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Himanta Biswa Sarma threatens to lodge defamation suit against Kejriwal

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dared his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal to call him corrupt when the latter is on a Guwahati tour on Sunday

Eight AAP workers arrested in Gujarat for putting up anti-Modi posters

Eight workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have been arrested for allegedly putting up posters saying Modi Hatao Desh Bachao in different parts of Ahmedabad city in Gujarat, police said on Friday. The Gujarat unit of AAP condemned the arrests saying the action has proved their point that "democracy is in danger". In a release, the city crime branch said eight persons have been arrested on the charge of damaging public property by putting up posters with the text Modi Hatao Desh Bachao in areas like Isanpur, Maninagar, Vatva, Narol and Vadaj. The posters were put up by the AAP workers on Thursday, it said. The arrests were made on Thursday night after the registration of first information reports (FIRs) in different police stations earlier in the day, said the release. Police have identified the AAP workers as Natwar Thakor, Jatin Patel, Kuldeep Bhatt, Bipin Sharma, Ajay Chauhan, Arvind Chauhan, Jivan Maheshwari and Paresh Tulsiani. AAP's Gujarat vice president Sagar Rabari said th

BJP put democracy in dustbin: Goa AAP display posters targeting PM Modi

"When something is not acceptable, it is the right of people to protest. But the BJP and central government are trying to take away this right," Palekar said

Fresh posters targeting PM Modi crop up in Delhi as AAP launches campaign

From today, the party will put up posters with the caption 'Modi Hatao Desh Bachao' across the country, AAP state convenor Gopal Rai had earlier announced at a party meeting

MCD budget cleared, 4 resolutions moved by AAP for traders welfare passed

The much-awaited civic budget was cleared during a special meeting held at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday, with the ruling AAP saying that "welfare of workers" is at the core of it. AAP MLA and party's MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak at a press conference held after the end of the session at the Civic Centre, said the budget was cleared, and four resolutions introduced by its councillors for the welfare of traders were "also passed". The civic budget is worth Rs 16,023 crore and puts focus on areas such as sanitation, education and health, a senior official said. A piece of land measuring 47.346 acres has been allocated by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for a landfill site in Tehkhand area near Okhla, out of which 32.346 acres will be used for setting up an engineering landfill site, work of which is expected to be completed by April 2023, according to the budget speech of the commissioner, made last December. Delhi has three sanitary landfill sites located at

Make AAP national party, give all facilities in K'taka polls: Sanjay Singh

The AAP on Wednesday demanded that the Election Commission recognise it as a national party "immediately" and ensure it gets all the facilities during the Karnataka Assembly polls a national party is entitled to. The poll panel said earlier in the day it was looking into the issue of granting national status to the Aam Aadmi Party. "The Election Commission announced the schedule for Karnataka elections today but we have a grievance with it," AAP Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson Sanjay Singh said at a press conference. He lamented that the poll panel has not yet taken any decision on the matter even after the AAP fulfilled the conditions required to be declared a national party with its performance in Punjab, Gujarat and Goa polls last year. "Election Commission has not officially given national party status to AAP despite the party ruling Delhi and Punjab and has two MLAs with over 6 per cent vote share in Goa. The party also has five MLAs in Gujarat where it secured about

AAP to display posters against PM Modi across India on March 30

The Aam Aadmi Party will be displaying posters against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 11 languages across the country on March 30, party's state convener Gopal Rai said on Tuesday. "The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will display posters in states across the country on March 30. All state units of the party have been asked to paste posters in their respective states. The posters have been printed in 11 languages," Rai, the Delhi AAP chief and environment minister, told PTI. Last week, posters reading "Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao" (remove Modi, save India) appeared on walls and electricity poles across the national capital following which the police arrested six people and registered 49 FIRs. The BJP had retaliated by pasting "Kejriwal Hatao, Delhi Bachao" (remove Kejriwal, save Delhi) posters across the national capital.

We will bring 4 resolutions for businesses during civic body meet: AAP

AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Monday announced that their councillors will introduce four resolutions for the welfare of businesspersons during a special meeting of the civic body to discuss it budget. The special meeting has been convened at the MCD headquarters on Tuesday. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi passed the "schedule of taxes" in the civic budget for 2023-24 on February 15, and as required by the norms, the civic budget has to be cleared by March 31. Addressing a press conference, Pathak said that four resolutions will be brought by AAP councillors, and he urged BJP members to support them. One of the resolutions would be brought by AAP councillors Parveen Kumar and Sunil Chaddha pertaining to presenting the MCD's side before the judicial committee appointed by the Supreme Court to look into the matter of sealing of local shopping centres. "The Supreme Court had formed a judicial committee to look into the matter of sealing of local shopping centres and commercial shop

Liquor policy case: SC offers no relief to Kavitha against ED summons

The Supreme Court on Monday did not grant stay on summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to K. Kavitha, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC

