After he was denied a Rajya Sabha nomination, disgruntled AAP leader Kumar Vishwas said he has been “punished” for speaking the truth. “For the last one-and-a-half years, be it the PAC (Political Affairs Committee) or my elder brother Arvind Kejriwal’s decision on issues like surgical strike, taking a soft stand[Read More…]
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Aam Aadmi Party yet to finalise names of Rajya Sabha candidates
Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to finalise the names of candidates for three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi which are falling vacant next month, with party leaders Ashutosh and Sanjay Singh emerging as the possible choices. AAP sources said that the process of consultations was still on[Read More…]
Sealing small shops show BJP wishes to help big industrialists: AAP
Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday condemned the sealing of 51 premises in a posh south Delhi locality by officials of BJP-run MCDs and dubbed the party as pro-industrialists and against small businessmen. “The sealing of shops in Defence Colony — and the way the three Municipal Corporations[Read More…]
Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?
Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]
BJP conspired to acquit accused in 2G ‘scam’: AAP
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday alleged that the BJP had conspired with accused persons in the 2G ‘scam’, after a special court acquitted all the accused in the case, including former Telecom Minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the 2G ‘scam’[Read More…]
AAP loses all seats in Gujarat, asks why VVPAT slips not counted
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which lost all 29 seats it contested in the Gujarat Assembly elections questioned why VVPAT slips were not being counted and said that the BJP will be “exposed soon”. AAP Delhi MLA and Chief Spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj told IANS that the BJP was[Read More…]
If Gujarat exit polls right, BJP has manipulated EVMs: AAP
Even as various exit polls predicted BJP victory in the Gujarat assembly elections, the AAP on Friday questioned these but said if results on December 18 indeed tallied with the predictions the BJP must have manipulated the EVMs. “There were massive crowds at rallies of Patidar leader Hardik Patel. BJP[Read More…]
BJP’s destructive ideology won’t even spare Hindus, says AAP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Friday criticised BJP over the viral video in which a man was seen being brutally hacked to death and set on fire for allegedly committing “love jihad” and said that the manner in which the ruling BJP was functioning, the majority can[Read More…]
No chance of returning to AAP, say Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav
Dismissing reports that the AAP was holding talks with them for their return to the party, Swaraj India founders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav on Monday said there was no such possibility. Bhushan retweeted a media report that quoted Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas as saying so and dubbed[Read More…]
AAP needs system to rid itself of viruses: Kumar Vishwas
Hitting out at his detractors within the AAP, its founder-member Kumar Vishwas on Sunday said the party needed an anti-virus system to get rid of “viruses that have been destroying it”. “Anti-virus system will be set up in the party and that will include party workers,” Vishwas told the media.[Read More…]
Delhi: Sisodia says air quality ‘not severe’, experts say otherwise
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that air pollution in Delhi is “technically very close to severe, but not severe” even as he issued advisories, including the closing of all primary schools in the city for Wednesday. However, experts say the situation is already severe, as the[Read More…]
Delhi pollution: AAP government proposes aerial water sprinkling
The Delhi government on Monday expressed its willingness to the Centre to bear the cost of aerial sprinkling of water in the national capital in order to help reduce air pollution. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain wrote to Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan and said[Read More…]
Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll: A tough fight between Congress, BJP, and AAP today
The parliamentary constituency of Gurdaspur in Punjab is all set to go to polls on Wednesday. The seat was vacant following the demise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and actor Vinod Khanna. The polling will begin at 8 AM and conclude at 5 PM today. The results of[Read More…]
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet actor Kamal Haasan today
Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is to meet popular actor Kamal Haasan for the political purpose on Thursday in Chennai. Haasan is preparing to enter politics. A source close to Kejriwal told The Indian Express, “Arvind Kejriwal will be travelling to Chennai Thursday to meet Kamal Haasan,[Read More…]
AAP conquers Bawana, TDP marks lead in Nandyal by-polls
Following a tough competition between AAP and the Congress in the Bawana by-polls, the former emerged victorious by a strong margin of over 24000 votes. BJP, who was trailing behind both the parties in the initial rounds, picked up votes in the final few rounds and ended at the second[Read More…]
BigB sent notice to Kumar Vishvas; AAP leader says sending Rs 32 as demanded
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s legal team has reportedly sent a legal notice to AAP leader and poet, Kumar Vishvas, for alleged copyright infringement, on Wednesday. News18 reported that Bachchan’s lawyers have served the legal notice after Vishwas recorded a song using lyrics by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. “This is a copyright infringement… ![Read More…]
Kapil Mishra issued a notice to evacuate government bungalow
Former Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra has been issued a notice by the Public Works Department of the Delhi government, asking him to vacate the Civil Lines bungalow he resides in ‘at the earliest’. A senior government official said that as Mishra was no longer a Cabinet minister, he was not[Read More…]
21 AAP MLAs face setback in office of profit case
In a major jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party, the Election Commission of India on Saturday refused to drop the ‘office of profit case’ against 21 AAP MLAs. They are facing a threat of disqualification in the case. The Election Commission stated that the legislators were appointed Parliamentary Secretaries, hence[Read More…]
Kejriwal government to install CCTV cameras in buses
Due to the increase in bus rape incidents, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Delhi government is soon going to install CCTV cameras in over six thousand buses which run in the national capital. The government is going to utilise the Nirbhaya Fund for the installation. In order to fulfil[Read More…]
CBI raid on Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain’s residence
On Monday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain’s residence whose alleged connection with a money laundering case is under the scanner. The CBI team has reached Jain’s residence to seek clarifications from his wife in money laundering case. In this case, the CBI had[Read More…]
PWD slaps a fine of Rs 27 lakh on AAP for illegal occupation of bungalow
Delhi government’s Public Works Department (PWD) has slapped a fine of Rs 27 lakh on the AAP for illegal occupation of a bungalow in Rouse Avenue in Delhi. PWD handed out a notice to AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta over its continuous occupation of 206, Rouse Avenue as party office.[Read More…]
After Rahul Gandhi, AAP team heads for Mandsaur
On Friday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders headed to drought-hit Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, where five farmers lost their lives in police firing on Tuesday. Their visit comes a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s dramatic attempt to visit Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur and his brief arrest. Mr Gandhi headed[Read More…]
(Watch): Kapil Mishra manhandled in Delhi Assembly by AAP MLAs
Former Delhi minister Kapil Mishra was mistreated in Delhi Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday. Mishra was allegedly interrupting the assembly proceedings regardless of the frequent warnings by the speaker. “I had written a letter to speaker, I had sought time to speak in Delhi Assembly, I was demanding a special Assembly[Read More…]
AAP govt must compensate for losses after GST: Vijender Gupta
Opposition leader in Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta on Tuesday demanded the AAP government to declare coverage for Delhi’s municipal corporations which would lose revenue after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He said the BJP would raise the issue in the special session of the Delhi Assembly,[Read More…]
Kapil Mishra’s big expose: Slams Kejriwal over Rs 2 cr donation
Sacked Aam Aadmi Party leader Kapil Mishra who has been in news for slamming corruption charges against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal claims to expose ‘big truth’ on Friday. As he took to twitter to articulate, he said he will produce the ‘evidence’ relating to this issue at the press conference.[Read More…]