Overview

• Images on the chief minister’s and the CMO’s social accounts show Manish Gupta seated beside Rekha Gupta during a development review at Jan Seva Sadan in Shalimar Bagh.
• AAP leaders called the spouse’s presence in an official forum unconstitutional and likened the situation to a “Phulera Panchayat,” sharing the photos to question his role.
• BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana said Manish Gupta has been looking after the constituency as a social worker and could sit as a representative, rejecting allegations of wrongdoing.
• The chief minister’s office did not issue an on-record response to the allegations, and no formal inquiry or legal action has been reported.
• This follows criticism from April over Manish Gupta’s presence in meetings with MCD, DJB, PWD and DUSIB officials, despite holding no government or party post.