AAP, BJP Spar Over Rekha Gupta's Husband Attending Govt Meeting: 'Nothing Wrong'

Last Updated:September 08, 2025, 09:35 IST

The AAP slammed the ruling BJP party over CM Rekha Gupta's husband attending an official Delhi government meeting in Shalimar Bagh, calling it "unconstitutional".

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta at an official meeting alongside her husband. (Rekha Gupta/X)

A political row erupted over Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s husband Manish Gupta’s presence at an official government meeting to review the development projects in the Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) calling it unconstitutional.

“In the meeting, officials were directed to regularly assess the progress of ongoing works in the area and submit detailed status reports within the stipulated timeframe. Additionally, discussions were held on the progress of completed and pending projects, and guidelines were issued for resolving departmental issues related to land use," Gupta said on X on Sunday.

Rekha Gupta’s husband, Manish Gupta, who is a businessman and a trader based in Shalimar, was seen at the meeting, triggering an uproar. AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj questioned why Rekha Gupta allowed her husband to attend the meeting and compared it to the fictional village of ‘Phulera’, where the female pradhan’s husband wields influence.

“The Delhi government has become a Phulera panchayat. Just as in Phulera’s panchayat, where the woman sarpanch’s husband acted as the sarpanch, today in Delhi, the CM’s husband is sitting in official meetings," Bharadwaj wrote on X.

“This is completely unconstitutional. In the nation’s capital, democracy and the constitutional system are being mocked in this manner. The BJP, which relentlessly criticises Congress for dynastic politics, should explain – is this not dynastic politics? Does the CM of the world’s largest party have no worker left whom she can trust? What is that work which only a family member can do?"

Aveek Banerjee

Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master's in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international...Read More

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