Page 15 - Arvind Kejriwal

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 .

BJP fields ex-MPs Parvesh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri against Kejriwal and Atishi

The BJP on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates for the polls to the 70-member Delhi Assembly, fielding former MP Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi seat against ex-chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. It has named another former MP Ramesh Bidhuri from Kalkaji, where Chief Minister and AAP candidate Atishi is in the fray. The party has fielded its national office-bearers Dushyant Kumar Gautam and Ashish Sood from Karol Bagh and Janakpuri, respectively, Arvinder Singh Lovely from Gandhi Nagar and former AAP leader Kailash Gahlot from Bijwasan. Former Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay will contest from Malviya Nagar.

Delhi polls: BJP fields Parvesh Verma against Arvind Kejriwal in first list

Delhi Assembly elections: Ramesh Bidhuri will be contesting from the Kalkaji constituency against Chief Minister Atishi

Kejriwal's work common, holds no reality on ground: Sandeep Dikshit

Dikshit further said that even in the field of education, the pace of progress during Sheila Dikshit's tenure was much faster

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

BJP takes dig at Kejriwal over promise of Rs 18,000 honorarium to priests

The BJP on Wednesday took a swipe at Arvind Kejriwal calling him a "bagula bhagat" (pretentious devotee) over his pre-poll promise of giving a monthly honorarium of Rs 18,000 to priests of temples and granthis of gurudwaras. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, party national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed that Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) exemplifies "unreliability" in Indian politics, adding that the people of Delhi have understood its "antics." He alleged that the AAP, which emerged with the promise of bringing change to the country's politics, has lost its "credibility" as it continues to pursue "the same old Congress politics." There was no immediate response from the AAP to the BJP's charge. Asked about Kejriwal's pre-poll promise of providing an honorarium of Rs 18,000 to priests of temples and granthis of gurudwaras, Trivedi wondered why he is making such an announcement instead of implementing it right away, when his party is still in power

'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

BJP accuses Arvind Kejriwal of exploiting children for political gains

Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia claimed that the Delhi government ignored concerns raised by the National Human Rights Commission

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

Sanjay Singh denies dual-voter claims against wife, plans defamation case

AAP MP Sanjay Singh, rejecting the allegations, announced plans to file defamation cases against BJP's Amit Malviya and Manoj Tiwari

'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

Arrest Hardeep Puri for having Rohingya infiltrators in Delhi: Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday demanded the arrest of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, alleging he has all the data on the places he has made the Rohingya infiltrators settle down in Delhi. Puri hit back accusing Kejriwal of playing with national security. The politics over Rohingya immigrants living illegally in Delhi has intensified ahead of Assembly polls with the BJP accusing AAP of helping Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators settle down in the national capital and using them as vote bank in elections. The Delhi Police, following directions from Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, has launched a campaign to identify and deport the illegal immigrants. In a press conference, Kejriwal said, "Arrest Hardeep Puri because he has all the data on where he has made the Rohingya immigrants to settle down in Delhi... He (Puri) has told about this in a tweet (post on X). "Why are they working so hard and creating drama? Hardeep Puri and Amit Shah have all the dat

Human right panel asks X to remove AAP campaign post featuring children

In the letter, NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo noted that the Commission had taken cognisance of the matter under Section 12(a) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Kejriwal's arrest, excise policy cases dominated Delhi courts in 2024

Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, excise policy hearings, hogged limelight in Delhi courts in 2024

Delhi imams protest outside Kejriwal's residence over delay in salaries

The All India Imam Association Rashidi mentioned that around 250 imams are troubled with salary delays and their salary is only Rs 18,000 per month

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

Lathi charge on peaceful student protesters attack on democracy: Kejriwal

In a post on the social media platform X, Kejriwal highlighted the incident as an attack on democracy and criticised the government's response to student voices