New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta and city Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra on Sunday joined party members and MPs in a campaign to clean Yamuna banks. As Speaker Gupta said that a clean Yamuna is the foundation of a healthy Capital and a secure future, Malhotra appreciated the involvement of BJP MPs Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Manoj Tiwari and Swati Maliwal.Malhotra undertook voluntary service at Yamuna Bank and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi a…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday led the ‘Maa Yamuna Riverbank Cleanliness Drive’ at Yamuna Ghat, as the government and BJP workers carried out a large-scale cleanliness campaign across multiple ghats along the Yamuna River.The drive saw participation from thousands of volunteers from various organisations, BJP workers, ministers and party leaders, who joined hands to clean riverbank areas under the ongoing initiative.CM Rekha Gupta said, “Today, thousan…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) To mark 12 years of welfare for the poor under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Delhi government will organise 39 Jan Kalyan Shivirs from June 18 to 20 to bring the benefits of various welfare schemes to their doorstep, said Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday. The Minister said that these camps aim to bring the benefits of various welfare schemes and public services of both the Central Government and the Delhi Government directly to the people.H…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Ravinder Indraj Singh, on Wednesday, travelled in an electric bus to reach the venue for the inauguration of a Public Works Department (PWD) drainage project.Speaking to IANS, Delhi’s PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said: “Today, a new drain construction work was starting at Begumpur-Kanjhawala Chowk. At around 8:30 in the morning, officials came to my house. We thought that instead of travelling in 20–25 vehicles, if we all went together i…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, on Monday discussed issues related to development and growth with Lieutenant Governor, T.S. Sandhu, a meeting which came amid a major push by the government to promote public transport and undertake measures to check monsoon flooding.“Hon’ble Chief Minister Smt. @gupta_rekha called on Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi, Sardar @SandhuTaranjitS, @LokNiwasDelhi. Discussions focussed on key issues related to the development and growth of Delhi,” …
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday reviewed the city’s water management plan for the summer months, stressing smooth and balanced supply and long-term solutions for shortage. At a meeting held at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister took stock of the progress of key water-related projects, directing officials to ensure there is no lapse in supply or response during peak demand, an official statement said.She stressed that every complaint must be addressed promptly …
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Another “Sheesh Mahal” controversy over Delhi’s former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has come to the fore in a renovation row that is again boiling into a confrontation over privilege, image, and accountability, following an iteration from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). AAP leader Atishi has claimed that the photographs released by Delhi’s Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma were fake.In a media conference on Sat…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a fresh attack amid an upheaval in the AAP, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Cabinet Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday attacked AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal over the wastage of public money on his erstwhile official CM residence or “Sheesh Mahal”, calling him “Delhi’s Rehman Dakait” – a comparison with an underworld character in Bollywood blockbuster “Dhurandhar”. Chief Minister Gupta said on X, “The AAP, which began with the slogan o…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) BJP leader and Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday launched a sharp attack on former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of hypocrisy and misleading the public over his lifestyle and housing choices. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Verma alleged that Kejriwal, who once projected himself as a leader of simplicity, is now living in luxury, pointing to his new official residence at 95 Lodhi Estate.Verma claimed that Kejriwal had earlier bu…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Monday accused AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal of behaving like an ‘urban terrorist’ following the Delhi High Court’s decision to dismiss his plea seeking the recusal of a judge in the excise policy case.In a significant ruling on Monday, the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing matters related to the…