India, Oct. 14 -- A Chandni Chowk residents' association on Monday urged Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to deploy fire tenders, ambulances, and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel in the area ahead of the festive season.
BJP leader and general secretary of the Chandni Chowk Nagrik Manch Praveen Shankar Kapoor said in a post on X, "The trading hub is struggling with the unprecedented problem of illegal markets that have encroached on roadsides under the political protection of local MLAs and councillors."
The situation has worsened this year, with massive crowds posing a threat to the lives of locals and shoppers during emergencies, as fire tenders and ambulances cannot enter the congested lanes, the BJP leader said.
The associa...