New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday called on Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu for an informal interaction, an official said.
In a message on X, the Lok Niwas said, “Shri @Gupta_vijender, Hon’ble Speaker, Delhi Legislative Assembly, called on Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi, Sardar @SandhuTaranjitS, at @LokNiwasDelhi today. He presented the Hon’ble LG with a copy of ‘Vidhan Chetna’, the Delhi Legislative Assembly’s quarterly magazine.”
In another development, senior IP officer Varsha Sharma was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Lieutenant Governor.
She will replace Shivendra Kant Tewari, the current OSD. Sharma currently serves as Additional Commissioner of Delhi Police (Economic Offences Wing). Tewari will replace her in EOW.
Earlier, Speaker Gupta addressed students at a technical university in Faridabad and said good laws require good facts, credible research and ground-level evidence, and universities must become active partners in providing that knowledge to legislatures and governments.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Vice Chancellors’ Conclave 2026 at an International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Gupta said legislatures make laws, approve budgets and hold governments accountable, while universities can strengthen this process through research-based inputs, expert opinion on environmental legislation and greater student engagement with democratic institutions.
The two-day Conclave (August 22-23), themed “Green Campus: Empowering Higher Educational Institutions for a Sustainable and Resilient Future,” was attended by Dr Prashant Bhalla, President, of the host group of educational institutions; Dr H.D. Charan; members of Paryavaran Sanrakshan Gatividhi; Chancellors, Vice Chancellors and Directors from universities across the country; representatives of IITs, IIMs, NITs and IIITs; faculty members and students.
Congratulating the host educational group on completing 30 years, Gupta said its motto, “Creating Better Humans,” assumed even greater significance when linked to the responsibility of creating a better planet.
“Better human beings and a better Earth cannot be separate goals,” he said.
Describing climate change as a present reality, Gupta referred to record heat, winter smog, polluted air, sudden flooding and falling groundwater levels across Delhi and the National Capital Region.
–IANS
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