CM Atishi accuses BJP of 'double standards' with slum residents

Ahead of the Assembly elections in national capital

In a fierce critique of the BJP’s attitude towards the poor, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi accused the party of “double standards” regarding Jhuggi residents. During a press conference on Monday, Atishi highlighted the party’s hypocrisy, focusing on their actions surrounding slum areas in Delhi.

Atishi lambasted the BJP for covering up ‘Jhuggis’ along Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s route with curtains, stating, “The BJP cannot even stand the sight of the poor, which is why they resort to such shameful acts to hide them.” She explained that this move was indicative of the party’s “anti-poor mentality,” and a part of their consistent effort to “disenfranchise” the poor while pretending to care about them.