Back to Cong kettle, BJP pot

These included as many as 10 to the Congress and their affiliates, four to the Left parties and two to organisations linked to ex-PM Chandra Shekhar.

Perhaps taking a leaf from this, the BJP has also taken care of its own:

1. Delhi Bharat Vikas Foundation
• Area allotted: 1,258 square yards of DDA land in Yojna Vihar in 2001
• Price paid: Rs 682.03 per square yard
• Market rate: Rs 30,000 per square yard
• Men who matter: Chief Patron L M Singhvi who is BJP MP Rajya Sabha, Jagmohan, former Urban Development Minister (Patron)
• Stated objective: intends to run a hospital for disabled. Local resident s’ body gone to court.
• Says Manager Anil Sharma: ‘‘We got this land after seven years. We are not pursuing the RSS or BJP agenda but the fact is a group of people can be engaged in many social activities.’’
2. Vishwa Jagriti Mission
• Area allotted: 672 square yards of DDA land in Rohini in 2000-2001
• Price paid: Rs 3,482 per square yard
• Market price: Rs 24,000 per square yard
• Men who matter: Founder Sudhanshu Maharaj and president Radhey Lal Gupta
• Stated objective: Mainly religious,
• Says Gupta: ‘‘We applied 15 years ago, there was no BJP then. We are close to both BJP, Cong’’
3. Bharatiya Janata Party
• Land allotted: 0.233 acres in Rouse Avenue in April 2001.
• Price paid: Rs 1,818 per square yard.
• Market rate: Upward of Rs 1 lakh per square yard
• Men who matter: Madan Lal Khurana (State BJP President), Lal Behari Tewari (Vice President)
• Stated objective: To construct a new office for the Delhi unit which is presently running from an MP’s house.
• Says Gen Secy Mool Chand Chawla: ‘‘We need a new Central office for the Delhi BJP unit. It is our workers and members who will finance the construction.’’
4. Vishwa Samvad Kendra
• Land allotted: 1044 square metre in Rouse Avenue in March 2001.
• Price paid: Rs 88 lakh per acre.
• Market rate: Rs 80,000 per square metre.
• Men who matter: Acharya Giriraj Kishore, General Secretary VHP is incharge.
• Stated objective: For building office for publicity division of VHP, organising press meetings and filing press clippings.
• Says VHP’s Vireshwar Dwiwedi: ‘‘We needed bigger space for our office to hold press conferences and other activities.’’
5. Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram
• Land allotted: 506 square metres in Mehrauli Badarpur Road on July 19 2002.
• Price paid: Rs 88 lakh per acre
• Market rate: Rs 50,000 per square meter.
• Stated objective: For a ‘‘sangh inspired organisation’’, build a complex which would look at ‘amelioration and upliftment’ of tribals, a hostel and free dispensary.
• Men who matter: The incharge of Delhi chapter Santosh Paranjpe is a RSS member.
• Says Ram Narayan, RSS spokesperson: ‘‘Details of the allocation should be obtained from the government and not us.’’