New Delhi, September 28
Geared to put forth the best show during "Vikas Rally" tomorrow, the Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today continued to take potshots at the Sheila Dikshit-led government while projecting the rally as an occasion to "expose the misrule of the Congress in Delhi during the past 15 years".

Buoyed by the spirit of BJP's mascot and prime ministerial candidate Nadrendra Modi, the party in view of the Delhi Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, is clearly looking forward to the Sunday rally hoping that it would reinforce people's faith on the party and its new avatar of being development-oriented or a "party for development".

"This will be a historic rally. More than five lakh people are expected to attend it. The Congress is scared of the massive response this rally has got, hence, is creating obstructions in putting up hoardings, posters, etc.," said Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel and Leader of the Opposition in Delhi Assembly Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra while addressing a joint press conference today.

They pointed out at the instances of hoardings of the BJP being removed from the stretch of Outer Ring Road from ISBT to Rohini. The party would highlight Delhi specific issues and promote Modi's development model during the rally, which is going to be addressed by Modi, apart from Delhi polls in charge and former national BJP president Nitin Gadkari at Japanese Park, Rohini.

Prof. Malhotra said, "The rally will expose Congress' hollow claims on the issue of inflation, corruption and lack of development in Delhi. The city has been turned into a slum during the past 15 years."

In addition to taking on the Congress during the rally, Goel said the BJP is going to discuss the party's positive agenda for upcoming polls. "Development is the mantra for the BJP. Modi himself is an icon of development and the Delhi BJP is also focusing on 'development'," he added.

"The focus of the rally is to a great extent on the development of Delhi. The BJP-ruled states such as Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Goa have presented new development models. The BJP would implement similar models in Delhi when it comes to power," they added.

According to them, it is BJP's focus on development that has enabled it garner huge support from all communities and sections of society for tomorrow's rally.

New Delhi, September 28
After estimating that more than 1,000 buses and 3,000 passenger vehicles will be expected for the BJP rally at Rohini tomorrow morning, the Delhi Traffic Police has advised people who wish to join the rally to use the Metros to avoid the congestion on the roads.

The rally is being organised at the Japanese Park ground at 10 am. According to the police, a large gathering of people is expected from Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. "Those who wish to join the rally should avoid private vehicles and use the Delhi Metro till the Rithala Metro station, which is located near the venue," said Addl Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla.

The DMRC has arranged services in anticipation that at least 50,000 people will use the Metro to reach the venue. "The frequency of the Metro arrival on Sundays will be reduced from five minutes to 3.3 minutes. The number of Metro trains running on Sundays has been doubled to 26 on the Red Line from Kashmiri Gate to Rithala. The DMRC has also facilitated feeder buses to ferry people to the venue from the Rohini West Metro station," said a BJP press release.

The developments came after former Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta, who is the convenor of the rally, discussed the travel arrangements with DMRC MD Mangu Singh.

The congestion is expected on the route of the rally and in the outer district from 8 am onwards. These areas are from Mukarba Chowk to Peeragarhi Chowk on Outer Ring Road, from Wazirpur depot to Rithala Metro station and from Punjabi Bagh Chowk to Azadpur. To reduce traffic congestion, the goods vehicle will be diverted at Shahbad Dairy, Peera Garhi Chowk, Wazirpur Bus Depot and Mukarba Chowk.

"The public and motorists are advised to avoid the places in vicinity of Japanese Park, Dr. K.N. Katzu Marg and Outer Ring Road from the Peeragarhi flyover to the Mukarba flyover. No vehicle will be allowed to park on the arterial roads in and around the venue. A heavy penalty will be imposed on such vehicles," said Shukla.

New Delhi, September 28
As mass meetings were held across the capital to commemorate the 106th birth anniversary of the freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, students of Delhi University too assembled at Arts Faculty during the day and discussed the progressive views of the martyr who remains one of the most influential revolutionaries during the country's Independence movement.

Students discussed the relevance of Bhagat Singh's views at a time when India's youth was increasingly being burdened by pressing problems like lack of employment, lack of equal access to quality education, and the prevalence of exploitation stemming from sharp class and caste-based divisions in society.

Similar celebrations and mass meetings were organised today by the Krantikari Yuva Sangathan in several working-class localities and government schools. Students remember the freedom fighter.

Public meetings were held in localities like Baljeet Nagar, Nangloi and Sangam Park.

Among others, ahead of the anniversary Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal, an NGO, under the supervision of its founder president Jitender Singh Shunty, president Ramesh Chand Goyal and president of Ladies Wing, Manjeet Kaur Shunty too celebrated the day as "Sadbhawna Diwas" in a grand style at the newly constructed Ram Mini Stadium at Shahdara, east Delhi.

On the occasion yesterday, Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh National Sadbhawna Awards were conferred to four awardees namely Kiran Chopra chairperson of Varishth Nagrik Kesri Club; Maheish Girri, international director of Art of Living; Safdar H. Khan, president of the Minority Commission of Delhi and Komal Malhotra, the brave girl from east Delhi who was rendered the bravery award.

The whole nation celebrated birth anniversary of its hero Bhagat Singh.

New Delhi, September 28
The family of US-based NRI Anmol Sarna, who according to the police was murdered in Kalkaji on September 14, today alleged that his four friends had probably given him an overdose of drugs and had beaten him.

They accused the police of shielding Anmol's friends and wrongfully arresting the two guards for his alleged murder. Anmol's mother Sushma Sarna alleged that his four friends may have killed him. "I want to know what happened in that room where they were throwing a party," she said.