New Delhi, May 17 -- Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday alleged that the governments which came to power after the BJP's rule in 1998 did not carry out any developmental work in the rural areas of the national capital.

Speaking with the reporters, Verma said, "Earlier, between 1993 and 1998, when there was a BJP government in Delhi, work was done for Delhi's rural areas, but the subsequent governments did not pay attention to it."

He added that now the current government has started working on building and improving rural chaupals, community centres, and streets.

"Now, the development of rural chaupals, community centres, streets has started. Our priority is that just like the development takes place in New Delhi, the same should...