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The Print
11 hours ago
- Politics
- The Print
‘Bulldozers instead of houses': AAP, Cong criticise BJP after eviction in Delhi's Madrasi Camp
Addressing a press conference on Monday, AAP's Delhi state president Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the BJP of 'betraying the poor'. He said while the BJP leaders promised permanent housing during elections, they are now using bulldozers to displace the same people they courted for votes. There was no immediate response available from the Delhi government or the BJP over the allegations. New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress on Monday sharply criticised the Delhi BJP government, claiming 'nearly 800 slum homes were demolished in Madrasi Camp, just a day after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta publicly assured that no slums would be touched'. 'Madrasi Camp has existed for 60 years. Before (the Delhi assembly) elections, the BJP leaders played carrom (board) with children and dined in the slums. Today, they have demolished those very homes,' Bharadwaj said. Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav also condemned the demolition drive, calling it 'shocking and saddening', a statement said. Yadav alleged that the Rekha Gupta government adopted a pick-and-choose policy. While allotting alternate housing, it left 155 families without shelter despite extreme weather conditions, he said, calling it petty politics with the lives of the poor. The Congress leader further alleged that the BJP's handling of the eviction stands in stark contrast to its manifesto promises, which pledged to uplift JJ cluster residents through schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. He claimed that the eviction was carried out inhumanly, disrupting children's education and livelihoods, even as those allotted flats in distant Narela still lacked basic services like electricity, water and transportation, the statement added. According to a government notice, of the approximately 370 families that lived in the settlement, 189 were found eligible for relocation to flats in Narela. Eviction notices were served last month and many families were left without shelter after the demolition on June 1. The May 30 government notice informed the residents that transport trucks would be available on May 31 and June 1 to assist in shifting. Bulldozers arrived early June 1, backed by police. The Tamil Nadu government acknowledged that the demolition followed court orders and it offered support to any displaced residents from the state wishing to return home. Bharadwaj also claimed that similar demolitions are ongoing in Wazirpur and criticised the media for remaining silent. 'This is not just policy failure, it's betrayal,' he said. The incident highlights growing tensions over slum rehabilitation and political accountability in Delhi, he said. PTI MHS KSS KSS This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Delhi: BJP repackaged our clinics as Arogya Mandirs, says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday responded to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) claim of having built 31 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs as a key achievement during its first 100 days in power, saying these were actually repackaged Mohalla Clinics established under the AAP government. The AAP's Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the Ayushman Arogya Mandir in Chirag Delhi in south Delhi, which the BJP said was built in the last 100 days, is actually a dispensary built by the AAP. 'For the last five years, the BJP made grandiose claims that if they came to power, the central government would give massive funds. But in reality, they've just taken old Mohalla Clinics, painted them, renamed them as 'Ayushman Arogya Mandirs', and now they are selling that as their achievement. The BJP has no intention of doing any real work. They are merely repainting and repackaging the initiatives done by the AAP. Earlier people used to receive proper medicines in these clinics. Now, under the BJP's so-called Ayushman Arogya Mandir model, even basic medicines are not available,' said Bharadwaj. Earlier in the day, the AAP said that a group of women party workers were detained by police outside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium when they protested against the government for not rolling out the ₹2,500 monthly scheme for women. In a post on X, the AAP said, 'Can women in Delhi no longer even ask for their rights? Chief minister Rekha Gupta, today when the women of Delhi came to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to ask you about their ₹2,500, your Delhi Police responded with brutality. If you never intended to fulfil your promise, why did you make it in the first place? You will not be able to silence the voices of Delhi's women through the might of your police.' AAP women's wing president Sarika Chaudhary said, 'The BJP had promised ₹2,500 to Delhi women in its government's first cabinet meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself said during a rally that Delhi's women would receive ₹2,500. Now the BJP is going back on its word. Not a single woman in Delhi has received the ₹2,500 yet. The BJP has made a fool of the women of Delhi.' In response, deputy commissioner of police (south) Ankit Chauhan said that 30 women workers of the AAP were detained. 'We detained them because they were organising a protest without taking a formal permission for the same. They were removed, taken to a police station, where they were let go,' said Chauhan. Hitting back at the AAP, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said, 'The AAP was an AAPda when in power, and remains an AAPda in opposition. While in power, they deceived the women of Delhi and Punjab in the name of the women's financial assistance scheme and today they continue to mislead the public. The BJP government will soon begin disbursing the financial assistance to women. The government has already made a provision for ₹5,100 crore for the scheme in the budget.'
