Puri steps up attack on Delhi govt over fire tragedy; AAP dispensation hits back

Sharpening his attack against the Delhi government over the Anaj Mandi fire tragedy that claimed 43 lives, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday accused the AAP dispensation of stalling a notification for the redevelopment plan of an area in Old Delhi.

Responding to the accusation, the AAP government hit back at the Union housing and urban affairs minister saying his ministry's statement on the issue had glaring "factual inaccuracies and prima facie errors".

Taking to Twitter, Puri posted several written communications sent by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to the Delhi government's urban development department with regards to issuance of notification for redevelopment plan of "special area".

"The resolution was sent to Delhi Govt on 12.09.2017 for notification in the official gazette. They wrote back after 8 months on 11.05.2018 wanting to know under what section of DMC Act was this proposal sent to them. Eight Months," he tweeted.

In another tweet, the Union minister said, "A response was sent to them on 29.06.2018 clarifying that similar proposals had been earlier notified by them in the past. A reminder was sent to them (Delhi government) on 23.08.2018 & again on 09.01.2019 to notify the redevelopment plan at the earliest. They have not acted on it till now."