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.
In view of the assembly elections in Delhi, the police have crackdown on the foreign nationals staying illegally in the national capital that includes seven Bangladeshi and six Nigerian nationals, it said on Saturday.
Ahead of the assembly elections in Delhi, Congress on Saturday vowed to provide free pilgrimage to Buddhist sites if the party is voted to power in the national capital.
The Rohini Zonal Office of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Saturday organised a ‘Walkathon for Democracy’ in a bid to raise awareness about the importance of voting ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday vowed to eliminate Delhi’s sewer issues, and announced a comprehensive plan to overhaul the capital’s sewer lines in the coming five years if AAP is re-elected to power.
In view of the Republic day celebrations at the Kartavya Path in the national capital, the Delhi Police have laid out a multi-layered security arrangement, deploying more than 70 companies of paramilitary forces, over 15,000 police personnel, thousands of CCTVs, and AI-enabled cameras in New Delhi district.
