Gupta said if the Delhi government fails to do so, then the BJP will step in to shift the residents to these flats. Also read: Kejriwal govt will give railway slum residents home if Centre doesn’t: Raghav ChadhaTargeting the AAP, the BJP said despite being in power for over five years, the ruling party has done little to rehabilitate slum dwellers. “This is an ultimatum for the Delhi government -- if they do not shift the slum dwellers within the next 90 days into those 52,000 houses lying vacant, then we will start shifting the slum dwellers into those vacant houses,” Gupta said. The BJP said the government has nearly 52,000 flats ready for slums dwellers in different parts of the city. “This affidavit proves that Kejriwal is not only the chief minister of Delhi, but also the elder son to the families of the slum dwellers.

Source: Hindustan Times September 11, 2020 18:00 UTC