India, Feb. 12 -- The Delhi government has assumed full responsibility for the recent fatality in Janakpuri, where a motorcyclist died after falling into a pit dug for civil works, and initiated departmental inquiries into the incident, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday.

Speaking to HT during an interview on the first year of her administration in the national capital, the CM characterised the period as one where the government was "learning the ropes, repaying old debts and drafting policies". The coming year, she added, will be focused on developing infrastructure, implementing policy and improving accountability.

It is a tragic accident, she said, when asked about the death of the 25-year-old man on Friday night when his m...