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Delhi Govt to introduce policy for compensation to victims of electrocution

The policy aims to control accidents caused by electricity and provide financial assistance to the victims in Delhi

AAP holds protests across Punjab against Sanjay Singh's arrest by ED

The AAP held protests across Punjab on Friday against the arrest of its Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in connection with alleged irregularities in implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy. Ministers in the Punjab government, AAP MLAs and leaders from the state and the district level took part in the protests, the party said in a statement. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday took into custody Singh -- the second high-profile AAP leader arrested after Manish Sisodia -- in the case related to alleged irregularities in implementation of the now-scrapped excise policy. The AAP termed Singh's arrest as a "dictatorial step" of the Narendra Modi government, the statement said. In Jalandhar's Nakodar, AAP MP Shushil Kumar Rinku, Punjab Minister Balkar Singh, MLA Raman Arora, and other leaders held protests with a large number of party workers. Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak led the protest in Pathankot where AAP workers set fire to an effigy of Modi, the statement ...

Flood of illegal constructions in Delhi; alleges BJP chief Virendra

"As AAP has formed government in MCD in last 8 months, there had been a flood of illegal construction and encroachment in the roads' he added

Entire liquor scam false, not even a penny changed hands: CM Kejriwal

Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Rouse Avenue Court sent Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh to remand till October 10, 2023, in connection with the now scrapped Delhi excise policy or liquor scam case

Corruption now common in AAP: BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi lashes out

Further taking a swipe at the AAP, Trivedi said, the Aam Aadmi Party which came with an agenda of establishing morals in the field of politics now seems to be the party lacking these morals the most

ED summons 2 associates of AAP MP Sanjay Singh in Delhi excise policy case

Sarvesh Mishra and Vivek Tyagi are expected to be confronted with the evidence seized by the agency during the investigation and it is understood that they will be confronted with Singh too

Delhi court sends AAP leader Sanjay Singh to ED custody till Oct 10

A Delhi court Thursday sent senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate for five days, a day after the anti-money laundering agency arrested him in the Delhi excise policy case. Special Judge M K Nagpal remanded Singh in ED custody till October 10 to enable the federal probe agency to interrogate him. The AAP Rajya Sabha MP will be produced before the court on expiry of his custody. While being brought to the courtroom, Singh said his arrest was an act of injustice by Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose party was going to lose the next Lok Sabha elections. Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with its money laundering probe linked to the 2021-22 Delhi Excise policy case, in a huge blow to the city's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). "This is Modiji's injustice. He will lose election, he is losing election," he told journalists. Later, when the court asked him whether he wanted to say something, Singh claimed he w

Sanjay Singh produced before court, says his arrest 'Modiji's injustice'

AAP leader Sanjay Singh was produced before a court on Thursday, a day after he was arrested in the Delhi excise policy case. The Rajya Sabha MP said his arrest was an act of injustice by Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose party was going to lose the next Lok Sabha elections. Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with its money laundering probe linked to the 2021-22 Delhi Excise policy case, in a huge blow to the city's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). "This is Modiji's injustice. He will lose election, he is losing election," he told journalists while being produced before Special Judge M K Nagpal.

Show evidence of corruption against Sanjay Singh: AAP on MP's arrest

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Sanjay Singh, in a money laundering case linked to the investigation into the Delhi liquor policy

Kingpin still out: Anurag Thakur takes on AAP after Sanjay Singh's Arrest

"The kingpin is still out now. His number will also come. Investigation is underway. All those people to whom Arvind Kejriwal issued a certificate of honesty are in jail for a year", he added

It is AAP's character to do corruption openly: BJP on Sanjay Singh's arrest

The BJP spokesperson said the culprits in the Delhi excise policy case will be caught in ascending order depending on the magnitude of their fraud

