BJP and AAP both claim credit for ownership rights to Delhi unauthorized colonies

Keeping in view the sizeable vote bank living in the more than 1700 unauthorised colonies of the national capital territory of Delhi and also the Delhi elections likely to take place in the month of February or March in 2020, politics of taking credit from the pivotal issue of ownership rights to over 60 lakh residents of these colonies have geared up between the state government of AAP and the Bhartiya Janata Party ruling at the centre.

Both the political parties are claiming the credit for this issue hoping to derive maximum political advantage at the hustings. However, granting of ownership rights decision primarily lies with the central government as the decision after formal finalisation has to get recommended to the NCT of Delhi after adequately seeking the stamp of formidable approval by the union cabinet chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi.

The granting of ownership rights to the residents of Delhi is to be officially given a green signal by the union ministry of Urban development of which Hardev Puri is the minister. According to union minister Hardev Puri the government has formally taken a decision to grant ownership rights to lakhs of residents of over 1789 unauthorised colonies within a months time provided the stakeholders especially the Delhi government responds quickly and adequately to its queries in this regard.

If this really happens it would benefit about 60 lakh people of Delhi whose power of attorney would be converted into the registered deed giving them legal ownership rights.

It may be recalled that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had recently held a press conference in order to claim full political credit for granting ownership rights to Delhi residents by saying that it was primarily the Delhi government which has sent the proposal to the union ministry of UD for approval and it has been given green signal by the central government whereas the union UD minister Hardev Puri has contradicted Kejriwal’s claim by saying that it’s primarily the BJP led central government’s initiative which had for the very first time constituted the committee to grant ownership rights to the residents of more than 1789 unauthorized colonies.

It is the central government which is concerned for the welfare and well being of 60 lakh odd people who reside in these colonies, not AAP as claimed by CM Arvind Kejriwal.

It may be recalled that before 1998 it was the BJP which ruled Delhi for a good time and Delhi was considered to be the BJP stronghold. But under late chief minister Sheila Dikshit Congress-ruled Delhi for three consecutive terms from 1998 till 2013 finally let AAP won with a landslide victory which bagged 67 seats out of 70 with no Congress MLA and BJP getting merely three seats.

It is since then that the saffron party is trying its best to capture Delhi state. Now since the elections are just 8 months away the BJP does not want to lose any chance further.

Hence it’s trying its best to grant the ownership rights to lakhs of citizens of unauthorized colonies for which Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is leaving no stone unturned to claim undue credit.