Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and her ministers started their tenure by focusing on 'Maa Yamuna', attending a grand Yamuna arti. The chief minister attended a grand "Yamuna Aarti" on Vasudev ghat before chairing her first cabinet meeting .
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