PTI

New Delhi, April 22

As the political brouhaha over the demolition drive in Jahangirpuri continues, the AAP on Friday accused Delhi BJP councillors of demanding bribe from metropolis residents after their occasion’s chief Adesh Gupta requested the mayors of south and east civic our bodies to take away unlawful encroachments through the use of bulldozers.

Senior AAP chief and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia known as the event “truth of the BJP’s bulldozer politics” and gave a name to his occasion MLAs to firmly stand by the people who find themselves being “intimidated, blackmailed and threatened” by the saffron occasion councillors.

“Many such complaints are coming from all over Delhi. People of Delhi will not tolerate this type of blatant extortion and hooliganism,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated in a tweet.

“Is that why the MCD elections have been postponed?” he requested.

Sisodia appealed to his occasion MLAs to face towards the BJP’s “extortion drive”.

“I appeal to all AAP MLAs to stand against this extortion drive being run by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Tell people everywhere in your area that the Delhi government and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are standing with the people,” he stated in a letter to his occasion legislators.

“If such a case comes to the notice of any MLA, help the people, immediately catch the extortionists of the BJP and hand them over to police. Immediately bring such cases to the notice of the government as well,” he added.

In a press release, the minister additionally claimed that the “real reason behind BJP’s bulldozer politics is their lust for money”.

After a number of concrete and short-term buildings near a mosque have been demolished in violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi on Wednesday as a part of the north company’s “anti-encroachment drive”, Delhi BJP chief Gupta had written to mayors of south and east companies, asking them to take away unlawful encroachments utilizing bulldozers of their areas as nicely.

In separate letters to the 2 mayors, he had additionally alleged that “anti-social” parts had encroached the federal government land at a number of places in south and east civic our bodies’ areas “because they enjoy protection of local MLAs and AAP leaders”.

Chaotic scenes had unfolded in Jahangirpuri on Wednesday when roadside stalls and outlets allegedly constructed on public land have been pulled down by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) within the presence of big contingents of police and paramilitary, triggering recrimination amongst political events earlier than the apex courtroom pressed the pause button.

The ruling AAP in Delhi alleged that Gupta’s letter to the mayors was “a well-planned scheme to extort money from the people of Delhi as much as possible before the term of the three municipal corporations”.

“There is no mention of Rohingiyas and Bangladeshis in his letter while he is talking about them. It is a well planned scheme of the BJP,” AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj advised reporters.

AAP’s Kalkaji MLA Atishi alleged that whereas the BJP leaders allowed “all illegal constructions and encroachments” come up in Delhi after taking bribe from individuals, with the saffron occasion ruling all of the three civic our bodies for final 15 years, they’re now reaching out to the individuals as soon as once more byn threatening that the unlawful buildings will likely be demolished if they don’t give cash.

“They are doing this to fill their pockets as much as possible because this is their last chance. The term of the elected civic bodies will expire by May 18,” she added.