New Delhi, June 22 -- In a massive show of strength against the BJP government's relentless demolition drive, lakhs of jhuggi residents from across Delhi are set to converge at Jantar Mantar on June 29, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Sunday.

The AAP-backed protest is a direct response to the BJP's alleged "betrayal" of its promise to provide permanent housing under the 'Jahan Jhuggi Wahin Makaan' scheme, the party said in a statement.

Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "Arvind Kejriwal gave dignity to jhuggi dwellers by providing all essential services. But the BJP is now destroying their lives. During elections, the BJP had promised 'Jahaan Jhuggi Wahaan Makaan', a house where there is a slum, but has now forgotten that promise...