Opposition parties approaching SC against 'dictatorship' of BJP: AAP

The AAP on Friday said 14 opposition parties have approached the Supreme Court against the alleged arbitrary use of central probe agencies in an attempt to raise their voice against the "dictatorship" of BJP. Senior AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi also alleged that the BJP has become a "washing machine" which cleans all the dirt on political leaders once they join it. The AAP is among the 14 parties, led by the Congress, which approached the apex court on Friday, alleging misuse of central probe agencies against political opponents. These parties seek pre- and post-arrest guidelines to be followed by the agencies such as the CBI and the ED. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear their plea on April 5. "Approaching Supreme Court is an attempt to oppose BJP's dictatorship, misuse of central agencies by the BJP," Atishi told reporters. "BJP is a washing machine. They file cases against opposition leaders to pressure them and to poach them. Once they join BJP, all cases end. Assam

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Delhi govt's budget for FY23-24 has something for everyone: CM Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the 2023-24 Budget has something for everyone and asserted that it will give a major push to infrastructure with Rs 21,000 crore being allocated for various projects. He told a press conference that his government has been providing free education, water, power and healthcare services to citizens, but has never incurred losses, and assured that all the free schemes of the Delhi government will continue. In 2014-15, the Budget outlay was Rs 30,940 crore, which has now gone up to Rs 78,800 crore, he said after the tabling of the financial document in the assembly. "This is because Delhi has an honest government. Finally, the Budget was presented today. The Delhi government's Budget for the financial year 2023-24 has something for everyone. We have so far invested heavily in education, health and electricity sectors and this will continue. This budget focuses on a clean, beautiful and modern Delhi," Kejriwal said. "We have achieve

Manish Sisodia sent to 14-day judicial custody in Delhi excise policy case

A Delhi court on Wednesday sent former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to 14-day judicial custody in a money laundering case arising out of the excise policy matter. Special Judge M K Nagpal sent the senior AAP leader to jail till April 5 after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) produced him on conclusion of his custodial interrogation in the matter. The anti-money laundering probe agency has so far quizzed Sisodia for seven days in its custody in the matter. On Tuesday, the special court deferred the hearing to March 25 on the bail plea of Sisodia in the main case being probed by the CBI. The CBI on February 26 arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. The ED arrested Sisodia on March 9 in Tihar jail, where he was lodged in connection with the case being probed by the CBI.

Work done by Sisodia will be carried forward at double speed: CM Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that Delhiites are "missing" Manish Sisodia on the day of budget presentation, and asserted that the work started by the former minister will be carried on at double the speed. This time, the budget will be presented by Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot, who was given charge of the finance department after resignation of deputy chief minister Sisodia. Sisodia, who was arrested by the CBI in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case, had been presenting the AAP government''s budget ever since the party came to power in Delhi. "Today Delhi's budget will be presented. Delhiites are missing Manish ji very much today. But the work started by him will not stop. The work done by him will be carried forward with double the speed," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi. The Union Home Ministry approved the Delhi Budget on Tuesday following a clarification from the AAP government, paving the way for its presentation in the Assembly.

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Punjab not afraid of taking measures to curb criminal activities: Kejriwal

AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Punjab government was not afraid of taking stringent measures to curb criminal activities in the state. His comments came after Punjab Police launched a major crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh and members of his outfit Waris Punjab De'. When we came to power in Punjab, people said they (AAP) can work in the fields of education, health and power, but handling law and order situation will be tough. The system we inherited from previous governments showed that criminals and gangsters were provided political protection. But our government is an honest one. We are taking strict action against such elements," Kejriwal said. He said the strict action against criminals taken by the Punjab government has shown that the AAP is a hardcore patriotic party. "I thank people for their support," Kejriwal said and congratulated his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann for the crackdown. Police in Punjab

Excise policy scam: K Kavitha may join ED probe for 3rd time today

On Monday, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC was grilled for almost ten hours during which she was confronted with Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Pillai and few documentary evidence

Budget file received at 9:25 pm, approval sent back at 10:05 pm: LG House

An official at the L-G House said that Saxena had approved the Annual Financial Statement 2023-2024 with certain observations and the file was sent back to the Chief Minister on March 9

Two Ex-DJB officials sent to 3 years in jail in money laundering case

A court here has sentenced two former Delhi Jal Board officials to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate, saying it was taking a "lenient view" in the matter. Special Judge Ashwani Kumar Sarpal was hearing the case against Raj Kumar Sharma and Ramesh Chand Chaturvedi, who were sentenced to five years and four years imprisonment, respectively by a CBI court in December 2012 for misappropriating around Rs 47.76 lakh from the DJB and against whom the ED had registered a case in December 2009. The anti-money laundering agency, however, filed the complaint in the present court in March 2021 after a delay of more than 11 years and around four years after the accused completed their sentence in the CBI case. "The accused persons, after realising that they have no defence in this present prevention of money laundering Act (PMLA) matter after conviction in scheduled offences by the CBI court which was upheld by the Supreme .

AAP leader Bhardwaj demands apology from Rijiju for "anti-India" remark

Saurabh Bharadwaj further stated that the BJP party is unnecessarily getting involved with the Chief Justice of India over conservative matters