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CAG report exposes Kejriwal's 'black deeds'; house costs Rs 75-80 cr: BJP

The BJP on Monday claimed that a CAG report raised 139 questions related to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's previous Flagstaff Road residence and "exposed his "black deeds". No immediate reaction was available from AAP on the charges. Addressing a press conference, the BJP's Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva said the report of 2022 cited an expenditure of Rs 33.86 crore on the "Sheesh Mahal" but the actual cost was far higher. "This report pertains to expenditure till 2022. There is no revelation on expenses of 2023 and 2024 and, according to our information, the real cost runs up to Rs 75-80 crore if the inventory of the items in the bungalow are included," he claimed. The BJP has sharpened its attack on Kejriwal ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, alleging corruption related to the 6, Flagstaff Road, bungalow that he occupied as chief minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took a jibe at Kejriwal, saying he built a "Sheesh Mahal" instead of paying attention to

Capital conundrum: Welfare promises versus infra push ahead of Delhi polls

Amid increasing poll promises ahead of Delhi elections, the spending choices of Congress and AAP regimes, and the fiscal challenges ahead for the next government

Alka Lamba slams Kejriwal over Rs 33 cr renovation expenditure on residence

She further asserted that Kejriwal, who had previously claimed he would not accept any facilities such as a bungalow, car, or security, had reportedly spent the funds on personal luxuries instead

LG approves appointment of Delhi Waqf Board CEO, slams AAP for inaction

Delhi LG slammed the AAP government for callousness by not appointing a CEO of the Delhi Waqf Board, that resulted in Imams and Mutawallis, not getting salaries

Kejriwal promises to waive 'inflated' water bills if AAP returns to power

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday promised to waive the "inflated" water bills received by people in Delhi if his party returns to power in the upcoming assembly polls in the national capital next month. In a press conference here, Kejriwal said that people were "distressed" due to water bills worth thousands and lakhs of rupees being sent to them by the Delhi Jal Board. He alleged that the inflated water bills started arriving after he went to jail and urged people not to pay those bills. "I have said this earlier, but today I am making a formal announcement: when AAP comes back to power after the assembly polls, these inflated bills will be waived. Those who think their bills are incorrect need not pay them," the former Delhi chief minister said. The AAP government provides free 20,000 liters of water per month and over 12 lakh households in the city have benefitted from the scheme, he added. The AAP is seeking to return to power for the fourth consecutive term after the .

PM Modi lays foundation for DU campuses, slams AAP over Delhi education

PM virtually laid the foundation stones for two new Delhi University campuses and a college named after BJP ideologue Veer Savarkar

Delhi elections: Congress fields Alka Lamba from Kalkaji against CM Atishi

Alka Lamba, the president of the All India Mahila Congress, is a former Aam Aadmi Party leader and an ex-legislator from Chandni Chowk

BJP says AAP biggest burden on people of Delhi after Modi calls it 'Aapda'

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is nothing more than a "newer version of the Congress", senior BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar charged at a press conference here at the party headquarters

'Feel like laughing': AAP responds to PM Modi calling party as 'AAPda govt'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed disappointment over the Delhi government's failure to implement the Centre's Ayushman Bharat Yojana, referring to it as the 'Aapda government'

PM Modi's 'Parivartan Rally' on Sunday will be game changer in Delhi: BJP

The BJP will take its Delhi Assembly poll campaign to the next level with the "Parivartan Rally" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rohini with "major announcements" for Delhi, party leaders said on Thursday. The rally is scheduled to be held Sunday at Japanese Park in Rohini in northwest Delhi. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the run-up to Delhi Assembly polls next month has announced a Rs 2,100 monthly payment for women and an honorarium of Rs 18,000 per month for priests and granthis. "Some big-ticket announcements are expected to be made by Modi in the rally. These will have a course-changing impact on our campaign," said a top Delhi BJP functionary. The Delhi BJP has already claimed that the "free" schemes of the AAP government will be continued if the party comes to power in Delhi. They have also hinted that the BJP could offer more to Delhi residents through increased free electricity units per month as well as by matching the Rs 2,100 promised by Kejriwal under Mahila Samma

'RSS to seek votes for BJP in Delhi elections?' Kejriwal asks Mohan Bhagwat

In a letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asked if RSS approved of BJP leaders distributing money to secure votes ahead of Delhi Assembly polls

Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana: Kejriwal registers 'Marghat Wale Baba' priest

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched the Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana, registering the priest of Marghat Wale Baba temple near Kashmiri Gate ISBT here. Under the scheme announced ahead of the assembly polls in February, Kejriwal said all the Hindu temple priests and granthis of Gurudwaras will be paid a monthly honorarium of Rs 18,000 if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) returns to power in Delhi. "Today I visited Marghat Baba's temple (ISBT) and launched the Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana. Today is the birthday of the Mahant ji here. I also celebrated his birthday with him," he said in a post on X. The former Delhi chief minister alleged that the BJP tried its best to stop the registration process for the scheme but no one can stop a devotee from meeting the god. Announcing the scheme earlier on Monday, Kejriwal said that he would visit Prachin Hanuman Mandir at Connaught Place to do the registration of the priests there. As the politics over the honorarium gathered momentum in

Shameful that AAP govt hasn't paid Anganwadi workers: BJP's Bansuri Swaraj

Bansuri called it 'shameful' that the Anganwadi workers have not been paid for seven months and that the stipend of the Asha workers has not been increased

'Your office has become proxy of BJP': Delhi CM Atishi slams L-G VK Saxena

Delhi CM Atishi responded to L-G VK Saxena's criticism of Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of stalling welfare projects, ignoring city safety, and tarnishing the Governor's office legacy

Delhi LG advises AAP govt to raise ASHA workers' stipend to Rs 9,000

This missive comes after, Saxena interacted with a delegation of ASHA and Aangwadi Workers, who met the LG on Monday at Raj Niwas and brought to his notice that their stipends had not been revised

Rs 18,000 salary to Hindu, Sikh priests if AAP wins Delhi polls: Kejriwal

Delhi Assembly elections: Arvind Kejriwal announced that the registration for 'Pujari Granthi Samman Yojna' will start from December 31

Delhi transport department rejects AAP's inquiry claim against CM Atishi

Former chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal made multiple allegations against the BJP, including mass alteration of voters' lists in the Delhi Assembly. The BJP, however, dismissed his allegations

Bade miyan, chote miyan: BJP compares AAP to Congress for targeting ECI

This comes after AAP MP Sanjay Singh had accused the BJP of attempting to remove his wife Anita Singh's name from the voter list, not once but twice

AAP manipulating votes in Delhi to win upcoming Assembly polls, says BJP

The BJP on Saturday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party of "manipulating votes" in Delhi to win the upcoming Assembly elections. In a press conference, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, sharing data of voters in the last Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, claimed that lakhs of minority voters were added to the electoral rolls. He claimed that many Hindu house owners in Tughlaqabad and Kalkaji constituencies, currently held by AAP, have complained that many minority community persons were registered as voters. The BJP leaders also presented the complainants from Tughlakabad in the press conference. The district election officer cum district magistrate of southeast Delhi in a post on X said the issues raised by the BJP in its press conference are being examined by the concerned electoral registration officers. "Appropriate action shall be taken as per the Representation of People Act as well instructions/guidelines of ECI," said the officer. Kejriwal is trying to "rig"

Delhi LG orders probe into AAP schemes; Kejriwal slams BJP, Congress

LG's office has issued separate directives to Delhi chief secretary and commissioner of police, following complaints filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit