New Delhi [India], March 2: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta met veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi at his residence in the national capital on Saturday.
During a separate event, Gupta emphasized the importance of citizens’ responsibility in maintaining a clean and healthy Delhi. She stated, “If we want to make Delhi successful, to develop Delhi, then we all have to take responsibility on our shoulders that my city, my Delhi, should not become dirty or polluted because of me. If you make this small resolution today that you will not throw garbage on the road, then I promise you that you will get a Delhi where you want to live, you will not need to leave Delhi, you will not need to go to Gurgaon, NCR.”
Gupta also lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) following controversy over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which flagged a Rs 2,000 crore loss due to the Delhi government’s liquor policy. She accused AAP of creating a “ruckus” and using it as an excuse to avoid addressing the findings. “All this drama is just an excuse because they could not listen to the facts written in the CAG reports. I will not let even a single penny of the state treasury go to waste,” she said.
Additionally, Gupta criticized AAP for allegedly misusing Delhi’s tax revenue for election campaigns in other states. She claimed that AAP leaders were rattled by the release of the CAG reports, which exposed their financial mismanagement. “They were the people who collected tax from Delhi and used it for elections in other states… We are releasing all the CAG reports one by one, so they (AAP leaders) are rattled by it. They cannot dare sit in front of us in the house and listen to their deeds,” she added.
The exchange between Gupta and AAP highlights ongoing tensions over financial transparency and accountability in Delhi’s governance.