Got political clearance to travel abroad after filing plea: Delhi Mayor

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that she was granted political clearance by the Centre for her travel to Brisbane for a programme. Justice Subramonium Prasad was told by the counsel for Oberoi that the mayor got the political clearance on Tuesday after filing the petition. However, this was disputed by the Centre's counsel, who submitted that the clearance was given before the petition was filed. "I got the permission yesterday after the petition was filed. I mentioned the matter before the chief justice's bench at 12 pm and got the political clearance thereafter, the court may record my statement," Oberoi's counsel submitted on her behalf. The judge disposed of the plea, noting that the grievance of the petitioner no longer survives. The matter was mentioned for urgent hearing by the mayor's lawyer on Tuesday and the chief justice's bench agreed to list it on Wednesday. Oberoi had sought permission to travel abroad to attend the 2023 Asia Pac

Delhi govt begins special audit of Jal Board amid agency's rising debt

The Delhi government has begun a special audit of the DJB amid the water works agency's rising debt and shrinking revenues, sources said on Tuesday. The Finance department of the Delhi government conducting the special audit will also look into alleged instances of fund diversion by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) from capital heads to other works, they said. The audit will find out how a corpus of Rs 12, 712 crore provided in the last five years was utilised by the DJB even as its debt has soared to around Rs 70,000 crore from over Rs 26,000 crore in 2018, sources said. The DJB, apart from production and distribution of water and disposal of sewerage, also looks after Yamuna cleaning in the city. It is currently executing various projects worth Rs 18,000 crore, official sources said. They said it has come to knowledge that the DJB in the past diverted funds under capital heads to meet its pending bills for various projects. Out of Rs 1,557 crore provided to it this year for various work

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: AAP releases second list of 12 candidates

On September 8, the AAP had released its first list of 10 candidates for the state Assembly elections

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: AAP releases first list of 10 candidates

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)

Have urged Centre to implement OPS for Delhi govt employees: CM Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday voiced support for the old pension scheme and said he has requested the Centre to implement it for Delhi government employees. His remarks came amid a massive protest at the Ramlila Maidan here by central and state government employees from more than 20 states for the restoration of the old pension scheme. "We strongly support the demand of govt employees to bring back OPS. NPS is an injustice against employees. We have implemented OPS in Punjab and have written to Centre for implementing it for Del govt employees. Some other non-BJP govts have also implemented OPS," Kejriwal said in a post on 'X'.

Fully committed to INDIA bloc: Kejriwal after Congress MLA arrest in Punjab

The Punjab Congress has been severly critical of the Bhagwant Mann government over the arrest of Khaira alleging political vendetta by the state govt

Political vendetta, alleges Congress Punjab chief on Khaira's arrest

Ahead of protes by the Congress in Bhatinda, Warring said that a delegation of Punjab Congress had gone to meet Khaira but they were informed that Khaira was being moved to Fazlika jail

Punjab Cong MLA Khaira taken into police custody in 2015 drugs case

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was taken into custody by the Punjab Police in connection with a 2015 drugs case on Thursday morning, family members of the legislator claimed. However, there was no official word on Khaira being taken into police custody. A family member of the Congress MLA went live on Facebook showing that a team of Punjab Police has reached their residence to apprehend Khaira. In the video, Khaira could be seen arguing with the police team and asking them to show him the arrest warrant. The Bholath legislator could also be seen asking for the identity of the police officers who were part of the raiding team. When Khaira asked the team where he was being taken, a police official told him that he was being taken to Jalalabad in Fazilka. Slamming the Bhagwant Mann government, the Congress MLA claimed that he was being apprehended in a fake case and that "jungle raj" was prevailing in the state. The drugs case was registered in March 2015 at Jalalabad in Fazilka.

Sidhu slams Mann on spending big on sorties, seeks details on aircraft use

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday sought details of expenditure on the use of a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft by the Bhagwant Mann government, accusing it of spending public money on luxury sorties for AAP campaigns in other states. Sidhu wrote to the secretary of the Punjab Civil Aviation Department, seeking the information under the Right to Information Act. The Congress leader said the Aam Aadmi Party government, in the last one and a half years, used the aircraft for election campaigning in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and other states. "It has come to notice that the Punjab government on various occasions has used the official state chopper and also hired fixed-wing aircraft for campaigns and tours regarding party affairs, I need information on various accounts under RTI," he wrote. As the state government has to pay for the financial burden caused by hiring of fixed-wing aircraft, I request you to kindly inform the following things, the former minister ...