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Vote for 'good administration' in Delhi: Nirmala

Vote for 'good administration' in Delhi: Nirmala

New Delhi, Jul 14 (UNI) Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said country' s heart resides in Delhi, and it is up to the voter to chose the 'secret code' so that the capital gets 'good administration'.
Addressing a Group Housing Societies Mahasammelan here, Ms Sitharaman gave the example of the three-Dial Combination Lock.
She said of the three rows in Dial Combination Lock, the top row is Centre, the second is the state government and likened the lowest one to the three corporations of Delhi.
Ms Sitharaman, who was the Chief Guest at the meeting, said for the lock to open, no key is needed but the combination should click for the lock to open, and 'the secret code is with the voters of Delhi.'
She praised West Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma for giving the 'excellent example' to explain what will work for the people of Delhi.
Ms Sitharaman said she was 19, when she came to Delhi and stayed at JNU hostel.
The Mahasammelan thanked the Finance Minister for presenting "New India" Budget.
The mass meeting of Group Housing Societies discussed various issues faced by residents of such societies and to plan out their redevelopment.
There are more than 1,200 Group Housing Societies in Delhi which house more than 10 lakh residents. Several meetings have been going on with the federations of the Group Housing Societies for the past few days,
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