NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan and senior party leader and former Union Minister Vijay Goel on Friday demanded that apart from coming out with an "amnesty scheme'' for lakhs of traders in the Capital, the Government should also issue directions for implementation of the Mater Plan for Delhi-2021with immediate effect.

Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict giving "temporary relief'' to traders due to the festive season, Mr. Goel said the Group of Ministers (GoM) should not lose any more time and issue directions to the Union Urban Development Ministry to go ahead with implementation of the new Master Plan for Delhi-2021. He said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should intervene in the matter and if necessary an all-party meeting should be convened to arrive at a consensus on the plan of action to be taken up to provide relief to lakhs of people who will once again face bulldozers and sealing after the October 31 deadline.

Mr. Goel said instead of giving false hope and assurances to the people of Delhi, the Union Government as well as the Sheila Dikshit Government should draw up a plan of action to save Delhi from being destroyed.

"The sword of sealing and demolitions continues to hang over the heads of lakhs of traders and the temporary relief was no way going to save their livelihood or those who will face unemployment"

"It is time to put an end to the drama that has been going on for months. The Delhi Government as well as the Union Urban Development Ministry is taking the people of Delhi for a ride and it is time that this matter is resolved once for all,'' he added.

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