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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta: Girls shouldn't face restrictions, boys need lessons too
- •Delhi CM Rekha Gupta emphasized teaching both girls and boys "dos and don'ts" lessons, stating girls should not be restricted in the name of security.
- •CM Gupta highlighted the need to question why restrictions are primarily for girls, echoing the Prime Minister's sentiment about educating boys.
- •She announced the installation of 50,000 CCTV cameras and one lakh streetlights to enhance city security, expressing support for daughters who raise their voices.
- •Lieutenant Governor T S Sandhu met with principals of women's colleges to address safety concerns, including lack of safe last-mile connectivity, unsafe parks, and insufficient lighting.
- •LG Sandhu directed agencies to repair streetlights, install high mast lights and CCTV cameras, increase patrolling, conduct safety audits, and bolster connectivity to Metro stations with shuttle and feeder services.
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that 50,000 CCTV cameras and one lakh streetlights are being installed across the city to boost security. Additionally, Lieutenant Governor T S Sandhu directed agencies to repair streetlights, install high-mast lights and CCTV cameras at public spaces, increase college patrolling, and conduct safety audits.
Principals highlighted issues such as a lack of safe last-mile connectivity, unsafe parks, insufficient lighting, dark spots, encroached footpaths, unregulated vending, public toilets near campuses, and obscene flashing incidents. They also requested more Pink Booths and increased police patrolling around educational institutions.
CM Rekha Gupta stressed that girls should not face restrictions in the name of security and emphasized that society must teach boys dos and don'ts just as it teaches daughters, noting that responsibility lies with everyone.
