Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is currently in jail, wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena regarding the flag-hoisting ceremony on August 15, sources said on Wednesday.
The workers of All India Mahila Congress in Delhi started a protest against the Delhi government and demanded the resignation of Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi Marlena over the deaths at Asha Kiran shelter home on Friday.
The official report stated that a total of 25 deaths were recorded in February 2024, out of which 14 deaths occurred (Male-6, Female-8) in the shelter home in the month of July only.
The report from Asha Kiran Shelter Home to the Delhi Government mentioned loose motion and unconsciousness as being the reason behind deaths. Other reasons included- mild fever, loose stools and vomiting.
Amid heavy rainfall in the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday received over 50 complaints regarding waterlogging issues from across Delhi from 6 pm till midnight.
Taking to her official handle on microblogging site X, Atishi posted on Wednesday, "In light of the very heavy rainfall today evening and the forecast of heavy rainfall tomorrow, all schools--government and private--will remain closed tomorrow."
Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi Marlena, along with Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday, met with the students protesting over the tragic deaths of three UPSC aspirants due to flooding in the basement of a coaching institute on July 27 at the Old Rajinder Nagar in Delhi.
Amid protests, Delhi Ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai, Mayor Shelly Oberoi, and AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak today held a meeting with UPSC aspirants following the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre incident in which three UPSC aspirants lost their lives.
Union Minister of State and BJP MP Harsh Malhotra on Wednesday blamed the Delhi government's policy for the death of three UPSC aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar adding that Atishi should resign immediately.
She added that the report highlighted that the drain present in the area was the main reason for the waterlogging and that the library set up in the coaching center was illegal.
Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar submitted a general enquiry report to Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Tuesday days after the death of three UPSC aspirants due to drowning in the flooded basement library of a coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar. The report was prepared by Superintending E