Aap Ki Adalat: Rekha Gupta is prone to shift into her newly renovated bungalow throughout the upcoming Navratri competition. On Friday, a particular havan and pooja have been performed on the residence as a part of the preparations.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has, for the primary time, defined why she determined to not shift to the multi-crore ‘Sheesh Mahal’ constructed by Arvind Kejriwal and opted to go to a renovated bungalow on Raj Niwas Marg. Showing in Rajat Sharma’s iconic present ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, the Chief Minister was requested what was the hurt in shifting to ‘Sheesh Mahal’.
Gupta replied, “Neend nahin aati (I am unable to sleep). I see how the individuals of Delhi are struggling, and Kejriwal Saheb was having fun with himself whereas staying there. He even didn’t open his curtains (Woh pardey bhi nahin kholte they). The voice of the individuals didn’t attain his ears (Janata ki awaaz unke kaanon me nahin aati thi). He used to remain inside the confines of his house. Even in the present day, his get together MLAs come and inform me they by no means noticed the Sachivalaya (secretariat). At this time that secretariat has been opened to 1000’s of individuals. Earlier entry to the corridors was restricted.”
Rekha Gupta is anticipated to maneuver into her new bungalow throughout the Navratri competition this yr as renovation work goes. On Friday, a particular havan and pooja have been carried out on the bungalow.
When Rajat Sharma referred to a PWD tender discover issued on June 28 for the CM’s bungalow, which could have 24 ACs, 5 sensible TVs, three chandeliers, 115 lights, 23 ceiling followers, six geysers, 10 flood lights, superior CCTV cameras and top-class web connection, Rekha Gupta replied, “The person (Kejriwal) who had claimed he would by no means take a bungalow and automotive spent Rs 80 crore of hard-earned cash of the individuals for his private use. His curtains value a number of crores of rupees, and when individuals raised questions, he closed the gates to his Sheesh Mahal. At this time, after being CM for 4 months, I shouldn’t have an official residence. I exploit a desk and chairs on my avenue to take heed to public grievances. By no means in historical past was a residence given to a CM the place a fourth-grade worker of the LG used to sit down. Since there was no official CM residence in Delhi, it was simple for me to go there and keep. I refused to go and keep in Sheesh Mahal. I can solely go to a residence the place 1000’s of individuals can come and meet me; in any other case, I can’t choose. At this time my house is open to all. No person might go and meet Kejriwal Saheb when he was CM.”
“However my house and residence are open to all who wish to meet me. I’m your CM; my time is yours, and my house is yours. At this time my residence is being renovated at a value for which he had purchased doormats and curtains for his house. My work is clear. I don’t conduct secret conferences like him, nor do I’ve a fleet of 100 cellphones, which will be damaged when caught. I’ll keep wherever individuals will inform me; I wish to stay of their hearts. I’m able to stay within the streets.”
Requested what’s going to now occur to the Sheesh Mahal, Rekha Gupta replied, “Hamari yojana hai ki janata ka paisa jo wahan barbaad kiya, hamari koshish rahegi ki hum aisa nirnay len ki jo paisa laga, woh phir se khazaane me aaye aur usse janata ka laabh ho, kaam jo.” (Our plan is that the cash that was squandered on it comes again to our exchequer and it’s used for the betterment of the individuals.)
On Yamuna, Mohalla Clinics, slums
The Chief Minister spoke on a number of matters starting from cleansing the Yamuna, Mohalla Clinics, schooling, stray cows and slum dwellers. On cleansing the Yamuna, the Chief Minister stated, “Our authorities is preventing on all fronts. Proper from our Prime Minister to the frequent man, all people is nervous about Yamuna. All recent water that involves Delhi by the Yamuna is used for consuming functions. Almost 200 drains, together with Najafgarh and Shahdara drains, fall in Yamuna. We first determined to entice the drains to enhance the BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) stage. It was discovered 22 out of 38 STP vegetation weren’t working as per DPCC pointers. Outdated STPs are being up to date and upgraded. We try to entice all effluents coming from industrial areas. We have now additionally spoken to the Haryana authorities to entice its effluents. We have now ready a Rs 9,000 crore funds for the Yamuna motion plan this yr, and this work can’t be accomplished in at some point. We concerned consultants over the last 4 months, acquired expertise and didn’t waste a second. There are 1,700 colonies which shouldn’t have sewer traces. We have now began laying sewer traces and pipelines. We’re working with Haryana and UP to extend the e-flow of the Yamuna.”
