LG VK Saxena

Arvinder Singh Lovely Sworn In as Delhi Assembly Opens, BJP Attacks AAP

24 Feb 2025

The first session of the Delhi Assembly began on Monday, with BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely sworn in as Protem Speaker at Raj Niwas. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena administered the oath. The election for the Speaker is scheduled for 2 PM. BJP Ministers Slam AAP Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa...

AAP Accuses Delhi LG, BJP of Betraying Delhi’s Bus Marshals

06 Oct 2024

Delhi's political landscape has heated up over the ongoing controversy regarding the reinstatement of bus marshals. AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj has accused the BJP of backtracking on their promises and avoiding the issue, which has left thousands of bus marshals in limbo since their termination in November 2023. Speaking to...

Delhi MCD Election: AAP Absent, Has BJP After All Changed Delhizen’s Mind With The Excise Policy Case?

27 Sep 2024

The ongoing battle over the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Standing Committee election has ignited a political storm between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena's intervention adding fuel to the fire. The crux of the dispute centers on the...

Delhi: 223 DCW employees removed by LG VK Saxena

02 May 2024

Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has terminated the employment of contractual workers at the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), who were previously appointed by the ex-chief, Swati Maliwal. Citing the reason, it is alleged that these employees were appointed without taking government's permission, thus going against the rules. 223 employees from...

SC to hear today Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against his arrest by ED in Excise policy case

15 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and subsequent remand in connection with the Delhi excise policy case on Monday. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will preside over the hearing. Arvind Kejriwal has...

Delhi LG approves compensation for mob violence, lynching victims

30 Dec 2023

Delhi LG V K Saxena has approved an amendment to the Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme 2018, allowing ex-gratia payments to victims of mob violence and lynching, as per officials from Raj Niwas on Friday. They noted that the Supreme Court had directed state governments in 2018 to formulate such a...

Delhi Minister urges immediate suspension of Health Secretary

30 Dec 2023

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has called for the immediate suspension of Delhi’s health secretary, SB Deepak Kumar, by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and the Central Government. The recommendation is based on alleged irregularities in the purchase of medicines supplied to Delhi government hospitals, aiming to ensure a fair inquiry...

LG Saxena reviews regularization of unauthorised colonies

26 Dec 2023

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently chaired a meeting to assess the progress of regularizing unauthorized colonies and rehabilitating slum dwellers in the capital. Attendees included the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary (PWD), Vice Chairman (DDA), and Commissioner (MCD). The meeting focused on reviewing the status of works related to the...

LG VK Saxena participates in G20 tree plantation ceremony at Nehru Park

23 Oct 2023

Delhi In the nation's capital's Nehru Park on Monday, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena took part in the G20 tree-planting ceremony. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, who was speaking at the event, said: "Being in Chanakyapuri, while your excellencies will witness these trees gain ground in your vicinity, your successors will see...

LG Saxena has set a deadline of June 30 for cleaning the Yamuna

09 Apr 2023

On Sunday, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena set a deadline of June 30 for cleaning the Yamuna River in the National Capital. He also said he would not object if any minister wanted to claim credit for their job. "River Yamuna will be cleaned in Delhi by June 30....

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