MPs are members in Delhi Development Authority. They can improve land allotment in schools, colleges, hospitals. MPs head the district-wise committee on monitoring how government bodies function. So, incrementally, MPs on their own can improve the situation. Atishi Read Quote
Why does 80 per cent of East Delhi live in unauthorised colonies. No one wants to live in unauthorised colonies due to issues of sanitary and hygiene… people stay in unauthorised colonies because they have no other choice, and that really needs to be changed. Atishi Read Quote
Safety and security in East Delhi is a very big concern, and this is an across-class concern. It isn’t an issue that one segment faces and another does not… But because Delhi Police comes under the central government, there are virtually no steps being taken. Atishi Read Quote
We intend to follow one strategy: that is to reach out to each and every resident in the constituency. We do not believe in just waving to the people from cars. Atishi Read Quote
Ever since I took the plunge into active politics, I faced a fair amount of attacks and criticism from political rivals, and I had learnt to take it with a pinch of salt. Atishi Read Quote
Politics also reflects the fault lines in our society, and the fact is that it is not very easy for any marginalised group to come forward in any domain. Atishi Read Quote
After I returned from Oxford, I spent 5-6 years in a village in Madhya Pradesh – 25 km. outside Bhopal – along with a group of people working with the communities. But, over time, we realised that there were just too many constraints, and for ordinary citizens to be the change agent was not that easy. Atishi Read Quote
Anyone who sends their children now to government schools usually does it because they can’t afford private education. I went to a government college where 350 out of 400 girls said their brothers go to private schools. Atishi Read Quote
Although BJP and Congress are two sides of same coin, BJP is far more communal. Since BJP came to power, there is an atmosphere of hatred, and there is a takeover of the democratic institutions. Atishi Read Quote
