Nayab Saini welcomes Delhi CM Rekha Gupta to village, celebrates her birthday
Nayab Singh Saini, along with programme coordinator Captain Yogesh Bairagi and other BJP functionaries, welcomed Delhi CM Rekha Gupta by offering her Kothli in accordance with Haryana's tradition.
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They also celebrated her birthday by cutting a cake at the event.
On the occasion, Rekha Gupta said, "Mai aap sab ko aasvast karna chahti hu ki bhai bahan ki jodi dhumma tha degi (I want to assure everyone that this brother-sister Nayab Saini-Rekha Gupta duo will create such an impact that it will raise smoke)." "People in Delhi say that smoke causes pollution. But I want to say this smoke won't be from pollution; it will be from development," she said.
Rekha Gupta, who visited her ancestral Nandgarh village for the first time after becoming the CM, praised Saini's working style, stating that Haryana is swiftly moving on the path of development under his leadership. She emphasised that the vision of a developed India will be realised through a developed Haryana and Delhi. Highlighting the improved road network, she expressed confidence that Haryana will continue achieving new heights in development under Saini's leadership.
She also lauded the BJP and PM Modi for empowering ordinary citizens, saying that only a party like BJP could make a common girl from a village like Nandgarh the chief minister of Delhi and a computer operator Haryana chief minister.
She shared her deep connection with Nandgarh as her birthplace and thanked the people of Haryana for their continuous support. She noted that today, CM Saini gifted development projects worth Rs 16.8 crore to the region.
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Saini said under the leadership of PM Modi, the "triple-engine govt" was rapidly advancing development projects across the state. He said: "The public has shown trust in our govt for the third time, and we will leave no stone unturned to live up to that trust."
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