A new tussle started between the Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the inauguration of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasth University in East Delhi.

Delhi education minister, Atishi had announced the inauguration of the university by the Delhi CM which prompted the Delhi LG to issue a statement saying, “Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal himself was aware of the fact that the L-G was scheduled to inaugurate the campus. In fact, they were also aware that they were supposed to be present in the function as Guest of Honour and distinguished guest, as desired by the L-G and had also consented to it.”

“Moreover, even on the day when Atishi made this claim in a press conference, i.e. 06.06.2023, earlier during the day, the VC of GGSIPU had announced on stage at the Convocation of GGSIPU, where Atishi was present as a Guest of Honour, that the East Campus of the University was scheduled to be inaugurated by the Lt. Governor on 08.06.2023,” it added.  

Reacting to this Delhi education minister, Atishi said that the L-G should not forget that education, higher education and technical education are all transferred subjects.

Even Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj reacted to this, saying that the L-G should focus on inauguration of buildings which come under Police, Land and Public order.

“The construction of this campus started when he (VK Saxena) was not the L-G. Manish Sisodia started this work and our elected government took it further. It is strange now for the L-G to say that he was asked by officials to inaugurate the university campus,” Bhardwaj said.

“At this rate, the L-G could say tomorrow that he would inaugurate Saurabh Bhardwaj’s office. That’s why L-G has kept all officers under his control and wants to keep it going. The CM is the one vested with the moral authority to inaugurate the campus. Such thoughts should not even come to the L-G’s mind,” he added.

Tensions have been rising between the Delhi L-G and Delhi CM for the past few years over various matters. Notably, in May this year a Supreme Court judgement had ruled that the Delhi government had powers over civil services in the Delhi after which the Centre had brought in an ordinance regarding civil services giving more power to the L-G, creating more friction between the two posts.

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BJP Protests Alleged Distribution of Low-Quality Medicines in Delhi Government Hospitals by AAP

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The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leaders claimed that the Delhi government hospitals are being supplied the drugs, which failed quality standard tests.

The BJP leaders protest against AAP in Delhi. | Image:X/ Virendra Sachdeva

Alleging supply of sub-standard quality of drugs in government hospitals of Delhi, the BJP on Wednesday held a massive protest near the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters in the national capital. The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders claimed that the government hospitals are being supplied the drugs, which failed quality standard tests.

Delhi BJP president, Virendra Sachdeva, while addressing the supporters at the protest site stated that the drugs supplied in the government hospitals have failed the test again. “Today, another sample report has arrived and that was also found to be fake. The tender for the medicines whose samples were found to be fake had ended,” Sachdeva said.

BJP is spreading blatant lies, alleges AAP

During the demonstration against the AAP-led government in Delhi, the demonstrators raised slogans against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj. Several senior leaders of the BJP were present at the site including, leader of opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, MP Harsh Vardhan, MP Manoj Tiwari and MP Ramesh Bidhuri.

Responding to the allegations of the BJP, the AAP alleged that the saffron party is spreading blatant lies by calling the drug sample as spurious. The party in a statement said, “Basically the test report being shared by BJP itself says that it has got all the genuine ingredients. The only thing which is not of standard is the dissolution of this drug. This in layman terms basically means that a standard drug may dissolve in 30 seconds in the body while this sample may take 40 seconds to dissolve in the body.”

Notably, Lt Governor VK Saxena had recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged supply of drugs last week. It was being cited that supply of such drugs, which failed quality standard tests, have the potential of endangering lives.

As per official sources, another drug sample taken from the Delhi government hospitals, failed in the quality test by the Regional Drug Testing Laboratory in Chandigarh. Following which a massive political outrage has erupted against the Delhi government.

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