“Met 30 Years Ago”: Alka Lamba’s College Memories With BJP’s Rekha Gupta

Congress chief Alka Lamba has shared her recollections from 30 years in the past with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who took the oath of workplace at a grand ceremony right now. The 2 leaders – one from BJP and the opposite from Congress – had labored alongside one another for a 12 months in 1995.

Ms Lamba gained the Delhi College College students Union (DUSU) elections in 1995 and have become its president from the Nationwide College students’ Union of India (NSUI) and Ms Gupta was elected as basic secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the identical 12 months.

“When it was introduced that Rekha Gupta will turn out to be the Chief Minister of Delhi, I went again 30 years. I remembered how we took the oath collectively. We spent one 12 months working collectively…She was from ABVP, I used to be from NSUI. We had main ideological fights. She used to deliver folks from the BJP for lectures in faculty, I introduced folks with a Gandhi ideology,” Ms Lamba instructed NDTV.

The Congress chief even shared a three-decade-old picture of the 2 taking oath at an occasion. “This memorable picture from 1995 – when Rekha Gupta and I took oath collectively. I gained the Delhi College College students Union (DUSU) Adhyaksh publish from NSUI and Rekha gained the MahaSachiv publish from ABVP. Congratulations,” she captioned it.

1995 की यह यादगार तस्वीर – जब मैंने और रेखा गुप्ता ने एक साथ शपथ ग्रहण की थी-
मैंने @nsui से दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय छात्र संघ (DUSU) #अध्यक्ष पद पर जीत हासिल की थी और रेखा ने #ABVP से #महासचिव पद पर जीत हासिल की थी- रेखा गुप्ता को बधाई और शुभकामनाएँ.
दिल्ली को चौथी महिला… pic.twitter.com/csM1Rmwu9y

— Alka Lamba 🇮🇳 (@LambaAlka) February 19, 2025

Nonetheless, Ms Lamba stated that she met the Delhi Chief Minister-elect final in 1995.

“We didn’t meet after that as she grew to become a councillor, I didn’t. The final time I met her was 30 years in the past,” she stated.

The Congress chief praised Ms Gupta for getting the highest place within the nationwide capital. “I need her to succeed. However, there will probably be challenges for her inside the BJP itself. Parvesh Verma was pondering he would turn out to be the Chief Minister…I hope BJP will give her the total 5 years of this place,” she stated.

“We have now seen her aggressively vandalise the rostrum and microphone throughout the election for the members of the Standing Committee within the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD) Home. Now she is a Chief Minister. Working the meeting is an enormous accountability. I believe, if she desires to do it, she will be able to do it properly,” Ms Lamba added.

Ms Gupta, is the fourth Chief Minister from the BJP in Delhi and likewise solely the fourth lady to carry the place within the nationwide capital.

“When a girl turns into a Chief Minister, there may be hope that the state would turn out to be secure for girls. Not simply this, there ought to be monetary and social empowerment as properly for girls. I am completely satisfied that Delhi has acquired a girl Chief Minister once more,” Ms Lamba, who had contested and misplaced towards AAP chief and outgoing chief minister Atishi within the February 5 Delhi meeting election, stated.

Ms Gupta, who gained from Shalimar Bagh defeating AAP candidate Bandana Kumari within the meeting elections, was sworn in right now at a grand ceremony on the Ramlila floor in Delhi. The occasion was attended by Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of 20 states, in addition to BJP leaders and employees from different states who campaigned within the Delhi elections.