Speaking on the Delhi Budget in Rajya Sabha, Vijay Goyal, one
of the top leaders in Hindu supremacist BJP, lashed out at the migrants to
Delhi from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, holding them responsible for the woes of
Delhites, that they suffer from lack of infrastructure. He further added that “if
we have to solve the problems of Delhi, we need to stop this inflow of
migrants". Before this, Sheila Dixit of Congress has expressed similar views against
migrants from UP and Bihar.
Sectarian and reactionary views of Goyal or Dixit are
popularly shared by big section of pro-rich political establishment. In their bid
to cover up their incapacity to provide basic amenities to people even in prime
metro cities like New Delhi, the successive capitalist governments attempt to
misdirect the concerns of people towards fake but carefully selected targets.