"Fulfilling promises made by PM Modi is our priority": Delhi Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh

New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Delhi Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Friday emphasized that the top priority of the newly formed BJP government in the national capital is to fulfil all the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking to ANI, Singh said that the government is dedicated to bringing Ayushman Bharat to Delhi as soon as possible.
He stated that treating and discarding polluted water, potholes, transportation, and hospitality are also the government's priorities.
"We have a lot of priorities. Fulfilling the promises made by PM Modi and in our manifesto is our priority. We are dedicated to bringing the Ayushman Bharat to Delhi as soon as possible. Treating and discarding polluted water, potholes, transportation, and hospitality are our priorities... " the Delhi Minister said.
Further reiterating the party's promise to clean the Yamuna River passing through Delhi, he said, "I can promise that I will take a holy dip in the Yamuna in the next Chhath."
He exuded confidence about winning Bihar's legislative assembly election due later this year.
"We will see clean and pure water of Yamuna in the next Chhath... I can guarantee that the people in Bihar will vote for us because the BJP does what it says... We will win Bihar with a huge margin," he said.
Meanwhile, a day after assuming office, the new BJP-led government has terminated all co-terminus appointments made earlier in the offices of the former chief minister and cabinet ministers.
According to the order from the Delhi Government's Service Department, the formation of a newly elected government warrants the fresh appointment of staff of all categories, as appointments automatically get terminated upon the resignation of the then-Chief Minister and ministers.
"All the officers, officials and staff from various departments, organisations, corporations, boards, hospitals, etc. "deployed in diverted capacity" in the offices of the Chief Minister and Ministers shall be deemed to have been relieved from duties with immediate effect and shall report to their respective departments, boards, autonomous bodies, corporations, hospitals, etc. with immediate effect," the order said.
"Accordingly, the deployment and appointment of officers have to take place afresh after the taking of the oath and the assumption of office by the new chief minister," it said.
The order mentioned that regular staff of DANICS, DSS, and the Steno cadre will continue to work in their respective offices under the newly sworn-in chief minister and ministers until further orders.
Earlier, BJP's Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister on Thursday in a grand ceremony at Ramlila Maidan. Afterwards, she chaired the first meeting of her cabinet hours later and announced two key decisions: to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme with a Rs 5 lakh top-up and table the 14 pending CAG reports in the first sitting of the Assembly. (ANI)