG said that AAP’s MLAs were present at the DDA meeting and warned about taking action against the former Delhi CM if he doesn’t “stop lying.”

“Kejriwal ji’s two MLAs were present in the DDA meeting on 27 December. If Kejriwal ji had talked to them (AAP MLAs), then perhaps he would not have lied. My advice to him is that he should stop lying on this subject with immediate effect. Otherwise, DDA will take action against them,” Saxena said.

Saxena further blamed Kejriwal for the “miserable conditions” of people living in the slums. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Jaha Jhuggi Wahan Makan’ Yojana is providing a “respectful life” to people.

“If he must have gone inside the slum and walked 2-3 km there, he must have seen the miserable conditions in which the people are living. Who is the mastermind of this miserable condition? Sanitation, water supply, health services, MCD everything comes under Kejriwal ji. As far as DDA is concerned, till now it has given model flats to thousands of slum dwellers under PM Modi’s ‘Jaha Jhuggi Wahan Makan’ Yojana. They are living a respectful life,” Saxena said.

Earlier in the day, Arvind Kejriwal visited Shakur Basti where he accused the BJP of ‘tendering’ the land. “Their LG sahab has also changed the rules,” Kejriwal said, citing the December 27 DDA meeting.

He said that the slums of Delhi will be “demolished” in the next five years, rendering people “homeless.”