Delhi Assembly passed resolution- stop sealing drive , de-seal shops

New Delhi, March 16: The Delhi Assembly on Friday passed a resolution demanding a stop to the ongoing sealing drive in the city and also to de-seal already sealed shops.

The sealing drive being carried out by the three BJP-led city municipal corporations under the guidance of a Supreme Court-appointed Monitoring Committee -- is against business establishments using residential properties for commercial purposes and those which have not paid conversion charges.

The resolution moved by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj also urged the Central government to take all possible steps, including bringing a new bill or amending existing laws in the ongoing budget session of the Parliament, to halt the sealing with immediate effect.

"Not only are the MCDs (municipal corporations) resorting to sealing of commercial establishments... but Delhi Police has also been unleashed to terrorise innocent traders and their family members which was seen in full force in Amar Colony, Lajpat Nagar recently," the resolution said.