Cong protests at CM’s house over illegal sealing

Thousands of Delhi Congress workers staged a “massive demonstration” outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over “illegal sealing” of household industry in the city on Friday.

Addressing the gathering, Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken said though the BJP Government at the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party Government in Delhi indulge in legal battles in the courts on trivial issues but they have not done anything to get permanent solution to provide relief to lakh of businessmen in the city. 

He also alleged that due to the laxity of both the Government, the sword of sealing is hanging over 8 lakh industrial establishments in the national Capital.

Maken said both the Government keeps busy in “mock fights” in order to fool the people and divert attention. “When it comes to provide relief to the non-polluting small industrial units and traders, the AAP Government also backs out to save its own skin,” he said.

 He further clarified that 121 items have been included in the list of household industries, and the Central Government should put other small non-polluting industrial units in the category of household industries so that the sword of sealing hanging over these units could be removed.

 Maken said that in the present context, the meaning of household industries should be changed as from 5 to 11 workers and instead of 5 kv power, it should be changed to 11kv. He further said that in Bawana and Narela industrial areas, 22,000 industrial plots were made available which should be made free-hold plots at the earliest. “Notices are being served on plot owners here who have either let out the plots, or sold them or have been kept vacant, or they have changed the nature of the industry. The DSIDC of the Delhi Government is sending notices to cancel the lease deed to owners of such plots,” he said.

Maken also demanded that those non-polluting industries which are operating before 1.8.1990 should be allowed to carry out their works. He said that on February 2, 2006 the Supreme Court had given permission for these establishments to function.