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Delhi Assembly panel to look into sealing of commercial establishments (Lead)

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New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A special committee of the Delhi Assembly will look into sealing of commercial establishments in the city by the three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led municipal corporations, Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said here on Tuesday.

Goel referred the matter to the existing nine-member committee headed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Bhavna Gaur and asked it to submit a report in the next House session.

The sealing drive is being carried out by a Supreme Court-appointed Monitoring Committee against business establishments using residential properties for commercial purposes, and it is being implemented by the three BJP-led municipal corporations of Delhi (MCDs).

“I am referring the matter of collection and utilisation of conversion charges and all other related issues for examination and report by the Special Committee on MCDs headed by Bhavna Gaur. I direct the Commissioners and all other officers of MCDs to depose before the Committee,” the Speaker said.

The sealing drive was discussed in the assembly for most of the past two days, with the ruling AAP and the opposition BJP blaming each other for the drive.

The AAP has a brute majority in the 70-member Delhi Assembly.

Meanwhile, BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma said that many of the AAP MLAs and traders did not have enough knowledge about the drive and that they should be educated about it.

BJP MLA and Opposition Leader Vijender Gupta urged the AAP-led government to notify 351 roads to commercial and mixed-use categories, so that businesses on these stretches were saved from the sealing drive.

Replying to the demand, Public Works Department Minister Satyendar Jain said the municipal corporations would have to submit files for the notification.

Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai said the sealing drive was happening in Defence Colony, Khan Market and Moti Nagar areas, among others, and the 351 roads did not touch these places.

Jain alleged that the BJP was carrying out the sealing drive for making money and nothing else.

Gaur said that the municipal corporations did not have accounts on the conversation charges to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore collected over the past 10 years — a claim other AAP MLAs also supported.

He told IANS that the committee had been looking into other matters related to the city corporations.

“Action is being taken against business establishments using residential properties for commercial purposes without paying conversion charges,” North Delhi Municipal Corporation spokesperson Yogendra Mann told IANS.

The Monitoring Committee was set up by the Supreme Court in 2006 for sealing the premises of erring businessmen. But in 2012, the apex court asked the committee to stop the drive.

In December 2017, the Supreme Court ordered resumption of the sealing drive and revived the Monitoring Committee.

The AAP had opposed the committee’s revival in the Supreme Court and later accused the municipal corporations of corruption in executing the drive.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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