New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday alleged that the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government left the public exchequer 'empty' before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took over.

CM Rekha Gupta, however, assured that the scheme to provide Rs.2,500 a month to women in the national capital - a key poll promise of the BJP - would be launched with 'detailed planning'.

In a press conference, Rekha Gupta mentioned that the government had held several meetings over the past three days to review the financial status.

"During these meetings with officials, we recorded the financial condition... the previous government had left the public exchequer empty," she stated.

The Delhi Chief Minister was responding to a qu...