New Delhi, June 4 -- A day after 21 people were killed after a massive fire broke out in a hotel building in Malviya Nagar, BJP MLA Satish Upadhyayon, on Wednesday, claimed that the licenses were granted for a period of three years during the previous Aam Aadmi Party-led government and flagged some lapses in the enforcement of the norms.

On a major fire incident in his assembly constituency of Malviya Nagar, Upadhyay told ANI, "My understanding is that the Delhi government had already issued licenses for these Bed and Breakfast (B&B) establishments back in 2024. These licenses were granted during the tenure of the Aam Aadmi Party government, and they were valid for a duration of three years... This B&B was permitted to have a maximum of ...