Days after Delhi Government allowed to open hotels and restaurants, representatives of hotel associations met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and thanked him for the move.
Interacting with them, Kejriwal said, after many attempts, the decision to open hotels in Delhi was taken in a Delhi Disaster Management Authority ( DDMA ) headed by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
“All the stakeholders have to work together to strengthen the Delhi's economy, I want to thank the entire hotel industry because when corona was at its peak, the hotels supported us in enhancing the capacity of beds for treatment of patients,” Kejriwal said,All hospitals, hotels, and religious and social organizations supported us in our efforts and now situation is under control.”
Lauding the efforts of Delhi administration, Kejriwal said that I am happy that since we have lifted the lockdown, we have not felt the need to impose the lockdown again.
The meeting came after the decision to open the hotel industry in Delhi was taken by the Delhi government, after the approval by the Centre and therepresentatives of various hotel associations of Delhi thanked and lauded the efforts of Kejriwal and the Delhi government in supporting the hotel industry in Delhi.
Following the meeting, the Chief Minister's Office Delhi tweeted, "The hotel associations of Delhi met with Hon'ble CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal and thanked the Delhi government for opening hotels in Delhi. Hon'ble CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal said all stakeholders have to come together in strengthening Delhi's economy."
Addressing the representatives of the hotel associations, Kejriwal said, "We have to think about two challenges, first is how to end the spread of the pandemic, and the second is reviving the economy of Delhi because businesses have been shut down and jobs have been lost due to the pandemic. I want to thank the entire hotel industry because when Corona was at its peak in Delhi, we had attached the hotels to the hospitals in Delhi to increase the capacity of beds in the national capital", he said.
" It was very important because since large number of beds were not available with us for the treatment of Corona patients initially. We received huge support from the hotel industry in Delhi. We tried to bring everyone along with us in our fight against Corona, be it our political rivalries, opposition, or friends, we kept aside all the politics and joined hands in our efforts. In various cities, many private hospital owners had shut down their hospitals. But in Delhi, we joined hands with all the hospitals, listened to their concerns, and solved them. All hospitals, hotels, and religious and social organizations supported us in our efforts. Today, our situation is under control," the CM added.