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Rs 10 lakh insurance, free coaching: Kejriwal's 5 promises to auto drivers

Ahead of 2025 Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal has announced five key guarantees for auto drivers, including Rs 1 lakh for daughters' marriages, Rs 10 lakh insurance, and free coaching

Election Commission colluding with BJP: AAP on 'deletion' of voters' names

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of "colluding with the BJP" as he reiterated his party's claims of deletion of voters' names from electoral rolls ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections. Addressing a press conference here, the Rajya Sabha MP said an application for the deletion of 3,800 voters' names has been submitted in RK Puram constituency and they belong to booths where the AAP has been winning elections. AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders have been alleging that many voters' names have been deleted from electoral rolls ahead of the Delhi polls due to be held in February next year. "We came to know that an application for the deletion of 3,800 voters' names has been submitted in the RK Puram constituency. When our workers and local MLA verified these voters, they found that 1,800 of them are still living in the same place and are eligible voters," Singh claimed at the press conference. "The voters named in the applicati

Museum of corruption: Delhi BJP chief gives tour of Kejriwal's Sheesh Mahal

This is the reality of the black money hoarded by Arvind Kejriwal who calls himself a common man, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva added

AAP MP gives suspension of business notice in RS to discuss crimes in Delhi

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh requested to discuss this serious issue under Rule 267

Kejriwal invites auto drivers to his residence for tea ahead of Delhi polls

In a move to strengthen his grassroots outreach ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal invited auto drivers to his residence for tea on Monday. Sharing moments from the gathering on X, Kejriwal in a post in Hindi said, "Today, I invited my auto driver brothers to my house for tea and talked to them openly. Sharing joys and sorrows with them is very special for me. I have an old and deep relationship with them." "No matter what the times have been, we have always supported each other. Their challenges and hard work have always inspired me. We have always worked for them and will continue to work for their convenience in the future as well," he said. The post included photos of Kejriwal interacting with auto drivers, a group widely considered a core voter base for AAP since its inception. Till date, no one has given us, the auto drivers, as much respect as Arvind Kejriwal has, an auto driver said .

Delhi polls: AAP releases 2nd list of candidates, Sisodia moves to Jangpura

Delhi Assembly elections: AAP shifts Sisodia to Jangpura, and Avadh Ojha to contest from Patparganj. With the new list, AAP has announced 31 candidates for the upcoming polls

AAP slams Centre over bomb threats to Delhi schools, questions Amit Shah

The ruling AAP on Monday voiced concern over the bomb threats received by several schools in Delhi, and accused the BJP-led Centre of failing to ensure safety of city residents. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal said in a post on X that Delhi never witnessed such poor condition of law and order and demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah answer the people of the city. Around 40 prominent schools in Delhi received bomb threats on Monday morning, a police official said. The majority of schools have asked the students to go back to their homes. Chief Minister Atishi charged that the Centre has failed in its only responsibility of providing safety to the people of Delhi. In a post on X, she said from routine crimes of extortion, murders and shootings now the schools are receiving bomb threats. "Delhi never had such pathetic law and order. The BJP led central government has failed in its sole responsibility to provide safety to the Delhi people," she charged. Senior AAP le

Law and order 'worrisome' in Delhi, we need to raise our voices: Kejriwal

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday lashed at the BJP-led Centre over "worrisome" law and order in the national capital and asserted the situation would have been different if his party government exercised control over Delhi Police. Addressing a 'padyatra' ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Karol Bagh, Kejriwal said he start an agitation with the public to force the Centre to ensure their safety in the city. "Delhi Police is not in our control, otherwise, the situation in Delhi would not have been this bad. Just as I fixed schools, hospitals, and electricity, I would have fixed law and order too," he asserted. "Now we need to raise our voices. All of us together must raise our voices. I will unite all of Delhi, and we will demand from these BJP leaders to provide security to Delhi," he said. The AAP has stepped up its attack on the BJP ahead of the elections for 70 Assembly seats in Delhi due February next year. "Delhi chose me to fix electricity, water, education and ...

