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Punjab: Bajwa hits out at AAP over nomination filing for Panchayat polls

Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly and Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reagrding the complications being faced by candidates in filing nominations for Panchayat election in the state scheduled to take place on October 15.He accused government officials of being negligent, leading to uncerainity among candidates about reservations and other things related to nominations in different panchayat segments.Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Punjab LoP & Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa said, "On the floor of the house, the Chief Minister of Punjab had assured that the Panchayat elections will be conducted in a free and fair manner. We informed the state election commissioner that for the past two days, no panchayat secretary, BDPO, Tehsildar have been sitting in their respective offices."Partap Singh Bajwa, along with other Congress leaders on Saturday, approached the Punjab state election commission to address the complications being faced by ...

Kejriwal to soon vacate CM residence, AAP scouts for supremo's new home

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will soon vacate the official residence of Delhi chief minister in Civil Lines area of the city, with an intensive search on to look for a new house near his New Delhi constituency, the party said on Saturday. Kejriwal, who resigned as Delhi chief minister earlier this month, said he would vacate the official Flagstaff Road residence during the Navratri period. The auspicious Hindu festival commences from the first week of October. "Arvind Kejriwal will vacate the CM residence soon and search for his new accommodation has been intensified. Kejriwal is prioritising locations near his assembly constituency New Delhi, as he intends to remain connected with the people there," the Aam Aadmi Pary (AAP) said in a statement. AAP MLAs, councillors, workers as well as the common people are offering him accommodation, regardless of their social, economic, or political background, the party said. Kejriwal lives with his family, including his wife, children and elder

WFH, odd-even scheme and more: Delhi's 21-point ‘Winter Action Plan’ to tackle pollution

The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government introduced a 21-pointer ' winter action plan' to tackle the city's recurring pollution during the winter season. Watch the video to know the details.

BJP working for deletion of votes of AAP's supporters, alleges Kejriwal

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that the BJP has been trying to delete the votes of his party supporters on a massive scale after realizing that it was going to lose the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls due in February. The former Delhi chief minister speaking in the assembly session also alleged that the BJP has stationed "paid employees" in the city localities to identify the AAP voters and get their names deleted from the voters' lists. "They know they are going to lose the Delhi Assembly polls very badly. What I have learnt from the BJP leaders is that work has been started by them on a massive scale for deleting the AAP votes and ensuring bogus voting in the elections, said Kejriwal. In each colony they have stationed some paid employees' who are going door to door asking the people whom do they vote. If someone says that they vote for the Aam Aadmi Party then their votes are deleted," he claimed. Kejriwal said the people of Delhi should be wary of those w

Voting for MCD standing committee polls starts, AAP, Congress absent

Voting for the vacant seat in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's standing committee, its highest decision-making body, began on Friday with Additional Commissioner Jitender Yadav presiding over the process. While councillors of the ruling AAP abstained from the voting process, Congress corporators were also not present in the MCD House. Earlier in the day, Mayor Shelly Oberoi, in a press conference, termed the election "unconstitutional" and announced that AAP councillors would not take part in the poll. On Thursday, Congress Delhi chief Devender Yadav said they would not participate in the polls. Before the commencement of voting, an MCD official laid out rules for the casting of votes. He pointed out that no mobile phones were allowed in the House during the elections -- a point of contestation because of which the polls were postponed on Thursday.

AAP trying to take away Dalits' rights: Delhi BJP president on MCD polls

The MCD order said that the matter was again placed before the Lt Governor as directed by him

BJP killing democracy: Sisodia on Delhi LG forcing late-night MCD vote

LG VK Saxena has directed the MCD Commissioner to submit a report of the conduct of elections

Ahead of key polls, AAP slips below MCD majority as 3 councillors defect

Councillors Preeti, Sarita Phogat, and Praveen Kumar defected to BJP, lowering AAP's count in MCD to 125, just below the majority mark

Kejriwal inspects Delhi roads with CM; says was in action mode in jail also

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said works of public welfare "stalled by the BJP" will be now resumed and all damaged roads in the city will be repaired. The former Delhi chief minister claimed that he was sent to jail because the BJP's target was to defame the AAP government in Delhi by stalling work for the people. Accompanied by Chief Minister Atishi, the AAP supremo inspected the roads in the city and later said, "I want to assure the people of Delhi that I have come back and the stalled works will be resumed. All their problems will be solved." When asked if he would be seen playing a more active role, Kejriwal said "We are in action mode round the clock. I was in action mode even in jail." Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia and local MLA Dilip Pandey also accompanied Kejriwal and Atishi during their inspection of a road in the Delhi University (DU) area. "A few days ago I met their big leader. I asked what did you get with my arrest? I was shocked and felt sa

ED files reply to bail plea of Satyendar Jain, hearing set for next week

Advocate Vivek Jain appeared for Satyendar Jain and informed the court that the reply has been received an hour ago

