"Hellish Conditions": Lt Governor's Ground Visits Amid AAP's Poll Campaign
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Lt Governor VK Saxena has said a cleanliness drive would be launched in Kapashera and Rangpuri Pahari areas tomorrow
Amid the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) campaign for Assembly polls, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena visited some areas in Delhi today and pointed to the "hellish living conditions" there. Sharing visuals of open drains and residents complaining of huge power bills, Mr Saxena urged AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Atishi to visit these areas and take steps to fix the issues there. संलग्न video देखिए!गलियों और रास्तों पर जमा बदबूदार पानी बरसात का नहीं है, उफनते सीवरों का है।अपनी समस्याओं और हृदय विदारक कष्टों को बयां करती महिलाएं दिल्ली की हैं, किसी और प्रदेश या देश की नहीं।।राजधानी में लाखों लोगों की बेबसी और दयनीय जीवन को कल फिर से देखना बेहद… pic.twitter.com/T5GDXf7oYr
"The stinking water accumulated in the alleys and streets is not rainwater, but from overflowing sewers. The women narrating their problems are from Delhi, not any other state," the Lieutenant Governor said in a post on X after visiting Rangpuri Pahari in south Delhi and Kapashera in southwest Delhi. South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and several officials accompanied Mr Saxena.
"Residents of the area complained of inadequate power supply, irregular water supply and poor garbage disposal. Many residents complained of 8-10 hour power cuts daily and showed high electricity bills despite the Delhi government's claims of providing free power," the Lieutenant Governor wrote.
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