Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to attend weekly Friday meeting with L-G V K Saxena
January 13, 2023 11:48 ISTWeekly Meeting: The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after a gap of several weeks will attend weekly meetings with the L-G VK Saxena.
Weekly Meeting: The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after a gap of several weeks will attend weekly meetings with the L-G VK Saxena.
Delhi Kanjhawala case: On the direction of Home Minister Amit Shah, the ministry has sought a detailed report from the Delhi Police on the gruesome death of a woman.
Delhi acid attack: The LG has instructed for a swift and thorough investigation so as to ensure exemplary punishment to the guilty.
G-20 Summit: L-G will be spearheading various related projects including those refurbishing roads- especially those from and to IGI Airport, Ring and Radial roads, the establishment of Baansera on Yamuna Bank and the rejuvenation of water bodies including Najafgarh Drain, Asola Bhati Mines etc.
The minister also attacked Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena and said that the latter would not have stopped the implementation of the "Red Light on Gaadi off" campaign to reduce vehicular emissions without instructions from the saffron party.
Citing a study by the Central Road Research Institute, a source in the Delhi government said only 20 per cent commuters turn off the ignition at the traffic signal but the number had surged to 80 per cent during the campaign.
The basic premise of the campaign which seeks to risk the health of few individuals on the assumption of protecting the health of many is faulty and does not appear to have any parallel in any other civilised metropolitan city, the LG office sources said.
Sharpening its attack on the MCD and BJP, AAP criticized them for the 'lack of sanitation' in Delhi and 'garbage mountains' at landfill sites in Bhalaswa, Okhla and Ghazipur.
Chhath Puja 2022: L-G Saxena also directed the Revenue and Environment departments to ensure strict enforcement of the National Green Tribunal's orders with regard to pollution in Yamuna.
In his letter, the L-G has asked Kejriwal to recall that even on "earlier occasion, such delays were brought to the chief minister's notice and subsequently the matter was placed in the assembly".
Arvind Kejriwal VS L-G VK Saxena: The Delhi CM lined out a piece of advice on a lighter note as he jibed at the Centre and BJP without naming anybody specific.
In a blatant case of corruption amounting to huge financial losses to DJB, cash amounting to over Rs 20 crore collected as water bills from individuals, went to a private bank account rather than DJB's bank account for several years.
The direction has come after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday raided at 22 locations in the national capital, including the house of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in connection with irregularities in new Excise policy case.
Delhi news: The LG also observed that in some projects due to routine planning and estimation, the administrative approvals and technical sanctions are approved at much higher rates when compared to the tender accepted rates.
Last month, High Commissioner of Singapore, Simon Wong, had invited Kejriwal for the World Cities Summit.
Delhi LG Saxena expressed satisfaction with the works underway at all the three landfill sites, wherein 4.3 lakh MT of garbage had been removed in June, and the target for July had been set at 3.6 lakh MT, due to the rains, the statement said.
Delhi liquor policy: Saxena has already recommended a CBI probe into the alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses related to the Excise Policy 2021-22 of the Kejriwal government. The recommendation of CBI probe by the LG was based on a report of the Chief Secretary.
Kejriwal skips L-G meeting: Alleging the Centre of vendetta politics, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said: "They can't see the rise of AAP to a national level."
Arvind Kejriwal cries foul: L-G V K Saxena has recommended a CBI probe into the Delhi government's excise policy which directly names Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
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