Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday criticised the INDIA bloc's protest over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, questioning why objections were being raised now when the exercise had been conducted earlier as well. She alleged that Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were using protests to serve their political interests and said the demonstrations had caused losses worth crores of rupees in Delhi. Questioning the Opposition's objections to SIR, Gupta said the exercise was not being conducted for the first time and cited the previous revision in Delhi in 2002. She also targeted Congress and AAP over their electoral performance in the national capital.

Was SIR the reason for that
Speaking at a press conference, Gupta said, “It is quite surprising, because SIR is not happening in the country for the first time. Why weren't such objections raised back then? The last SIR in Delhi took place in 2002. There was a Congress government at the Centre at the time; yet was Congress able to win even a single seat in Delhi after 2015? Was SIR the reason for that? The public has completely rejected Congress, and that is the reason for these parties' resentment.

law-and-order situation in Punjab
I also want to ask the Aam Aadmi Party: everything was fine when your government came to power after the SIR, but now that the people of Delhi have rejected you, you suddenly remember protests and sit-ins.” Gupta also raised questions over the law-and-order situation in Punjab, alleging that the Opposition was focusing on protests in Delhi while overlooking issues in the state. “Why isn't your focus on Punjab? Just yesterday, a murder took place in the state. Drug rackets are operating there. Common people cannot raise their voices.

general public are facing immense hardship
It has been Congress's policy to assert a sense of entitlement over everything that happens in the country. Driven by this resentment, they are troubling the nation, misleading the public, and creating difficulties for the entire country to serve their political agenda. Today, Delhi has suffered a loss of crores of rupees; traders and the general public are facing immense hardship," She stated. The Delhi Chief Minister also highlighted the benefits of Central government welfare schemes in the national capital, saying her government had worked to ensure that residents received direct benefits from initiatives launched under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. She said, “Delhi has consistently benefited from all of the Prime Minister's schemes.