Will ensure repair of roads says Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra
Mishra has been given charge of the department of Law and Justice, Labour, Employment, Art and Culture, Tourism and Language.
Mishra has been given charge of the department of Law and Justice, Labour, Employment, Art and Culture, Tourism and Language.
First-time MLA Rekha Gupta (50), who became Delhi's fourth woman chief minister, will lead the cabinet comprising prominent Jat and Sikh faces apart from members belonging to the Punjabi, Purvanchali and Scheduled Caste communities.
BJP leader Kapil Mishra has accused the Aam Aadmi Party of aiding Rohingyas by adding them to the voters list of Delhi and attempting to change the demography of the city.
Former AAP leader Kapil Mishra has been fielded from Karawal Nagar constituency while Harish Khurana, son of former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana, will contest from Moti Nagar.
A former minister in Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP Government in Delhi, Kapil Mishra joined the BJP after being disqualified as an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA in 2019.
The ban order was signed by the Chief Election Commissioner and two fellow Election Commissioners, which would come into force from 5 pm on Saturday.
Earlier on Friday, the Election Commission had directed micro-blogging website Twitter to remove the communal statements made by Kapil Mishra.
Kapil Mishra had tweeted describing the Shaheen Bagh protests as 'mini Pakistans' and compared the February 8 Delhi polls with a 'competition between India and Pakistan'.
Earlier in a tweet, Mishra said, “On February 8, there will be a contest between India and Pakistan on the roads in Delhi.”
A party source told IANS that the party will release a list of over 55 candidates by January 16.
