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**Delhi Congress to Protest Slum Demolitions, Other Issues During Monsoon Session**
**NEW DELHI – August 4, 2025:** The Delhi Congress unit has announced it will stage a protest outside the Delhi Assembly on Monday, the first day of the Monsoon Session. The primary focus of the demonstration will be against the ongoing demolition drives targeting slum clusters across the city.
According to Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav, the party will also raise concerns about the deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi, the unfulfilled promise of a monthly stipend of ₹2,500 for women, and the contentious school education bill, which the party claims is “anti-parent and anti-education.”
Yadav stated that Congress members have been meeting with slum dwellers who are living in fear of displacement. He alleged that the BJP government has already displaced 15,000 families since coming to power. He insisted that alternative arrangements must be made before any further relocations occur.
Yadav referred to the statement of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi regarding the demolition of JJ Clusters in the Lok Sabha, in which the Chief Minister of Delhi [Rekha Gupta], under pressure, said that not a single slum in Delhi will be demolished, but on the other hand, asserted that the slums along the railway lines cannot be saved. He urged the Delhi government to clarify its intentions towards the slum dwellers, instead of playing with the lives of the poor people.
The Congress leader further accused the Arvind Kejriwal government of keeping thousands of flats, built under the Rajiv Rattan Housing Scheme and intended for the poor, locked up for 11 years. He demanded that these flats be repaired and allotted to slum residents immediately.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inspected government flats in Sultanpuri built in 2011 for economically weaker sections. She acknowledged their dilapidated condition and stated the government is working to meet the demand for one million houses.
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