AAP stages protests across Delhi over power cuts, blames BJP Govt
The protest followed a week-long campaign by AAP on social media, particularly on X, raising concerns over electricity shortages. The ruling BJP, however, has dismissed these claims.
The BJP on Thursday accused the AAP government of neglecting daily wagers amid the GRAP-4 restrictions, claiming that thousands of construction workers are struggling with unemployment.
SNS | New Delhi | December 19, 2024 8:23 pm
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The BJP on Thursday accused the AAP government of neglecting daily wagers amid the GRAP-4 restrictions, claiming that thousands of construction workers are struggling with unemployment.
Delhi BJP Chief Virendra Sachdeva said that the city has been suffering from pollution and for the last three days, GRAP-4 has been reimposed which has left the residents troubled in one way or another. However, the irony is that for the past three days, neither the Chief Minister Atishi nor Environment Minister Gopal Rai has addressed the gravity of pollution or the plight of the people of Delhi, he added.
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The BJP leader demanded that the Delhi government immediately provide relief funds to construction workers affected by job cuts over the past month.
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The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas has invoked stage- IV curbs under its anti pollution Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). This followed hours after it had invoked stage- III curbs on Monday after the air quality of the national capital witnessed sharp deterioration owing to unfavorable meteorological conditions. Decision to re-impose GRAP stage- IV came after Delhi’s AQI surpassed the 400 mark at around 10 pm on Monday night.
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The protest followed a week-long campaign by AAP on social media, particularly on X, raising concerns over electricity shortages. The ruling BJP, however, has dismissed these claims.
BJP MLA from Matigara-Naxalbari, Anandamay Barman, has urged Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu to name the under-construction terminal at Bagdogra airport after Biswa Mahabir Chila Roy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Rash - triya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur is more than just a routine event ~ it is a powerful political signal.
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