Delhi government doesn’t have any comprehensive plan for development of Dalits - Vijay Goel

• Economic and social discrepancy has to be done away to construct forward looking India – Rajnath Singh 
• More than near symbolism the community feast presents equanimity residing in the hearts of each BJP karyakartas – Sushma Swaraj.

New Delhi; 14 April :  BJP today organized a community feast at Burari where its  national leaders feasted alongside about 22,000 members of the schedule cast community to commemorate the 122th birth anversory of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The Dalit Samman and Sahbhoj program organized by the Delhi Unit of the BJP saw a flux of BJP National Leaders including BJP National President Shri Rajnath Singh, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Delhi state President Shri Vijay Goel, Shri Balbir Punj, Shri Piyush Goel, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Tapeer Gaon, Sanjay Paswaan, Thavar Chand Gehlot,

On this occasion, BJP Delhi, President, Shri Vijay Goel, expressed his anguish on the various developmental issues of Dalits. He told that even after 65 years of independence, what successive Congress Governments have done is nothing other than building ivory castles and false promises to facilitate holistic development, but none has been achieved on real ground.

Goel said that the condition of Dalits in Delhi is no better. He Said it is an irony that in the past 10 years though about 2.5 lakhs schedules castes, OBCs, had got themselves enrolled in the Delhi employment exchange, the Shiela Govt. has been able to provide for only 10 thousand jobs. Goel further said, Delhi Govt. had issued 40,000 auto permits but SC category had not badge owners they were force to drive rented autos. Under the JNNURM, where more than 60 thousand houses were to be given to the backward community, but only 189 have been handed over so far. Even today the Delhi government doesn’t have any comprehensive plan for development of Dalits.

Delhi President Vijay Goel, announced that, on coming to power in Delhi BJP will abolish lifting if human waste on heads will be replaced by modern methods.

Scientific and modern gears would be provides to Safai Karmcharis, to prevent death during cleaning of sewers.  Safai Karmcharis are on contractual jobs would be regularized. Dalit Families with income of less than 1 lakh per year will be provided with immediate gas connection irrespective of place where they are living, be it JJ colonies or unauthorized colonies. Promotion to deserving candidates from SC categories will be taken up in a time bound manner. In Govt. Departments SC vacancies will be filled with immediate effect.

Mr. Goel said that Delhi BJP would provide for free Medical aids, free books to the poor dalits students who can not afford books, tution would be provided to students free of cost. Goel emphatically said that we will celebrate real Ambedkar Jyanti only when BJP would come to power in Delhi and would reduce electricity tariff by 30%.

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Smt. Sushma Swaraj said that this is a unique program in itself. But more than symbolism, the idea of equality should seep in into each of BJP’s Karyakartas, alone then the essence of Ambedkar would be respected.

The president of BJP Shri Rajnath Singh said that BJP is the only party which celebrates the Ambedkar Jyanti with such enthusiasm throughout the country. He further said that economic and social  discrepancy have to be destroyed in order to construct a forward looking India. Mr. Rajnath said that Congress has only used Dalits as vote bank. He pointed towards misutilization of constitutional bodies like the CBI by the congress, to forward its own cause.

All India BJP SC/ST morcha president Shri Sanjay Paswan said in his speech that Baba Saheb was conferred Bharat Ratna due to efforts of BJP. 

About 22,000 people from various Dalit communities were present on this occasion, they represented every part of Delhi.