The BJP Delhi unit held protests across the city Sunday as it doubled down on its campaign against the AAP to highlight local infrastructure issues of slums. The party said in a statement that protests were held in 968 small and large slum clusters.

At the Govindpuri slum, South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said the conditions were poor due to a corrupt AAP government. “There are no proper roads, sanitation or drinking water facilities. Residents of these slums are deprived of basic amenities. Once the BJP forms the government, it will work to fulfil the aspirations of slum residents,” he said.

With Delhi Assembly elections expected in February next year, the BJP is focusing on unauthorised colonies and slums that are considered an AAP stronghold.

Earlier, MPs and senior party leaders had spent a night in the houses of residents of unauthorised colonies. On Sunday, Delhi BJP general secretary Vishnu Mittal said senior party leaders will stay in slum clusters on the night of December 15 and talk to the residents about their issues.

Northwest Delhi MP Yogender Chandoliya was part of a protest at Bawana’s JJ Colony, while West Delhi MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat was present at the Goyla Dairy slum. She accused the AAP government of forcing slum-dwellers to live without any facilities.