On Kejriwal threatening “Naani Yaad Aa Jayegi” if 40 lakh slum dwellers come out on the streets, the Chief Minister replied, “Why ought to I keep in mind my Naani? Kejriwal sophisticated issues, and he needs Delhi should not develop. Neither did he work on decreasing air pollution, nor did he take away the rubbish hills or create any infrastructure. He solely gave away freebies for water and electrical energy however didn’t construct new flyovers and infrastructure. Does he need dwellers to proceed staying in slums? Let Kejriwal try to see if 40 lakh slum dwellers come out on his name. For 27 years, out of which Congress dominated for 15 years and Kejriwal dominated for 12 years, no home was constructed for the poor. The Centre constructed 50,000 flats for distribution, however they grew to become dilapidated. It was Modiji who gave properties in locations of jhuggis. Let individuals say, ought to the federal government company not clear the locations for which individuals got flats? If the courtroom orders the elimination of those that constructed slums near rail tracks and created a safety menace, will these slums not be demolished? He (Kejriwal) is misguiding and creating concern within the minds of slum dwellers by saying their properties can be demolished. It was the AAP authorities which created a parameter that those that settled in Delhi earlier than 2015 must be given flats. Those that have been ignored and are demanding flats, we now have two paths left: One, both their outdated coverage was flawed and we should always change that coverage or say that even those that got here to Delhi two months in the past must also get flats. Naturally, taxpayers will ask what’s the cut-off interval, 15 years or 40 years or yesterday? Our coverage can be clear. All those that stay in jhuggis ought to get higher properties and higher facilities.”
Rekha Gupta stated, “There are 675 jhuggi clusters in Delhi, out of which demolition was carried out in solely 4. Out of those, there have been courtroom circumstances in three, and within the fourth, the land-owning company had already given them flats. No demolition motion has taken place wherever else in Delhi. Kejriwal is like Kumbhakaran, who does politics in Punjab for six months after which comes right here. He doesn’t know the way Delhi progressed within the final 4 months. He was in energy in Delhi for 12 years; did he give a single flat to a slum dweller? You will not discover a single jhuggiwallah who can say that he was given a flat by Kejriwal. At this time, our authorities is planning to offer flats to lakhs of poor individuals, and we’re critically engaged on it.”
Describing Kerjiwal’s Mohalla Clinic scheme as a “massive fraud”, Rekha Gupta stated, “It was an enormous fraud based mostly on pretend propaganda. They arrange a porta cabin on a drain, named it Mohalla Clinic, and requested a health care provider to sit down there; he was paid Rs 40 per affected person. Do you assume the physician will remedy the affected person, or will he guarantee there’s a lengthy queue of sufferers? One physician claimed he attended to 500 sufferers on a single day and demanded fee. There was no medication, no vaccination. Our Aarogya Mandir is a full-fledged major hospital or a dispensary, outfitted with medical and paramedic employees and nursing employees. We give medicines and vaccination. One can get first assist and therapy. There are additionally provisions for medical assessments. Almost 100 Aarogya Mandirs are functioning in Delhi in the present day. Mohalla Clinics have been a fraud. They have been misusing cash by dishonest individuals.”
The Chief Minister alleged how the AAP authorities used to squander cash by appointing individuals on contract in civil defence. “There was a requirement for 500 employees, however he appointed 25,000 individuals. They got jobs like guaranteeing the “odd-even” rule and standing at site visitors lights asking automotive drivers to change off their engines. Lakhs of rupees have been squandered. One particular person carrying a placard was paid Rs 1,000 each day, which involves Rs 30,000 monthly. Even an engineer doesn’t get this wage. When the courtroom ordered to cancel this scheme, these 20-25,000 individuals have been rendered unemployed. Equally, bus marshals have been appointed. Now we now have electrical buses having cameras and panic buttons, and marshals are usually not wanted. These marshals are actually unemployed. They have been all on contract. For the primary time within the final 15-20 years, our authorities goes to offer everlasting appointment letters to 1,500 nurses on July 6. That is how the earlier authorities sophisticated issues.”
On the current controversy over refusal of gasoline to outdated autos in Delhi, the Chief Minister stated, “It’s our misfortune that Delhi has been declared one of many worst polluted cities on the earth. The earlier authorities didn’t take any critical steps to cease air air pollution, and the capital, as a substitute of turning into a inexperienced metropolis, grew to become a gasoline chamber. It was then that the courts, Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal and CAQM stepped in. The order to disclaim gasoline to petrol and diesel autos which can be 10 to fifteen years outdated was issued by CAQM. I believe this order shouldn’t be justified.”
She defined, “I want to guarantee the individuals of Delhi that our authorities would guarantee no injustice is finished to the individuals. We are going to place this view earlier than the courts, NGT and CAQM. There are millions of middle-class households, together with my father, who use their autos sometimes. The earlier Kejriwal authorities had been scrapping outdated autos for the final one and a half years. Up to now, the federal government didn’t do its responsibility, and the individuals needed to face the music. Our authorities won’t enable individuals to face injustice for conserving outdated autos. There is no such thing as a logic behind refusing gasoline to outdated autos in Delhi and permitting neighbouring states in NCR to promote gasoline.”