{"id":23017,"date":"2026-09-11T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23017"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:44:35","slug":"like-calling-2-6-gdp-growth-7-8-aap-targets-centre-over-hiding-delhi-slums-ahead-of-brics-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23017","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Like calling 2.6% GDP growth 7.8%&#8217;: AAP targets Centre over \u2018hiding\u2019 Delhi slums ahead of Brics | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134075392,imgsize-202976,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/aap-targets-centre-over-covering-of-slums.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Like calling 2.6% GDP growth 7.8%': AAP targets Centre over \u2018hiding\u2019 Delhi slums ahead of Brics\" title=\"AAP targets Centre over covering of slums ahead of Brics\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"AAP targets Centre over covering of slums ahead of Brics\">AAP targets Centre over covering of slums ahead of Brics<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: With India hosting the 18th Brics Summit this year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday took a swipe at the Centre over the practice of covering slum areas and poor neighbourhoods ahead of major international events, saying such measures do not change the reality on the ground.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>AAP shared a cartoon on X showing a mirror marked \u201cVision 2047\u201d, with the reflection depicting a developed Delhi and Bharat Mandapam. Outside the frame, however, the cartoon shows a slum area, garbage and makeshift homes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cCovering slums with curtains won&#8217;t change the reality, just like calling 2.6% GDP Growth 7.8%,\u201d the party said in its post.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Delhi is hosting 18th Brics Summit on September 12 and 13, with leaders from the expanded grouping arriving in the national capital.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The practice of putting up screens, green covers or other structures to block the view of slums and unauthorised settlements along prominent roads has drawn criticism in the past, particularly ahead of high-profile international events hosted in Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Summit to kickstart tomorrow<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The Brics summit will kickstart on Saturday, with a closed-door meeting of Brics member countries at 2.35 pm on \u201cInclusive Global Governance and Strengthening Multilateralism\u201d. Leaders will then visit the Bharat Innovates Exhibition at 4.25 pm, followed by the official family photograph and a joint tree-planting ceremony at 5.05 pm.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Brics, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded in 2024 to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, with Indonesia joining in 2025. Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam became Brics partner countries last year.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful 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