Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav on Saturday accused the BJP government of deceiving women by limiting Rs 2,500 per month under the ‘Mahila Samridhi Yojana’ to less than 10 per cent of the women voters in the national capital and not giving cooking gas cylinder for Rs 500.
Reacting to the Delhi government’s approval of a ₹2,500 honorarium for women in the city, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and former Chief Minister Atishi criticized the move, calling it another jumla (empty promise) by the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Delhi Police on Saturday organised public grievance camps in various districts to address the problems faced by residents.
She further said that construction of "pink public toilets" will also be considered in the areas where there is a need.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Saturday said it has taken stringent action against property tax defaulters by attaching 12 properties in Samaypur Badli and Swaroop Nagar areas of the Civil Lines zone.
The Delhi Customs, on Thursday, claimed to have arrested two Kashmiri men at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) with 10 kg of gold coins valued at around Rs 7.8 crore in the international market.
In a significant political pushback against the University Grants Commission (UGC) draft rules, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, along with Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and various MPs from the DMK, will take part in a protest on Thursday in Delhi.
Exit polls telecast by different private TV channels, on Wednesday evening, predicted comfortable victory for the BJP in the Delhi Assembly elections.
Residents of the national capital enthusiastically stepped out of their homes on Wednesday to celebrate the festival of democracy and exercise their franchise to elect their representatives for the Delhi legislative assembly.
An estimated 60.25 per cent of over 1.56 crore voters in Delhi on Wednesday exercised their franchise in the crucial Assembly elections in the national capital which were largely peaceful save stray incidents of clashes and allegations of booth capturing, impersonation and bribery.
