NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led past government of draining the Union territory coffers and assured implementation of BJP’s poll promise to pay Rs 2,500 every month to women in the national capital.
Gupta, the first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, said the scheme of monetary assistance to women would be rolled out after detailed planning.
The Delhi CM attended a meeting along with other BJP MLAs at the state party office ahead of the first session of the newly constituted 8th Delhi Assembly scheduled on Monday.
Addressing a press conference after the meeting, the newly appointed CM said several phases of meetings have been held with the officers over the implementation of the Mahila Samriddhi Yojna under which Rs 2,500 per month is to be paid to the eligible women in Delhi.
On Saturday, AAP leader Atishi wrote to Rekha Gupta requesting a meeting with the AAP legislative delegation to discuss the implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s electoral promise of Rs2,500 monthly assistance for women.
The letter comes after the BJP’s first cabinet meeting on February 20 did not address the scheme that was promised during Modi’s election rally in Dwarka.
Accusing the Congress and AAP of neglecting the people of Delhi, Gupta said, “Congress ruled Delhi for 15 years and after that it was the AAP… yet, they never addressed the issues of the people of Delhi. And now, just one day after we took office, they have started questioning our government.”
Highlighting her party’s swift action, she mentioned, “We approved the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme in our first cabinet meeting—a scheme AAP stalled for years. We took oath and immediately fulfilled this promise.”
Gupta suggested that Congress and AAP should focus on their internal matters, stating, “Many of their members are ready to leave, and they are worried because we are committed to fulfilling all our promises.” She also claimed that the opposition feared her government’s transparency.
“They are scared because we will present reports in the first assembly session that were never submitted before. The truth about their actions will be revealed to the people,” she said.
Reaffirming her commitment to the public, Gupta assured that her government would keep all its promises.
“We started our work on day one by visiting Yamuna Ghat, and we are determined to fulfill 100 per cent of our commitments,” she added.