Ramlila committees in Delhi to pay less rent for venues: BJP leaders

Ramlila committees in Delhi will have to pay less rent for venues and get required permissions from various civic agencies without any hassle, BJP leaders said after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday.

They also claimed the timing of Ramlila programmes will be extended from 10 pm to 12 midnight so that people can take their families to watch them after returning from work.

The lieutenant governor, in a tweet, said he issued on-the-spot instructions to the agencies concerned to resolve issues and simplify the process of obtaining licences after meeting a delegation of Ramilal committees.

"Met Delegations of Ramlila Committees & discussed issues related to smooth organisation of Ramlilas in the City. Issued on-spot instructions to concerned agencies to resolve issues & simplify the processes of obtaining NOC/licenses etc for the same," he tweeted.

Addressing a press conference, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta claimed the lieutenant governor had directed ...