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Self-congratulatory report card: AAP slams BJP govt's 100 days in power; Cong says ‘deserves zero rating'
The AAP delivered a scathing 'failed' verdict on the BJP's 100-day performance after forming a government in Delhi. The Delhi Congress also issued a list of 'sins' of the government. AAP Delhi convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the government of abandoning key welfare schemes, failing to deliver poll promises, and claimed that the party pushed Delhiites into distress. In a letter to CM Rekha Gupta, Bharadwaj wrote, 'The BJP government has completed 100 days in Delhi, but in these 100 days, the people of Delhi have had to endure many hardships. Delhi is experiencing long and frequent power cuts. Electricity prices have gone up significantly. Private schools have started arbitrarily increasing fees.' At a press conference, Bharadwaj said, 'We've seen in films that mischievous children who fail in school sometimes make their own fake report cards. A similar mischievous children's government is currently running Delhi… How is it possible that the same child who gave the exam also creates their own report card and declares they passed?' Listing several questions for the BJP government, Bharadwaj said, 'Where is the Rs 2,500 promised to women? Today is May 30, and there's no trace of it.' He further questioned, 'When will 10,000 bus marshals, rendered jobless by the L-G, be reinstated and given permanent jobs as promised?' The AAP leader also questioned fee hikes in private schools, and the BJP's failure to roll back school fees despite claiming audits: 'Under BJP rule, loot is the system; private schools have hiked fees in an inhumane manner.' On healthcare, Bharadwaj said, 'The BJP government scrapped Farishtey Yojana and Daak Yojana, which provided free treatment at private hospitals for the poor… Hundreds of accident victims have not received treatment. This is the direct impact of the BJP shutting down the scheme.' Bharadwaj said the 'Report Card' would be sent to all MLAs, MPs, and members of the media. 'We cannot let this self-assessment fool the public. Delhi deserves better,' he said. Addressing the media at Rajiv Bhawan, Delhi unit chief Devender Yadav alleged that the Rekha Gupta government had failed on all fronts and claimed it deserved a 'zero' rating for its performance so far. 'The people of Delhi voted the BJP to power after 27 years with great hope, but all they have received in return are false claims and betrayal,' Yadav said. He listed what he termed the '10 sins' of the new government: accused the government's Rs 1 lakh crore budget of being misleading, questioned the allocation of Z-Plus security to the Delhi BJP president, allegation of indulging in large-scale corruption in electricity procurement, criticism over the appointment Kapil Mishra as a minister who has previously been accused in communal riots, of rebranding existing schemes instead of initiating original ones, and for endangering the livelihood of the poor through a crackdown on street vending, among others.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Border Toll Crisis: Daily Traffic Nightmares and Pollution in Delhi-NCR, ET Infra
Advt Advt He leaves office by 6.30pm, which ought to have left enough room for family time. Instead, for years, Harsh Bharadwaj hasn't known a weekday evening. He spends most of it on the road. What ought to have been nothing more than a 20-minute drive from Udyog Vihar in Gurgaon to Mahipalpur in Delhi is a stop-start one-hour crawl. And that's on a good day."One always gets stuck at Sirhaul toll plaza, behind hundreds of cabs that are queued up there to pay toll. After that, It's bumper-to-bumper traffic towards Delhi. Sometimes, it takes an hour just to cross Rajokri flyover from Udyog Vihar. With all the braking and accelerating, you are drained by the time you reach. The entire evening feels wasted," says Bharadwaj, echoing the plight of lakhs of people who are left to negotiate daily a traffic disaster on the border that is precipitated by toll collection - a problem everyone is aware of, but no one is willing to solve. Daily traffic just at Delhi-Gurgaon border is estimated at 3-3.5 lakh passenger car to MCD toll booths for collection of entry fee and environment compensation charge (ECC) from cabs and commercial vehicles, the capital's borders have for years been chokepoints. It's getting worse by the day as traffic volume between Delhi and the NCR cities surges, normalising the unending wait that those like Bharadwaj must put up with. With 10 major highways and expressways leading into Delhi, the capital's road grid is far superior to any other Indian city. But the gains of such a modern road network are sacrificed at its doorways."There is a dire need to find a solution to this stopping of vehicles for collecting toll before the two other expressway links - DND Flyway to Mumbai Expressway and Delhi-Dehradun Expressway - become operational. If you have physical toll collection points, the purpose of building high speed corridors is defeated. We have seen the impact of this on the Delhi-Gurgaon and