Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi visited Shakur Basti to extend support to the people who were displaced after a demolition drive was carried out by the Railway Ministry on Saturday, 12 December.
He attacked the Centre and Kejriwal government over the razing of a slum cluster by railways where a six-month-old baby died and assured the homeless that he will fight their “battle”.
Whenever a slum is about to be demolished, call Rahul Gandhi. He won’t let this happen.Rahul Gandhi, Congress Vice-President
“We will try to help you. As you know we are not in the government, it is AAP’s and BJP’s government. But we will try to protect you, we will fight your battle,” the Congress Vice President told the slum dwellers. Gandhi added he will raise the issue in Parliament.
The reports came shortly after a fresh confrontation erupted between the Arvind Kejriwal government and Centre over the death of the child. The AAP government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the demolition drive and death of the infant though railways has said that the incident had “nothing to do with removal of encroachments”.
Follow the live update of the Shakur Basti demolition issue here.
(At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)