By: Express News Service February 27, 2025 02:24 IST 2 min readNewly sworn-in Delhi Chief Minister Rekha GuptaNewly sworn-in Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday called on former Union minister Smriti Irani, whom she knew since their days in the BJP Mahila Morcha. Reminiscing, Irani said whenever she advised Gupta to turn a page in her life, she would say ‘didi’ (Irani) was a bit too ambitious about her (Gupta). When the Delhi CM expressed the desire to see her on Wednesday, Irani teasingly addressed her as “Ji mukhyamantriji”.In SupportReleased on bail from jail after 17 months on Tuesday, former Samajwadi Party MLA Abdullah Azam Khan has been struggling to meet the string of supporters at the family’s residence in UP’s Rampur. A large crowd had gathered outside the Hardoi jail on Tuesday to see Abdullah, and police had to make arrangements to control the situation. After Abdullah reached home, he caught a fever and his supporters had to wait until Wednesday evening to meet him, it is learnt.Back In KolkataVice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be in Kolkata on February 28 to preside over the closing ceremony of 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Gaudiya Mission’s founder, Acharya Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad. This will be his first public appearance in West Bengal as Vice President of India. Dhankhar had served as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal from July 2019 until 2022. He was at loggerheads with the Mamata Banerjee-led state government over a number of issues.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Delhi Confidentialsmriti irani