Earlier on Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) escorted AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh from his Delhi residence after arresting him
The AAP Rajya Sabha MP was taken into custody after a day-long interrogation by ED officials at his Delhi residence
More than 77 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the elections to Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, the first key poll in the region after abrogation of Article 370. Polling for the elections which began at 8 am concluded at 4 pm smoothly, officials said. Voters across age groups turned out in large numbers to cast their vote in the 5th LAHDC elections in which 87 candidates are trying their luck for 26 seats of the 30-member hill council. Four councillors with voting rights are nominated by the administration. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 8 and the new council will be in place before October 11. The existing council headed by National Conference's Feroz Ahmad Khan completed its five-year term on October 1. "There was polling of 77.61 per cent in the elections to LAHDC Kargil today. Barring a few incidents, polling concluded smoothly in all the constituencies," Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse told PTI. As per the
Singh is the second prominent AAP leader, after former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, whom central agencies have arrested in the case
On Wednesday, Sanjay Singh was questioned by the central probe agency for over 10 hours in connection with the case
On September 8, the AAP had released its first list of 10 candidates for the state Assembly elections
The list includes Komal Hupendi, the state unit chief of the party, and Tejram Vidrohi, a prominent farmers' leader; five candidates are Scheduled Tribes (STs)
A Punjab court on Saturday sent Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira to 14-day judicial custody in connection with a 2015 drugs case
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday said that the next Lok Sabha elections will be a fight to save the Constitution and democracy in the country. Addressing the AAP's 'Leadership Development Conference' here, he said, "The BJP-led government is spreading hatred and communal poison... next Lok Sabha elections will be a fight to save the Constitution and democracy," he said. He claimed that the AAP governments in Delhi and Punjab were working for development. The Rajya Sabha MP said the Congress was in power in Assam for 15 years and the BJP for seven years but neither parties worked on the burning issues of the state. Stating that AAP will contest panchayat and assembly elections in Assam, he urged party workers and leaders to work for the welfare of the people. He claimed that Assam is facing price hike and the state's economy is burned by excessive debt.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a common compilation of submissions be filed by both the parties in a petition by Delhi government challenging the central government's law establishing pre-eminence of the lieutenant governor over the elected AAP dispensation in controlling services in the national capital. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was urged by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the Delhi government, that the matter be listed before a five-judge Constitution bench for urgent hearing. I can't express the agony of the (Delhi) administration, the senior lawyer said. There are older Constitution bench matters. We are listing and there are two seven-judge bench matters also coming up. All these are also important and are pending for years, the CJI said, adding it may be listed after some time. The bench, however, asked Singhvi and Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain to sit together and decide the
Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha organised a Sufi night for their friends and family members at the Raghav's residence on Wednesday. The couple will tie the knot on September 24, 2023
Talking about his own suspension, the AAP leader said, "I was also suspended in the last session, but it was only for the previous one, I will be attending the session of Parliament today"
Ahead of the inauguration, Kakkar took to X, and accused PM Modi of "low-level politics"
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also visit Madhya Pradesh on September 18
The process of converting internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles into an EV involves changing the original engine and other related components and installing a new alternative powertrain
According to reports, the INDIA alliance can hold discussions on seat sharing, and a joint campaign plan is also on the table
The AAP has become the third political party, following the BJP and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), to release its first list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh polls
"Our national identity is not the BJP's personal property that it can modify on whims and fancies," he added
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday claimed that unemployment has been the highest in 42 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose only motto is to "lie to the people, get their votes and rule over them". The remarks by the AAP, a constituent of the opposition INDIA alliance, came after PM Modi, in an interview with PTI, said, "For a long time, India was perceived as a nation of over one billion hungry stomachs. But now, India is being seen as a nation of over one billion aspirational minds, more than two billion skilled hands, and hundreds of millions of young people." Reacting to the prime minister's comments that fake news and deep fakes can cause chaos and loss of credibility of news sources and can be used to fuel social unrest, the AAP accused the Union Cabinet of being "responsible for most of the fake news". AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the prices of fuel and medicines have gone up considerably under Prime Minister Modi. "Under PM Modi, unemployment became the high
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