AAP govt, LG blame each other for delay in completing 24 hospital projects

A blame game erupted between the AAP government in Delhi and the LG Secretariat on Wednesday with the two holding each other responsible for the delay in the completion of 24 hospital projects in the national capital. They also accused each other of "planting" stories in the media. In June 2020, there were scientific projections that Delhi would have 20 lakh coronavirus patients and around 80,000 of them would require hospitalisation, the AAP said in a statement. "The Delhi government at that time was proactive to decide and allocate resources to... (arrange) thousands of ICU beds in the form of new hospitals and new hospital blocks. The Kejriwal government then always prioritised health of its people over budget constraints," it said. Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj was constantly writing to the lieutenant governor (LG) regarding his duty to create posts for the upcoming hospitals, the ruling party said. "The minister had been reminding the LG through written letters that till

MCD polls on Sep 26 to determine who will dominate Delhi's civic body

A crucial day awaits the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday, as the ruling AAP and the opposition BJP vie for dominance in the key Standing Committee elections. The election, set to fill the sole vacancy in the 18-member Standing Committee, the MCD's highest decision-making body, will take place on Thursday. This vacancy was created after BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat resigned following her election from the West Delhi Lok Sabha seat earlier this year. In a setback for the AAP on Wednesday, three of its councillors switched sides and joined the BJP just a day before the Standing Committee election. Dilshad Colony Garden councillor Preeti, Green Park councillor Sarita Phogat, and Madanpur Khadar East councillor Praveen Kumar joined the BJP changing the numbers dynamics in the corporation. The BJP said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has lost majority in the MCD House and hence the "moral authority" to be in power. "The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has today lost majority among

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The chair will wait for Arvind Kejriwal: Atishi after taking charge as Delhi CM

AAP leader Atishi officially took charge as the Chief Minister of Delhi following the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal. After assuming office, Atishi placed an empty chair next to hers

You can break anyone except Haryanawaley: Kejriwal says BJP tried alliance

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sharpened his attack on the BJP government at the Centre, alleging that they wanted to "break" him in jail and make him join the NDA. "They don't know that I am from Haryana. You can break anyone, but not Haryanawaley," said Kejriwal during a roadshow in Dabwali in Sirsa district ahead of the assembly polls in the state. The AAP chief said the BJP was scared of his honesty and alleged that the party put him in jail in a "fake" case to "sully" his image. "They wanted to break me and they repeatedly asked me to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, National Democratic Alliance...I did not break and after coming out of jail, I am before you today," Kejriwal said at the roadshow held in support of Kuldeep Singh, the party's candidate from the Dabwali assembly seat. The former Delhi chief minister claimed that the BJP used "various tactics" to "break him". "They stopped my medicines. I am a diabetic but they stopped my insulin. My kidney would

Sisodia dubs ties with Kejriwal as Lord Ram, Laxman; calls BJP 'Ravan'

Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Sunday dubbed his relationship with the party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal as that of Lord Ram and Laxman and lashed at the BJP saying no "Ravan" can separate them. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva hit back, saying Sisodia was the "king of drama" and was trying to portray himself as Laxman ahead of Ramlila next month. At Kejriwal's first 'Janta ki Adalat' rally at Jantar Mantar here following his resignation as Delhi chief minister, Sisodia alleged the BJP wanted to separate him from Arvind Kejriwal but no "Ravan has the power to separate Laxman from Lord Ram". "As long as Arvind Kejriwal keeps fighting this battle as Ram against the Ravan of dictatorship, I will stand by his side as Laxman," he said. Sisodia asserted that he would not hold the post of deputy chief minister or education minister in the Delhi government unless people certify him as honest. Kejriwal resigned as Delhi chief minister post recently, saying he would hold the p

BJP leaders extend wishes to Atishi, say Delhiites expect nothing from her

BJP leaders on Saturday extended their best wishes to Atishi on taking oath as chief minister of Delhi but said the people would not gain anything from the face change and they have no expectation from the AAP government. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, in a statement, said, "She has been unsuccessful as a minister and the people of Delhi have no expectations from her government." "With Atishi becoming chief minister, only the face of the government has changed, not its character. Corruption, neglect and chaos will persist," he claimed. In her first remarks after taking oath on Saturday, Chief Minister Atishi hit out at the BJP for hatching a "conspiracy" against her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal and urged the people of the capital to ensure that the AAP supremo returns to the post after the Assembly polls due early next year. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari congratulated Atishi on becoming chief minister and said that he expected her to focus on the "dilapidated" civic infrastructure in

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Atishi hails Kejriwal's morality, urges Delhiites to make him CM again

In her first remarks after taking oath, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi hit out at the BJP on Saturday for hatching a "conspiracy" against her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal and urged the people of the capital to ensure that the AAP national convenor returns to the top post again after the Assembly polls due early next year. Addressing a press conference here, Atishi said it is an "emotional day" for her as Kejriwal wil not continue to be the chief minister. "It is an emotional moment for me as he will not be the chief minister. He understood the pain of every person. He ensured free treatment for people, worked to improve the lives of the students of government schools, brought the provision of free bus rides for women. "The BJP implicated him in a false case and did everything to break him," the chief minister said, as she referred to Kejriwal as her "guru" and thanked him for giving her this opportunity. With the Assembly polls due early next year, Atishi said the people of the nationa

Manoj Tiwari asks Delhi CM to inquire excise case, fix roads, reduce bills

He also requested that the work to repair the roads under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) be carried out immediately, claiming that most of the roads are broken