Delhi Cong warns to launch 'Jail Bharo' agitation against 'illegal sealing' of household industries

The Delhi Congress Friday warned to launch a 'Jail Bharo' agitation and start impromptu gherao of BJP and AAP leaders to protest against the "illegal sealing" of non-polluting household industries in the city.

In a rally organised under the 'Nyay Yudh' campaign at Karol Bagh here, Congress Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken said he was "ready to go to jail" to get relief and justice for the people hit by the "illegal sealing" and "loot" in the name of conversion charge.

Holding the central and the AAP governments responsible for the sealing, Maken claimed that they did not present relevant facts before the Supreme Court to stop the sealing drive.

He said people should come out on the streets to protest against the conversion charges being "illegally" collected by the municipal corproations.

"The Congress is solidly behind over 50 lakh people on the issue of illegal collection of conversion charges, which should be stopped," Maken said.

The party passed a resolution, saying that a 'Jail Bharo' agitation will be launched against the "illegal sealing".

Convener of the 'Nyay Yudh' campaign Mukesh Sharma said leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be gheraoed without any prior notice in the coming days.

Senior party leaders and former ministers Arvinder Singh Lovely and Haroon Yusuf also addressed the protesters, including local traders and workers.