Alka Lamba shares nostalgic 1995 photo with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta
New Delhi: Congress leader Alka Lamba shared a nostalgic post on social media, recalling the time she and newly elected Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta took oath together as student leaders in 1995.
Lamba posted an old photograph from their days in Delhi University, mentioning that she won the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) President post from the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), while Gupta secured the General Secretary position from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
"Congratulations and best wishes to Rekha Gupta. Congratulations to Delhi for getting its fourth woman Chief Minister. We hope that mother Yamuna will be clean and daughters will be safe," Lamba wrote in her post.
Rekha Gupta, chosen by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), took oath as Delhi’s Chief Minister in a ceremony at Ramlila Maidan. She defeated Aam Aadmi Party’s Bandana Kumari by a margin of 29,595 votes in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, marking BJP’s return to power in the capital after 27 years.
Along with Gupta, six BJP leaders, Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravindra Raj, Ashish Sood, and Pankaj Singh, were sworn in as cabinet ministers. Verma notably defeated former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi constituency.
1995 की यह यादगार तस्वीर - जब मैंने और रेखा गुप्ता ने एक साथ शपथ ग्रहण की थी-
— Alka Lamba 🇮🇳 (@LambaAlka) February 19, 2025
मैंने @nsui से दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय छात्र संघ (DUSU) #अध्यक्ष पद पर जीत हासिल की थी और रेखा ने #ABVP से #महासचिव पद पर जीत हासिल की थी- रेखा गुप्ता को बधाई और शुभकामनाएँ.
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'The Ba**ds of Bollywood’ mirrors my life, damages my reputation: Sameer Wankhede tells Delhi HC
New Delhi: IRS officer Sameer Wankhede has submitted his reply to the Delhi High Court in the defamation case he filed against Red Chillies Entertainment, the production company owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan. The case pertains to the recently released series The Ba**ds of Bollywood*, which Wankhede claims has defamed him.
In his statement to the court, Wankhede asserted that the show’s portrayal of a police officer is clearly based on him and has caused serious harm to his public image. He cited four key reasons supporting his claim.
First, he said the character in question bears physical similarities to him, including facial and body features. Second, he noted that the character’s working style and mannerisms closely resemble his own.
Third, Wankhede highlighted that the officer in the show is depicted making a high-profile arrest involving a major film personality, which he said directly mirrors his own involvement in the Aryan Khan drug case.
Fourth, he pointed out that the character frequently uses the phrase “Satyameva Jayate,” a motto he himself had used during media interactions in the course of that investigation. He argued that using the national motto in such a context cannot be dismissed as creative expression or humour.
Wankhede also referred to an interview in which Aryan Khan allegedly admitted that the show was “inspired by some real events.” This, he said, contradicts Red Chillies Entertainment’s claim that The Ba**ds of Bollywood* is purely fictional.
He further alleged that the tone and intent of the series indicate personal and institutional vendetta, aimed at discrediting and defaming him rather than engaging in artistic storytelling.
Wankhede informed the court that the fallout from the show has affected his family, with his wife and sister receiving abusive and vulgar messages online.
Rejecting Red Chillies’ argument that he is a “thin-skinned” officer, Wankhede said that a public servant cannot be expected to tolerate false and damaging portrayals simply because of his position. He emphasized that his legal action seeks to protect the constitutional rights and dignity of both himself and his family.
