BJP, AAP lock horns over slum outreach

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with an eye on the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, on Tuesday started its "Ratri Pravas Samvaad" (night stay dialogue) programme with the residents of slum cluster residents across the city to learn the issues plaguing them, party functionaries said.

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As part of the programme, senior leaders from BJP's Delhi unit will also stay overnight at these slum clusters.

Criticising the initiative, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of resorting to "jhuggi tourism".

The BJP has not been in power in the Capital since 1998, and is eyeing a return by reaching out to voters who live in slums considered staunch supporters of the AAP through sustained campaigns and outreach programmes, which started in August.