Overview

• On July 1, AAP legislators and activists staged a protest outside Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa’s Rajouri Garden office, demanding his removal over derogatory remarks about slum residents.
• The BJP has defended court-mandated clearances along the Barapullah drain as necessary for infrastructure and flood management and branded AAP’s June 29 Jantar Mantar rally a “flop show.”
• Arvind Kejriwal has accused the BJP of reneging on its “Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makan” housing pledge, mocking it as “Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Maidan” to highlight unfulfilled rehabilitation promises.
• Identity politics have escalated after BJP figures labelled displaced dwellers “Bangladeshis” and “Rohingyas,” a charge AAP leaders have rejected as insulting to Delhi’s Purvanchali communities.
• AAP has pledged to maintain pressure through further rallies and legal challenges until the government halts demolition drives and delivers on in-situ housing guarantees.