New Delhi Apr 23 PTI Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Saturday approached the city police seeking necessary action while claiming to have learnt that some BJP leaders may disturb peace and harmony in his Assembly constituency SeemapuriIn a letter to Shahdara DCP R Sathiyasundaram the AAP leader said he has received a serious complaint from his partys councillor Mohini Jinwal that BJP leaders may disturb peace and harmony as they have been intentionally stoking communal disharmony in Muslim-majority areas of his constituencyHe urged the DCP to do the needful at the earliestI have come to know that some BJP leaders will try to disturb the peace in the slums of E-44 located in ward number 34 of Seemapuri AssemblyIn this connection I have spoken to the DCP of the district and have also written a letter to him Gautam tweeted in Hindi adding He the DCP has also given an assurance that peace and order will be maintained He also shared on the microblogging site a copy of his letter to the police officerIn his letter to the Shahdara DCP the minister said that he has received a serious complaint from his partys east Delhi councillor JinwalShe has reported that Bharatiya Janta Party BJP leaders are intentionally provoking communalism in the area of Muslim majority their visits in the name of inspectionNeta Ji ka daura visit of the BJP leader may cause riots and disturb the law and order along with peace and harmony in my constituency under Shahdara district Gautam statedJinwal has categorically mentioned about the action by bulldozer in Muslim-majority area This will burn the emotionsproperty of people like what happened recently in Jahangirpuri he saidConcrete and temporary structures close to a mosque were demolished in northwest Delhis Jahangirpuri on Wednesday as part of the north corporations anti-encroachment drive just four days after the area was rocked by communal riots following violent clashes between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti processionIn view of the above it is requested that such move mentioned in the complaint shall be restricted by Delhi Police and concerned BJP workers and leaders must not be allowed to do the same in Shahdara district as Ramjan month is quite sensitive in all respects the minister said and urged the DCP to kindly do the needful at the earliest PTI PK NSD NSD

New Delhi Feb 19 PTI Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam celebrated the birth anniversaries of social reformers Guru Ravidas and Gadge Maharaj on Saturday Sant Ravidas had a dream that every person irrespective of caste should have the right to lead a dignified life Both rich and the poor should get equal opportunities Gautam said after he launched the programme by reciting a couplet of the 15th Century mystic poet and reformer Lavishing praise on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Gautam said Now the children of both rich and the poor in Delhi are getting an excellent education in government schools Speaking on abolishing caste-based oppression the minister said the onus of creating a society free of discrimination is on every citizen Only then will our country will progress and will be called the golden bird again he said PTI SLB CJ CJ

New Delhi Oct 29 PTI Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Friday led the Red Light On Gaadi Off campaign at Africa Avenue to sensitize people about vehicular pollutionGautam urged people to switch off their engines while waiting at traffic signals at major intersections to reduce pollution levelsThe minister gave roses to commuters urging them to turn their vehicles off at red light a statement saidGautam also appealed to the people to reduce at least one trip in a week and download the Green Delhi app on their mobile phonesOnOctober18 the Delhi government had launched the month-long RedLightOn Gaadi Off campaign under which people are encouraged to switch off their vehicles at traffic signals Data from the Petroleum Conservation Research Association PCRA shows that if people switch off engines at traffic signals pollution can be cut down by 13-20 per centPTI GVS CK

New Delhi Oct 18 PTI Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday said three new sites have been identified for the construction of mohalla clinics in the Seemapuri constituency here and the PWD has been directed to complete the work in next two months A statement quoting Gautam who is MLA from Seemapuri also said 1767 CCTV cameras have been installed in the area and remaining will be installed in a months timeHe issued these directions during a meeting held to take stock of development works in Seemapuri assembly constituency Gautam has asked the officials of the Public Works Department to set a tentative deadline for the construction of mohalla clinics at identified sites The construction process should be completed in the next two months without any delay To save time we should also explore the possibility of implementing the new design of mohalla clinics like the shipping container model as it is more cost-effective and time-saving the statement quoting the minister saidThe meeting was attended by officials of the DDA PWD CDMO Shahdara among others Gautam raised the long-pending issue of encroachment of DDA land for illegal occupation The minister also said the problem of illegal encroachment in the area should be resolved at the earliest by the Delhi Development Authority and all pending projects should be completed in the next two to three monthsGautam asked PWD officials to complete the process of installation of pending CCTVs cameras at the earliest Till now a total of 1767 CCTVs have been installed in Seemapuri assembly constituency PWD is the nodal agency to install CCTVs across 70 assembly constituencies of Delhi According to PWD officials the government intends to install 2000 CCTVs in each assembly constituency in the first phasePWD officials assured the minister that within one month it will complete the installation of all the pending cameras of the first phase the statement said PTI AKM TDS TDS