Winter action plan: Delhi govt to set up 230 tents as shelter for homeless

The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has set up 235 pagoda tents to provide shelter to homeless individuals during cold winter nights, according to officials. According to the Delhi government's winter action plan 2024-25 launched on November 15, a total of 250 tents are to be set up. The remaining 15 tents have been reserved for an emergency. "Each tent is equipped with essential amenities such as mattresses, blankets, toilet facilities, and health checkup services, along with three meals a day," an official said "Security measures have also been taken, with three guards assigned for each tent working eight-hour shifts," he said. For individuals staying in permanent shelter buildings, additional facilities such as geysers for hot water are being provided to ensure a more comfortable stay during the cold months, he added. Delhi recorded its coldest night of the season on Saturday, with the mercury dropping to 7.1 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, the city recorded a low of

As long as Amit Shah remains HM, murders will happen daily in Delhi: AAP

Delhi CM Atishi claimed that the BJP-ruled central government has caused a breakdown of the law and order situation in Delhi, due to which the residents are troubled

Law-and-order lone responsibility of BJP, but they failed: Kejriwal

AAP Chief highlighted that the law and order situation in Delhi has become alarming, incidents of openly firing and stabbing are becoming quite frequent

Kejriwal slams Amit Shah over poor law and order situation in Delhi

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that the sound of gunfire echoed in the Shahdara district early in the morning

AAP leader Dilip Pandey leaves electoral politics ahead of Delhi polls

In a heartfelt post on X, Pandey expressed gratitude for his political journey while reaffirming his support for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi polls: Kejriwal accuses BJP of 'trying to cut votes' from voter list

Kejriwal alleged that the BJP had submitted an application to Election Commission of India to cut votes of 11,000 people, citing that either these people have shifted or passed away

HC refuses to prepone hearing on Kejriwal's plea in excise policy case

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to advance the hearing on a petition by AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal challenging a trial court's order taking cognisance of a chargesheet filed against him in a money laundering case. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said, "matter will be heard on the same date (December 20). I have a lot on the board to hear." Kejriwal had sought preponement of the date of hearing on his petition from December 20. After the court declined to change the date, Kejriwal's counsel pleaded that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) be directed to a supply copy of its reply to the petition in advance. "Whatever you file, give it to them also," the court told the ED's lawyer. On November 21, the high court refused to stay at that moment the trial court proceedings against Kejriwal in the money laundering case. The high court had issued notice and sought response of the ED on the plea by the former Delhi chief minister. Kejriwal sought setting aside of the trial court order and a

MLA Naresh Balyan gets bail, arrested again: What's the case against him?

A few hours after AAP leader Balyan was granted bail in an extortion case by the court, he was arrested again by the Delhi Police in a separate FIR

Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel retires from electoral politics

Ram Niwas Goel is one-of the senior-most leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and currently serving as the Delhi Assembly Speaker

Kejriwal condemns attack on Badal, lauds Punjab Police for averting tragedy

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at Golden Temple in Amritsar and lauded the Punjab Police for averting a "very big" tragedy. Speaking in Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal also hit out at the BJP, saying "very big powers" are conspiring to defame Punjab and people of the state. "The Punjab Police not only averted the tragedy but also set an example of how to maintain law and order," the former Delhi chief minister said. He said that the issue of attack on Badal was raised by the BJP, but the party was silent over the "murders, rapes, shooting in Delhi" where police come under the Central government. A former terrorist opened fire at Badal from a close range while he was performing the duty of 'sewadar' outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday but missed as he was overpowered by a plainclothes policeman. The audacious attack was captured on cameras of mediapersons who had gathered outside the Sikh shrine to cover

Delhi HC notice on ED plea against giving unrelied doc copies to Kejriwal

The plea stated that the impugned order, dated October 9 this year issued by the Special Court, directed the ED to supply copies of the uninspected and un-relied upon documents

Kejriwal slams Centre for lawlessness after Delhi's triple murder incident

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government after three members of a family were found dead at their home in the national capital. Describing the incident as "extremely painful and frightening," the AAP convener accused the Centre of allowing criminals a free hand and failing to ensure law and order in the capital. "Three murders in the same house in Neb Sarai This is extremely painful and frightening. Every day, Delhiites wake up to such frightening news. Criminals have been given a free hand, law and order has collapsed. Homes are being destroyed, innocent lives are being lost. And those who are responsible are silently watching all this happen," he wrote in a post on X. "Will the central government keep quiet like this and watch the law and order situation in Delhi collapse? Will its party still say that crime is not an issue in Delhi?" he added. The Delhi Police operates under the Union Ministry of Home .