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Ex-Delhi bus marshals to contest Assembly polls, candidates named for 5 seats

With the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP engaged in a tug of war ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls over a range of issues, former bus marshals too have thrown their hat in the ring by fielding five candidates for the upcoming polls. Former bus marshals, under the banner of a party named Janhit Dal, have fielded their candidates …

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3 weeks ago

Reinstate civil defence volunteers as bus marshals immediately, Atishi urges L-G

The Hindu

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday wrote to Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena requesting immediate approval of her government’s proposal to reinstate civil defence volunteers. Civil defence volunteers deployed as bus marshals were dismissed by the L-G in October last year on grounds of “improper recruitment process”. Ms. Atishi highlighted the challenges women faced before the deployment of bus marshals, saying there …

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Atishi writes to LG, demands that proposal on bus marshals be passed

Hindustan Times

Delhi chief minister Atishi on Sunday wrote to lieutenant governor VK Saxena, seeking the immediate approval of a proposal sent by the government to reinstate over 10,000 bus marshals in the Capital, and expressed concern over the “delay” in approving the plan — threatening to open up another front in a row between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi: Atishi blames LG for delay in engagement of bus marshals

Hindustan Times

Delhi chief minister Atishi on Friday alleged that her government’s efforts to regularise and reinstate 10,000 bus marshals have been inexplicably delayed by the office of lieutenant governor VK Saxena. Several AAP MLAs who participated in the discussion said former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal deployed bus marshals in public buses in 2015 for the safety of women, but the BJP …

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Atishi's 'offer' to BJP's Vijender Gupta: Will not field anyone against you if..

India Today

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Friday offered not to field a candidate against senior BJP leader Vijender Gupta in the upcoming elections, but on one condition. "If you convince Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to sign the proposal seeking the reinstatement of these bus marshals, I will urge my party not to field any candidate against you in the Rohini Assembly …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi Assembly Elections: 'We will campaign for you if...': CM Atishi's big offer to BJP's Vijender Gupta

India TV News

In a surprising move, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi extended a unique proposal to Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta regarding the appointment of bus marshals in the city. Addressing the Delhi Assembly, CM Atishi suggested that if Gupta could convince the Lieutenant Governor to approve the proposal for deploying additional bus marshals in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party would not field …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi govt urges LG to make 10,000 bus marshals permanent, says crime against women on rise

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Monday said her government is sending a proposal to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena for the formulation of a policy on retaining 10,000 bus marshals on permanent basis. Delhi govt urges LG to make 10,000 bus marshals permanent, says crime against women on rise Atishi in a press conference said that the removal of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Atishi to Redeploy Civil Defence Volunteers for Anti-Pollution Drives

New Indian Express

Chief Minister Atishi has announced that her government will redeploy bus marshals in the next two to four days to assist agencies on anti-pollution drives. The AAP-led Delhi government had planned to utilise the volunteers in its efforts to curb the pollution which breached 500-mark on Sunday at several places. However, on Saturday, the Delhi L-G wrote to Atishi, saying …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi government to challenge Lieutenant Governor's move to terminate bus marshals

India Today

The Delhi government is likely to move the Delhi High Court to challenge the Lieutenant Governor’s decision to terminate the services of all civil defence volunteers working as marshals on buses under the Bus Marshal Scheme, implemented in 2015 to ensure the safety and security of women and children on buses in the national capital. Sources close to the legal …

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1 year, 1 month ago

For Women's Safety, Delhi To Continue With Bus Marshals Till Deployment Of Home Guards: CM Kejriwal

ABP News

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday issued directives to extend the service of civil defence volunteers as bus marshals, while simultaneously initiating proceedings against the secretaries of the transport and finance departments for delaying their salaries. Kejriwal emphasised the urgent deployment of home guards as bus marshals across Delhi, but until this deployment process is completed, civil defence volunteers …

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1 year, 3 months ago

‘Security Of DTC Passengers Of Utmost Importance’: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Plea Concerning Deployment Of Bus Marshals

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea seeking contempt action against Delhi Government’s Chief and Finance Secretaries for violating earlier orders and delaying the deployment and payment of salaries of bus marshals in the national capital.Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the security of passengers, especially women, children and elderly commuters, in the DTC buses is. The …

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1 year, 7 months ago

In pursuit of legal recognition of transpersons as ‘third gender’ for free travel on DTC buses

The Hindu

Fed up with the daily harassment that bus marshals of the Delhi Transport Corporation meted out over obtaining pink tickets, Amit Juyal moved the Delhi High Court in October 2022 seeking legal recognition for members of the transgender community as ‘third gender’ in order to avail of free travel. Juyal told The Hindu that the PIL was filed because bus …

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Ex-Delhi bus marshals to contest Assembly polls, candidates named for 5 seats

Reinstate civil defence volunteers as bus marshals immediately, Atishi urges L-G

Atishi writes to LG, demands that proposal on bus marshals be passed

Delhi: Atishi blames LG for delay in engagement of bus marshals

Atishi's 'offer' to BJP's Vijender Gupta: Will not field anyone against you if..

Delhi Assembly Elections: 'We will campaign for you if...': CM Atishi's big offer to BJP's Vijender Gupta

Delhi govt urges LG to make 10,000 bus marshals permanent, says crime against women on rise

Atishi to Redeploy Civil Defence Volunteers for Anti-Pollution Drives

Delhi government to challenge Lieutenant Governor's move to terminate bus marshals

For Women's Safety, Delhi To Continue With Bus Marshals Till Deployment Of Home Guards: CM Kejriwal

‘Security Of DTC Passengers Of Utmost Importance’: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Plea Concerning Deployment Of Bus Marshals

In pursuit of legal recognition of transpersons as ‘third gender’ for free travel on DTC buses