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.
Former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, launching a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, alleged that the AAP government had given its leaders a free hand to loot Delhi, leading to corruption reaching an all-time high under its rule.
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC), on Friday, staged a protest against former chief minister and AAP's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal for his failure to keep his promise of cleaning the Yamuna river.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi R Alice Vaz said on Friday that seizures totaling Rs 194 crore have been reported so far in the run-up to the assembly elections in the national capital, scheduled to be held in single phase on February 5.
BJP candidates Dushyant Kumar Gautam, Rajkumar Anand, Advocate Priyanka Gautam, Rinku Kumari, Khushi Ram Chunar, Deepak Valmiki, Deepti Indora, and Kamal Bagri held a joint press conference, organised by party media head Praveen Shankar, where they strongly condemned the attack on Dr B R Ambedkar’s statue in Amritsar, Punjab.
The event was presided over by Usha Chopra, Founder Principal and Director New Era Public Schools, and an eminent educationist.
