#100DaysofKejriwal: Delhi CM Addresses ‘Open Cabinet’ | Video
Here’s a roundup of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s open cabinet meeting today in central Delhi’s Connaught Place .
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8:20 pm: What’s a Kejriwal speech without a song sung by him? The Delhi Chief Minister breaks into Hum Ko Mann Ki Shakti Dena as he concludes his address.
8:10 pm: We will have to fight the Central Government to untie our hands that they have bound. This fight will continue, and I am sure in the next 5 years, we’ll snatch our right back. — Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
8:08 pm: Houses with unmetered water connections need to get a water meter fixed, if they wish to enjoy the “Lifeline Water Scheme” for their benefit. — Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
8:06 pm: We are an open government and we welcome all your suggestions; we will seriously take them into consideration. — Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
8:03 pm: We are taking several steps to ensure women safety. Fast track courts will help in resolving crime against women within 3-6 months. DTC busses will have CCTV cameras soon. — Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
8:00 pm: I am not angry with the media, but when they manipulate facts or publish false news, it is very hurtful. — Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
7:57 pm: Mutual corruption will also go down when officers and people willing to pay a bribe begin to fear the law. No state can ever be 100% corruption free, but even if we can bring overall corruption down by 80-90%, we’ll be successful as a government. — Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
7:54 pm: In the last 100 days, corruption in government offices in Delhi has gone down by 70%. One isn’t forced to pay bribe to get their work done anymore. — Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
7:48 pm: We will make attempts to amend the act and regulate fees of private schools. — Manish Sisodia, Minister of Education, Urban Development and Finance in Delhi.
7:42 pm: In the next one year, 20,000 teachers will be employed in government schools in Delhi. 100 model schools with state-of-the-art facilities will be set up. Also, NSIT college in Delhi will be turned into an university — Manish Sisodia, Minister of Education, Urban Development and Finance in Delhi.
7:27 pm: We have made sure that the fight against corruption has reached you. Bribery has stopped in government offices. The Anti Corruption Bureau has registered 1.5 lakh complaints of bribery. — Manish Sisodia, Minister of Education, Urban Development and Finance in Delhi.
7:25 pm: We had requested Modiji that we should fight against corruption together. What is the use of fighting against each other? — Manish Sisodia, Minister of Education, Urban Development and Finance in Delhi.
7:23 pm: No government has worked as hard in just 100 days like the Aam Aadmi Party government. — Manish Sisodia, Minister of Education, Urban Development and Finance in Delhi.
7:18 pm: Work on the Signature Bridge in Wazirabad is progressing in full swing. — Jitender Tomar, Minister of Law and Tourism in Delhi.
7:15 pm: We had promised during our election campaign that we will make 47 fast-track courts and we have already sanctioned 20 such courts. — Jitender Tomar, Minister of Law and Tourism in Delhi.
7:04 pm: Delhi Government is not in fight mode but in work mode, however, others are plotting and planning barriers against AAP. — Gopal Rai, Transport Minister, Delhi.
6:57 pm: We have worked on the demands of autorickshaw drivers in Delhi and have fulfilled most of them. However, people have been complaining that autos refuse passengers. The government has introduced a helpline number – 42400400 for those passengers to report when being harassed by auto drivers. — Gopal Rai, Transport Minister, Delhi.
6:56 pm: We will ask space from DDA and LG to make land available for bus depots. — Gopal Rai. Transport Minister, Delhi.
6:50 pm: Transport and Rural Development Minister of Delhi, Gopal Rai said: 10,000 new CNG buses will be brought in the next five years and make the Capital pollution free.
6:24 pm: People approach me at traffic signals to tell me that the prices of bijli-pani have gone down in Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal.
6:23 pm: Today all your queries will reach and be addressed by the Delhi government, says Arvind Kejriwal.
6:21 pm: When God is with you, you don’t have to worry about who’s against you, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
6:03 pm: Cabinet Ministers of the Delhi government arrive at the venue.
5: 55 pm: Reactions of people who are attending the event to the Kejriwal-led Delhi government’s performance.
I can see a drastic change. I had been trying to get a birth certificate from MCD and for the first time such kind of work was smoothly done, without the need to bribe any of the government officials and without any delay.
– Mayank Kumar
100 days is very short for any government to prove their competence. But the AAP government has made a huge dent in the heart of corruption. From bijli-pani to bringing down corruption in the Capital, there has been remarkable progress.
– Ram Pratap Singh
The bijli-pani promise is a big one and the Delhi government has been able to fulfill it for the people.
– PN Sharma
5:50 pm People attending the Open Cabinet have been asked to write down their queries on a piece of paper and put them in a drop box. These are questions that they wish to ask Kejriwal and his cabinet ministers.
5:48 pm: Delhi Police have cordoned off half the crowd that has gathered outside the Central Park in Connaught Place, since seating capacity is limited. People have broken out in protest.
Here are some pictures from the venue where Kejriwal and his ministers will hold their Open Cabinet.
5: 33 pm: Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has changed its logo on the 100th day of governance after one of the volunteers demanded that the logo not be used following the fiasco that resulted in the ousting of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.
The party has changed its Twitter and Facebook logo. This is what the new logo looks like.
5:23 pm: As we wait for AAP’s Open Cabinet session, take a look at some recent stories on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party:
1. Is Mufflerman Losing the Capital Plot? #100DaysofKejriwal
2. #100DaysofKejriwal: Where is the Party Discipline, Mr CM?
3. The Rift Between AAP and Centre Grows Wider
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has completed 100 days in power. And what better way to discuss his government’s achievements than to do what he’s best at – a public gathering that will be privy to his Open Cabinet meeting.
Kejriwal and his cabinet of ministers will meet at central Delhi’s Connaught Place at 6pm this evening, where Kejriwal will give a detailed account of the work done by his government.
While the Aam Aadmi Party had earlier sought permission from only the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), the Delhi Police too gave its consent for the meeting, on the precondition that the meeting not cause any traffic congestion.