New Delhi [India], March 15 : Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra paid tribute to former Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma on his birth anniversary on Saturday, stating that the government remains committed to completing his unfinished projects and continues to draw inspiration from his vision for the national capital.
"The large crowd that turned out for late CM Sahib Singh Verma's birth anniversary proves how huge a personality he was. The CM and Minister Parvesh Verma has given an important hint regarding this place (Swabhiman Sthal). The pending works will be completed and Delhi will keep getting inspired by Sahib Singh Ji," said Kapil Mishra.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ashish Sood and other leaders paid floral tribute to the former Delhi CM.
Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma also remembered his father, former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma and said, "Development work in Delhi started 30 years ago during the BJP government. Since then, only politics has happened in Delhi... We will complete his (former Delhi CM Sahib Singh Verma) unfinished work, and we are committed to making Viksit Delhi."
Earlier, Parvesh Verma performed havan on the occasion of the birth anniversary of his late father in the national capital.
Sahib Singh Verma was born in a farmer's family at Mundka Village in Delhi on March 15, 1943. He began his political career as an RSS worker and was elected to the Delhi Municipal Corporation on a Janata Party ticket in 1997.
He became Chief Minister of Delhi in 1996 and continued in this post for more than two and a half years.
Earlier, on March 11, Delhi Public Works Department (PwD) Minister Parvesh Verma took an oath as a member of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in the presence of BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj.
Speaking about the outcomes, Verma said that 9,000 new water connections will be installed in the next six to eight months.
Verma also said that NDMC gave instructions to solve the waterlogging issue of the national capital. He also assured that NDMC will carry out an encroachment drive to ensure clean roads.
BJP's Parvesh Verma emerged as a giant-killer in the assembly election with a decisive win of over 4,000 votes over former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi seat. Congress' Sandeep Dikshit came third getting over 4,500 votes.
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 48 seats in a historic mandate, returning to power in the national capital after 27 years.