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BJP leader Mohan Singh Bisht on Friday asserted that the newly formed BJP government in Delhi will fulfil its poll promises, emphasizing that various welfare and developmental initiatives will be launched in the coming days.
Speaking on the state's development plans, Bisht said, "A new initiative of Delhi's development will begin in the coming days... She (AAP leader Atishi) is a former (CM), not the incumbent... It may take some time, but whatever we have promised in the Manifesto will be fulfilled for sure." Addressing concerns over pollution in the Yamuna River, the BJP leader highlighted ongoing cleanup efforts. "The work (to clean the Yamuna River) has already begun. She (Congress leader Alka Lamba) should visit the Yamuna River and see that machines have been set up there... We will not let Yamuna remain filthy now that the BJP government has arrived," he stated. On the speculation regarding his potential appointment as Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly, Bisht responded, "I don't know... The party has not told me anything officially." Meanwhile, BJP leader Rekha Gupta, who took oath as Delhi Chief Minister earlier on Thursday, chaired the first meeting of her cabinet hours later and announced two key decisions - to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme with Rs 5 lakh top-up and table the 14 pending CAG reports in the first sitting of Assembly. Addressing a press conference, Rekha Gupta also announced portfolios of her council of ministers. She said that the Delhi government will implement the Centre's flagship scheme in the national capital. This was a pre-poll promise of the BJP, which had targeted the AAP government for not implementing the scheme. She also announced the tabling of CAG reports, which had not been tabled by the AAP government. Rekha Gupta said that the resolution of making the Yamuna clean will be the priority of the Delhi government, after attending the evening Aarti on the banks of Yamuna. Pollution in the Yamuna was a key issue during the Delhi Assembly elections, with political parties targeting each other over pollution, encroachments, and flood management. BJP attacked AAP and accused it of failing to deliver on promises of cleaning the Yamuna. (ANI)
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