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Who is Atishi

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Who is Atishi

One of the most prominent members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Atishi is hailed for her role in Delhi’s famed education reforms. Born to Delhi University (DU) professors Vijay Singh and Tripta Wahi on 8 June 1981, Atishi received her school and college education in Delhi. Soon after graduating in history from DU’s St Stephen's College in 2001, she went to the Oxford University for further studies.
 
Atishi, who has dropped her surname, got associated with the AAP in 2013 and became involved in policy formulation for the party. She played a key role in leading the education reforms in
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'Tughlaqi farman': Atishi slams Delhi govt's fuel ban for old vehicles

Terming the decision "baseless and illogical", Atishi argued that a vehicle's age alone should not be the determining factor in pollution control

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Updated On : 02 Jul 2025 | 1:50 PM IST

AAP opposes proposed fee regulation bill, calls it 'anti-parent'

Atishi pointed out that the BJP government deliberately bypasses democratic processes by planning to introduce the Bill through an ordinance, without any public consultation

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Updated On : 11 Jun 2025 | 9:04 AM IST

AAP-BJP spar over worsening air quality after dust storm batters Delhi

A sudden dust storm from Rajasthan engulfed Delhi, pushing air quality into the 'poor' zone and igniting a sharp political blame game between AAP and BJP

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Updated On : 15 May 2025 | 10:59 PM IST

MHA downgrades ex-Delhi CM Atishi's security cover from Z to Y category

The development comes as a part of routine threat assessments of political leaders on the basis of which they are provided security cover

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Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 3:17 PM IST

Atishi alleges CM Rekha Gupta's husband running govt affairs, shares photo

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva in response accused Atishi of making an "insulting" remark

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Updated On : 12 Apr 2025 | 10:06 PM IST

Delhi HC issues notice on plea challenging Atishi's Kalkaji election win

Petitioners alleged that a day before polling, Atishi's aides were caught with ₹5 lakh in cash and were acting under her instructions to bribe voters in exchange for votes

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Updated On : 26 Mar 2025 | 11:51 AM IST

Delhi govt 'doubles' capex, keeps Rs 5.1K crore for women payouts

Gupta, who also holds the finance portfolio, highlighted that she has doubled capital expenditure to Rs 28,000 crore

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Updated On : 25 Mar 2025 | 11:24 PM IST

'Delhi govt admitted that no analysis was done to make Budget': LoP Atishi

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Budget 2025-26 for the national capital

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Updated On : 25 Mar 2025 | 1:45 PM IST

'Hope BJP keeps promises in Budget session': Delhi LoP Atishi slams govt

The Delhi Legislative Assembly is set to convene its first budget session under the BJP government, with the state budget scheduled to be presented on March 25

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Updated On : 24 Mar 2025 | 11:56 AM IST

Delhi Assembly budget session begins today, 3rd CAG report set to be tabled

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will move a motion for the election of financial committees, marking an important step in the assembly's financial governance

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Updated On : 24 Mar 2025 | 9:06 AM IST

AAP protests in Delhi, calls BJP's promise of ₹2,500 to women 'Jumla'

Earlier the LoP in the Delhi Assembly Atishi accused the BJP of only making excuses and not getting any work done

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Updated On : 22 Mar 2025 | 2:42 PM IST

Atishi slams Speaker's conduct, demands fairness for Oppn in Delhi Assembly

Atishi condemned the conduct of the previous legislative session, accusing the Speaker of fostering a biased environment that side-lined the opposition

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2025 | 2:34 PM IST

Atishi slams BJP over promise of free LPG cylinders to women on Holi

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi chief minister Atishi said that women in the capital are waiting for the BJP to fulfil its pre-poll promise

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2025 | 2:45 PM IST

Virendra Sachdeva slams AAP over failure in Punjab's cash transfer scheme

This comes after AAP leaders criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party for not implementing the financial aid scheme of providing Rs 2,500 per month to women in Delhi

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2025 | 11:51 AM IST

Atishi urges Delhi CM to transfer Rs 2,500 to women's accounts immediately

With only a day to go for Women's Day, women across Delhi are eagerly awaiting the fulfilment of this promise, Atishi said

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2025 | 2:24 PM IST

Atishi, AAP MLAs protest against Delhi govt over Mahila Samriddhi Yojana

LoP Atishi said they were not protesting but waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement the scheme

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Updated On : 04 Mar 2025 | 2:30 PM IST

Defamation case: Court asks Sandeep Dikshit to share info with AAP leaders

The defamation suit claims that former chief minister Atishi and AAP's Sanjay Singh, during a press conference on December 26 last year, accused Dikshit of taking crores of rupees from the BJP

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Updated On : 03 Mar 2025 | 2:00 PM IST

Atishi extends support to people affected by Motia Khan cylinder blast

The AAP leader condoled the demise of the woman who died in the cylinder blast and requested that compensation be given to her family

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Updated On : 03 Mar 2025 | 6:28 AM IST

'Injustice to opposition': Atishi writes to Speaker on AAP MLAs' suspension

Former Delhi CM and LoP in Assembly Atishi said that this is an "insult" not only to the MLAs but also to the mandate given by the people

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Updated On : 28 Feb 2025 | 1:54 PM IST

AAP stages 'dharna' after Atishi, MLAs stopped at Delhi Assembly gate

Former AAP chief minister Atishi said the BJP was crossing all limits of dictatorship after coming to power in Delhi

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Updated On : 27 Feb 2025 | 11:50 AM IST