Dress properly: Rekha Gupta slams AAP MLA Anil Jha over viral vest-and-shorts video
The Kirari MLA is seen seated cross-legged as people, including several women, queue up with documents related to the Delhi government's Lakshmi Yojana.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday took a swipe at AAP MLA Anil Jha in the Assembly after a video showing him sitting in a vest and shorts while signing forms for constituents went viral.
The Kirari MLA is seen seated cross-legged as people, including several women, queue up with documents related to the Delhi government's Lakshmi Yojana.
Referring to the viral clip, Gupta said that if women were coming to submit forms, Jha should at least be properly dressed while meeting them.
The remarks came during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly, which began on August 7.
DELHI GOVT'S LAKSHMI YOJANA
Gupta also used the episode to target the AAP over the Lakshmi Yojana, accusing the Opposition party of politicising the scheme.
The Delhi Cabinet had approved the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana on July 26, under which eligible women will receive Rs 2,500 per month through direct benefit transfer.
The scheme, earlier announced as the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, was later renamed the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana while retaining the promised monthly assistance of Rs 2,500.
Gupta had said the government aimed to release the first instalment by Raksha Bandhan on August 28 after completing verification of applications.
The scheme was one of the BJP government’s key election promises and is aimed at providing financial assistance to economically weaker women.
8 AAP MLAs MARSHALLED OUT
Meanwhile, eight AAP MLAs were marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday after they raised slogans and disrupted proceedings while demanding the resignation of Food Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
AAP has been protesting against Sirsa since the start of the Monsoon Session, alleging a rice scam involving the Delhi government. Sirsa has denied the allegations.
The MLAs marshalled out were Sanjeev Jha, Jarnail Singh, Kuldeep Kumar, Som Dutt, Ajay Dutt, Virendra Kadyan, Surinder Kumar and Chaudhary Zubair Ahmed.
Soon after the House resumed following the lunch break, AAP members raised slogans and displayed placards demanding Sirsa’s resignation.
“This will not be tolerated. This is very irresponsible behaviour of the Opposition. They have tried to disrupt the session continuously over the past three days,” Speaker Vijender Gupta said.
He then directed the marshals to remove the protesting AAP MLAs from the House.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday took a swipe at AAP MLA Anil Jha in the Assembly after a video showing him sitting in a vest and shorts while signing forms for constituents went viral.
The Kirari MLA is seen seated cross-legged as people, including several women, queue up with documents related to the Delhi government's Lakshmi Yojana.
Referring to the viral clip, Gupta said that if women were coming to submit forms, Jha should at least be properly dressed while meeting them.
The remarks came during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly, which began on August 7.
DELHI GOVT'S LAKSHMI YOJANA
Gupta also used the episode to target the AAP over the Lakshmi Yojana, accusing the Opposition party of politicising the scheme.
The Delhi Cabinet had approved the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana on July 26, under which eligible women will receive Rs 2,500 per month through direct benefit transfer.
The scheme, earlier announced as the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, was later renamed the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana while retaining the promised monthly assistance of Rs 2,500.
Gupta had said the government aimed to release the first instalment by Raksha Bandhan on August 28 after completing verification of applications.
The scheme was one of the BJP government’s key election promises and is aimed at providing financial assistance to economically weaker women.
8 AAP MLAs MARSHALLED OUT
Meanwhile, eight AAP MLAs were marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday after they raised slogans and disrupted proceedings while demanding the resignation of Food Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
AAP has been protesting against Sirsa since the start of the Monsoon Session, alleging a rice scam involving the Delhi government. Sirsa has denied the allegations.
The MLAs marshalled out were Sanjeev Jha, Jarnail Singh, Kuldeep Kumar, Som Dutt, Ajay Dutt, Virendra Kadyan, Surinder Kumar and Chaudhary Zubair Ahmed.
Soon after the House resumed following the lunch break, AAP members raised slogans and displayed placards demanding Sirsa’s resignation.
“This will not be tolerated. This is very irresponsible behaviour of the Opposition. They have tried to disrupt the session continuously over the past three days,” Speaker Vijender Gupta said.
He then directed the marshals to remove the protesting AAP MLAs from the House.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday took a swipe at AAP MLA Anil Jha in the Assembly after a video showing him sitting in a vest and shorts while signing forms for constituents went viral.
The Kirari MLA is seen seated cross-legged as people, including several women, queue up with documents related to the Delhi government's Lakshmi Yojana.
Referring to the viral clip, Gupta said that if women were coming to submit forms, Jha should at least be properly dressed while meeting them.
The remarks came during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly, which began on August 7.
DELHI GOVT'S LAKSHMI YOJANA
Gupta also used the episode to target the AAP over the Lakshmi Yojana, accusing the Opposition party of politicising the scheme.
The Delhi Cabinet had approved the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana on July 26, under which eligible women will receive Rs 2,500 per month through direct benefit transfer.
The scheme, earlier announced as the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, was later renamed the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana while retaining the promised monthly assistance of Rs 2,500.
Gupta had said the government aimed to release the first instalment by Raksha Bandhan on August 28 after completing verification of applications.
The scheme was one of the BJP government’s key election promises and is aimed at providing financial assistance to economically weaker women.
8 AAP MLAs MARSHALLED OUT
Meanwhile, eight AAP MLAs were marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday after they raised slogans and disrupted proceedings while demanding the resignation of Food Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
AAP has been protesting against Sirsa since the start of the Monsoon Session, alleging a rice scam involving the Delhi government. Sirsa has denied the allegations.
The MLAs marshalled out were Sanjeev Jha, Jarnail Singh, Kuldeep Kumar, Som Dutt, Ajay Dutt, Virendra Kadyan, Surinder Kumar and Chaudhary Zubair Ahmed.
Soon after the House resumed following the lunch break, AAP members raised slogans and displayed placards demanding Sirsa’s resignation.
“This will not be tolerated. This is very irresponsible behaviour of the Opposition. They have tried to disrupt the session continuously over the past three days,” Speaker Vijender Gupta said.
He then directed the marshals to remove the protesting AAP MLAs from the House.