Delhi-Meerut expressways," a central govt official just its method of collection, the toll itself is out of tune with the ground realities of Delhi-NCR. Though Gurgaon and Faridabad are in Haryana, and Noida, Ghaziabad in UP, the four cities with Delhi as the mother lode are in effect a continuum, together comprising India's largest urban region supporting one of the world's highest concentrations of urban this mix are millions of people who live in Delhi and work in NCR, and vice-versa. And they commute not just to work, but to party, shop and socialise. "But every time I take a cab, I have to pay ₹100 to Delhi and ₹120 to UP. This is utterly ridiculous," says Meghna, who works with a Delhi-based firm and lives in are several reasons why the central, Delhi, Haryana and UP govts - all of them now BJP-ruled - must review the toll.a. It effectively puts an additional tax on people living in Delhi-NCRb. It disincentivises people who choose public transport since all cabs need to pay entry feec. It does not distinguish between clean energy (like CNG and electric) and polluting fuels like dieseld. It mars road entries into India's capital city by clogging up borderse. The congestion it creates is a yearlong local pollution sourcef. The toll collection method is outdated. Not aligned with FASTag, it adds to congestionGovt officials TOI spoke to agreed a relook is needed and so is a redesign of all the points where MCD toll is collected, "though the best option is to remove them altogether".Recently, members of a parliamentary panel on transport had flagged the issue of huge congestion at Sirhaul, following which senior officials from NCR states and the road transport ministry have held two rounds of meetings. Sources said the roadmap to address the issue of congestion on NHs and expressways at all border points will be finalised in the next couple of weeks.
Economic Times
6 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on Hexaware Technologies with a Buy, target price Rs 950
Motilal Oswal Financial Services initiates a Buy call on Hexaware Technologies, setting a target price of Rs 950. Hexaware, a small-cap IT company, demonstrates strong financial performance with a revenue increase of 16.42% year-over-year. The brokerage anticipates robust growth, driven by strategic partnerships and effective execution, despite near-term uncertainties in discretionary tech spending. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads (Disclaimer: Views and recommendations given in this section are the analysts' own and do not represent those of Please consult your financial adviser before taking any position in the stock/s mentioned.) Motilal Oswal Financial Services has initiated coverage on Hexaware Technologies with a Buy call at a target price of Rs 950. The current market price of Hexaware is Rs Technologies, incorporated in 1992, is a Small Cap company with a market cap of Rs 48570 crore) operating in IT Software Technologies' key products/revenue segments include Information Technology Products for the year ending the quarter ended 31-03-2025, the company has reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 3212.30 crore, up 1.08% from last quarter Total Income of Rs 3178.00 crore and up 16.42% from last year same quarter Total Income of Rs 2759.30 crore. The company has reported net profit after tax of Rs 327.10 crore in the latest company's top management includes McLaren Quinlan, Bharadwaj, Kripalu, Sharma, Shripad Sarwate, Albert Devilla, Modi, De Fatima Soares, Joy Horbach, Ramakarthikeyan, Michael Genachowski. Company has BSR & Co. LLP as its auditors. As on 31-03-2025, the company has a total of 61 crore shares by a strong foundation of strategic partnerships, differentiated capabilities, and a well-diversified revenue mix, Hexaware Technologies is well-positioned within the mid-tier IT services space. What sets it apart is its sharp GTM strategy aimed at scalable growth, robust cash conversion, and deep client mining capabilities. However, the near-term outlook remains fluid, with discretionary tech spending still unfolding - particularly across key verticals like US Banking, Healthcare, and Hi-Tech. Hexaware's strong execution, ongoing vendor consolidation wins, and mid-tier account traction provide resilience. Motilal Oswal Financial Services estimates a CAGR of ~12.2% in USD revenue for Hexaware over CY24-26E, outperforming the Tier-1 average of 4.1% and in-line with tier-2 average of 12.6%. Additionally, its EBIT margin is set to improve steadily from 14.6% in CY25E to 15.3% in CY27E, supported by operating leverage and offshore an EPS CAGR of 20.8% over CY24-CY26E, higher than the Tier-I/Tier-II average of 10.0%/13.5%, HEXT is in the top quadrant of performance within the industry. Given its strong execution, diversified vertical exposure and improving margin profile, the brokerage has initiated coverage with a BUY rating. They value Hexaware Technologies at 32x Mar?27E EPS (15% discount to Coforge?s P/E multiple) with a target price of Rs 950 (19% upside).Promoters held 74.71 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2025, while FIIs owned 10.59 per cent, DIIs 9.06 per cent.
