• BJP holds massive “Grameen Akrosh” rally in Bijwasan, thousands vow to remove Congress for ruining rural Delhi, making false promises
• Congress making false announcements on Section 81 of DLR and extension of Lal Dora:Goel
• Delhi villages made to suffer from acute water shortage by Congress, poor quality of water a cause of concern: Goel
• Congress govt. turned Delhi villages into slums in last 14½ years: Rana 

Thousands of Delhi citizens gathered in Bijwasan today at Delhi BJP’s “Grameen Akrosh” rally to express their anger over false promises made regarding Delhi villages by the Congress government in Delhi over the last 15 years. Addressing the rally, Delhi BJP President, Sh. Vijay Goel said, “ Neither Lal Dora has been extended no Section 81 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act has been removed during last 15 years of Congress rule. In addition to other development issues, these are two fundamental issues concerning all villages in the city. The Congress manifestos during previous two elections clearly made a false promise regarding these two issues as  Congress, after forming the government in Delhi slept on the issue.
 
Now just a few months prior to the assembly polls, the Congress government has woken up and to avoid a political backlash it has made another “deceptive” announcement regarding restriction on the use Section-81 of Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954. 
 
The Congress Government of Delhi is misleading by claiming that the people living in Lal Dora area, unauthorized colonies and extended abadi areas will be able to get their properties registered and carry out construction after approval of building plans by the authorities concerned.  The last date for submitting application has been kept as 20 August. Within a few days of this deadline, the Model code of conduct for assembly polls in Delhi  will come into force.
 
The Congress i Government will have an excuse and tell the people that since the Model Code of Conduct has come into force, the decision will be taken by the concerned authorities concerned after the elections.”
 
Sh. Goel said, “People of Delhi realise that Congress used a similar ploy before 2008 assembly polls also when it announced issue of provisional certificates for regularization of unauthorised colonies. Post-assembly polls, this announcement remained on paper and no benefit accrued to common people. The same is going to happen in case of recent announcements regarding Delhi villages”
 
The Delhi BJP President said, “This government has failed to provide even a single glass of clean water to half of the city. People are dying with Delhi Jal Board headed by the Chief Minister supplying contaminated water. Worst affected are the rural areas which have to largely  rely on  private water tankers even for daily needs. Most of the villages do not have basic sewage facilities. The Delhi government run schools in rural areas does not have basic facilities. There are no regular teachers. “
 
Shri Satprakash Rana, BJP MLA from Bijwasan said, “The villages of Delhi have been left unattended by Congress government. All those initiatives which were started by BJP related to transport,education, water, power, sewage and other public utilities have been stopped by the Congress government.  The compensation rates for land acquisition in this part of Delhi, which were increased manifold by BJP from 1993 to 1998, have remained almost stagnant.
 
Sh. Satprakash Rana, MLA said, “People are fed up with the misrule of Congress government both in Delhi and at the Centre.  It is time to throw them out of the seat of power. Water is the main issue of Delhi and the coming election shall be fought over water. ”
 
Sh. Kulwant Rana, another Jat MLA from BJP said, “The BJP, wherever it has been in government, has done tremendous work for people. While BJP’s key agenda is “good governance”, Congress has nothing to show in its report card either at Centre or in Delhi.”
 
The villages of Delhi, which were pride of this city, have been turned into slums. The residents of rural areas feel cheated by Congress government and are ready to give it a  befitting reply in coming assembly elections.”
 
Bhupender Gupta, president, BJP ‘s Mehrauli district, said, “ The BJP will ensure that when it comes to power, the long pending demands of the residents in rural areas in Delhi are given top priority.”

• Delhi becoming more and more unsafe for women, more than 2500 cases of rape and molestation in last six months in Delhi
• BJP to  come out with white paper, time bound action plan for women safety in Delhi
• BJP  Govt. will ensure  20 per cent more women cops,  quick reaction teams to make city safer for women: Goel

Expressing deep concern over the rising crime graph against women in Delhi, the Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party today announced that it will soon come out with a white paper on “women safety” which will suggest way and means to make Delhi safe for women.
 
Delhi has witnessed 806 rape cases this year until June 20, a sharp increase from 330 for the same period last year. The jump in the number of molestation cases is even steeper, with 1,780 cases reported in the Capital in the first six months this year against 270 for the same period last year.
 
Reacting to the latest reports that indicate that the rapes cases against women have almost doubled in Delhi as compared to last year, the party today also announced setting up of a working group to work specifically on the issue of “Women’s safety” in Delhi. The group in consultation with the experts will put together an action plan with a fixed time frame.
 
“The situation is grave in Delhi with more than 2500 incidents of rape and molestation over a period of last six months. A party delegation will meet Union Home Minister to demand immediate remedial action. It is deplorable that the Congress government in Delhi remains either tight lipped or just shifts the blame on Delhi Police for such a grave situation. There is an urgent need for affirmative action.”
 
“There has to be a time bound action plan on the ground to curb the rising crime graph against women in the city,” said Delhi BJP President Shri Vijay Goel.
 
Spelling out some of the initiatives which would be taken up the BJP when it comes to power to ensure safety for women, Shri Goel said “The BJP will strengthen  Delhi Home Guards by providing them better training and enhancing their numbers to supplement the policing efforts of Delhi Police.
 
We will increase number of women police stations substantially, fill up existing vacancies for women personnel in Delhi police immediately, increase the number of women cops by atleast 20 per cent in the city. The party will introduce self-defence modules for women in all educational institutions and  ensure intensive patrolling by the women cops,” informed Shri Goel.
 
“We will constitute quick reaction teams to deal with any incident of eve teasing or crime against women,” said Shri Goel.
 
According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, amongst 53 cities in the country having a population of more than 10 lakh, Delhi accounts for 18 % rape cases and atleast 10% of molestation cases. Overall amongst these 53 cities, Delhi accounted for more than 13% of the crimes committed against women.
 
Delhi BJP General Secretary Smt. Shikha Rai said, “In Delhi , the number of women police personnel stands merely at 7 per cent. Out of more than 160 police stations, there is only one woman police station. This is completely inadequate and the number of women cops needs to be increased substantially.”
 
“It is ironical that the Chief Minister of Delhi, who herself is a woman, has done nothing to improve the situation in the Capital. She just conveniently shifts the blame to Delhi Police.”

Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha President Ms Sudha Sharma said, “When a Chief Minister starts saying herself that her daughter is not safe in the city, that itself is an evidence of how unsafe this city has become for women during Congress rule. The CM cannot abdicate her responsibility by shifting the blame on others. The BJP believes in affirmative action on such issues without any delay and it will do so when it comes to power.”
 
“Meanwhile we will hold consultations with experts and all other stakeholders to chalk out ways and means to strengthen safety net for women. The party will be holding a seminar on this issue soon. It will be followed by a series of programmes at local level all over the city on this issue to connect with women on the issue of enhancing safety for women,” she added.