The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a sharp critique of Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led administration of neglecting infrastructure, which led to severe waterlogging across the national capital following unseasonal heavy rainfall on early Friday.
As Delhi grapples with widespread waterlogging and traffic disruptions following heavy, unseasonal rainfall on early Friday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta addressed the crisis, calling the waterlogging problem a "disease" inherited from the previous government.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta extended her greetings on Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day, congratulating families from both states residing in the national capital. She urged them to join the 'Viksit Delhi' campaign, pledging collective efforts to take the city forward.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday observed a moment of silence to remember those who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22.
After the road in South Delhi was officially renamed as Bodofa Upendranath Brahma Marg today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Bodofa Upendranath Brahma envisioned a society where identity and integrity coexisted, adding that the Bodo community has endured enough.
The Assam Chief Minister also stated that a prominent road has been named in his honour, and a statue commemorating his legacy was unveiled here in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj and others.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launched a 20-day cleanliness drive with a unified vision, involving all District Magistrates, Deputy Commissioners, and senior officials. The initiative aims to transform the city, clearing roads, parks, and public spaces of waste.
Interacting with the media, the CM said that the government was working for the welfare of the labourers, further stating that an order had been issued for the safety and facilities of women labourers.
In a letter to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Atishi said that the draft bill seeks to regulate future fee hike from academic year 2026-27 onwards - and even those provisions will need to be examined, leaving the "most" important question unanswered: what happens to the fees already hiked by pr
Gupta also said that drainage systems across the city need to be proper further stating that the Yamuna river also needed cleaning, stating that the last government had done no work on the same issues.
"Across the country, elections happening back to back are stopping the development. The elections cause hindrances in administrative work. It increases expenses. It is estimated that if elections are held together at once, it will save Rs 12,000 crore... This issue should be resolved. The
"People should have to make their choices only once, and it is our responsibility to remove those speed breakers that are stopping our development. We should make reforms and give the country a chance to perform," Gupta said while addressing the gathering at Delhi University's North Campus.