Mukesh Sharma appointed chief DPCC spokesman
The Delhi Congress has appointed senior leader and ex-MlA Mukesh Sharma as the chief spokesperson of the party. Sharma will also be the chairman of the Media Committee for the upcoming lok Sabha elections in Delhi. Sharma had earlier been the chairman of Delhi Government’s Khadi Gramodyog Board for several years and was an MlA for four consecutive terms. He also held the post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister of the former Congress Government in Delhi. lauding Sharma’s experience, Delhi Congress President Arvinder Singh lovely said with this creative partnership, the party will be consolidated further. “The agitations started against the Aam Aadmi Party, which has spread anarchy in Delhi, and the BJP would now gain further momentum. The old and new leadership of the party was working like a unit towards further strengthening the party,” he said.
Cong accuses BJP, AAP of spinning lies
The Delhi Congress on Sunday accused the BJP and the AAP for making false promises to get votes during Assembly polls. Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh lovely made the remarks while addressing a gathering at the third Pol Khol Abhiyaan, launched against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at Badarpur. “During the Delhi Assembly elections, the AAP and the BJP had promised to give 50 per cent and 30 per cent concession in the power tariff rates by making false promises to gather votes,” Congress leaders said. Apart from Singh, several other Congress leaders, including MP Ramesh Kumar, Haroon Yusuf and ex-MlA Mukesh Sharma were present at the programme organised at Badarpur in the South Delhi Parliamentary constituency. The Congress leaders said that “people of Delhi were fed up with the lies of the BJP and the AAP and they were now waiting to teach a bitter lesson to these parties”.
BJP kickstarts door-to-door canvass
In the run-up to the upcoming general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday kickstarted its door-to-door campaign in the Capital. Tughlakabad’s MlA Ramesh Bhiduri, Sadar Bazaar MlA Jai Prakash visited households to meet the voters in their respective Assembly constituencies to canvass support. The initiative by the party, called Ek Note Kamal Par Vote was launched across the city, which goes to vote on April 10. Areas where workshops to establish connect with residents and voters were held include West Delhi’s Dwarka, Uttam Nagar and other parts of the city.