The Aam Aadmi Party has accused Delhi CM Rekha Gupta of nepotism after photos surfaced of her husband, Manish Gupta, attending an official review meeting.
00:00The Aam Admi Party has accused Delhi CM Rekha Gupta of allowing her husband to attend an official meeting and call it an example of nepotism.
00:16Our leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj also drew parallels with the web series Panchayat on September 7.
00:21The photos in question were from a review meeting chaired by CM Gupta on September 6 at Jan Seva Southern in Shalimar Bagh constituency.
00:27The CM had shared the photos on her Instagram handle.
00:30In the caption, she wrote that the discussions were held on pending projects and land use issues.
00:34As per news reports, the CM's husband holds no official party post in the Shalimar Bagh constituency.
00:40According to reports, the CM's husband, Manish Gupta, is a trader and a businessman who operates Nikunj Enterprises, a spare parts business.
00:47He is also reportedly associated with the insurance sector and works as an agency associate at Kota Clife Insurance.
00:52In April of this year, the CM faced similar allegations.
00:55Former CM Atishi had alleged that Manish Gupta was part of a meeting with officials of the Delhi authorities.
01:00This isn't the first time a public office holder has faced allegations of family involvement in official work.
01:05In Bihar, Rabdi Devi's 1997-2005 tenure as CM was described by opposition leaders as a case of proxy rule,
01:12alleging that Laulu Yadav controlled government decisions despite being out of office.
01:16Sonia Gandhi was accused by opposition leaders and critics of exerting influence during Rajiv Gandhi's premiership and later over Dr. Manmohan Singh's tenure.
01:23Most recently, Sunita Kejriwal was accused by the BJP of acting as an unofficial CM during Arvind Kejriwal's imprisonment.
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