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'Provide factual evidence': EC to Kejriwal on Yamuna poisoning claim

EC has also directed Arvind Kejriwal to provide specific proof of Yamuna poisoning by 11 am tomorrow or face action

Gadkari campaigns for Delhi Assembly polls, highlights BJP's infra push

Gadkari pointed out that modern infrastructure is being built rapidly in Delhi at a cost of Rs 65 thousand crore

Sandeep Dikshit slams AAP for Punjab vehicles in Delhi during elections

Dikshit said that he has been raising the issue of vehicles from Punjab coming to Delhi with Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena

Delhi Police seize 'Punjab govt' vehicle, AAP calls it 'planted stunt'

Delhi Police registered a case after a vehicle labelled "Punjab government" was on Wednesday intercepted with cash, liquor and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) pamphlets, an official said. The vehicle bearing a Punjab number plate was caught by the Flying Squad team in the New Delhi district, the official said. The Flying Squad attends to all Model Code of Conduct violations and all complaints related to liquor, arms and cash used for elections. The Punjab government dismissed claims that it owned the car intercepted in Delhi. The vehicle's number plate was forged and fake as it can be tracked to a different car not owned by the Punjab government, it said. The AAP, too, released a statement, saying the car seizure was a "planted stunt, ?poorly executed and utterly bogus". Delhi Police said officials have initiated legal proceedings in the matter, and a case is being registered at Tilak Marg police station. "Upon searching (the car), we discovered cash, multiple liquor bottles, and Aam Aadmi .

Delhi polls: PM Modi shores up BJP's campaign; Rahul slams Kejriwal

The issue of alleged toxic water in the Yamuna continued to hog the limelight with PM Modi launching a scathing attack on Kejriwal

Kejriwal alleges CM Saini 'pretending' to drink Yamuna water; PM slams him

AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday claimed that Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini "pretended" to drink Yamuna water and then spat some of it back in the river, saying they want Delhi people to consume the same "poisonous" water. Amid a controversy over his remark that BJP-ruled Haryana was "mixing poison" in Delhi water supplied through Yamuna and attempting "genocide", Kejriwal shared a video of Saini performing Achman (sipping holy river water) at Yamuna bank in Haryana. "Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini pretended to drink Yamuna water... and then spat the same water back into the Yamuna. When I said that Yamuna water could be dangerous for the lives of Delhiites due to ammonia contamination then they threatened to lodge an FIR against me. "They want to make the people of Delhi drink the same poisonous water which they themselves can not drink. I will never let this happen," Kejriwal said in the post. Earlier the day, the Haryana chief minister shared his vi

'Poison in Yamuna': Modi, Rahul slam Kejriwal, Haryana court issues summon

Amid an escalating row over AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's claim of Haryana poisoning the Yamuna water, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at former Delhi chief minister, alleging that he has failed to fulfil his promise to clean the river in the last 10 years. Later in the day, Kejriwal responded to the Election Commission (EC) notice over his claim that the Haryana government was "mixing poison" in Yamuna and said raw water received from the state recently has been "highly contaminated and extremely poisonous" for human health. In a related development, a court in Haryana's Sonipat on Wednesday summoned Kejriwal on February 17 on a complaint over his claim that the BJP-ruled state was mixing "poison in the Yamuna" river. The court of Sonipat Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Goyal issued a notice to Kejriwal in the matter. Polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly will take place on February 5 and counting of votes will be undertaken on

Public duty to highlight toxicity: Kejriwal to EC on Yamuna poison remark

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday responded to the Election Commission notice over his claim that Haryana government was "mixing poison" in Yamuna, and said raw water received from the state recently has been "highly contaminated and extremely poisonous" for human health. In his reply, the former Delhi chief minister also said his remarks were made in context of an "urgent public health crisis" over drinking water quality in the city. In the 14-page reply to the Election Commission, he said the "alleged statements" attributed to him were made as his public duty to highlight the "severe toxicity and contamination" of raw water received from the BJP-ruled state. Following a complaint filed by the BJP over the matter, the Election Commission issued the notice to Kejriwal on Tuesday, giving him time till Wednesday 8 pm to furnish his reply. Kejriwal also said the ammonia level in raw water received from Haryana was so "extreme" that water treatment plants in Delhi are unable to ..

Kejriwal opposed to reservation, against Dalits, minorities: Rahul Gandhi

Stepping up his attack on AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the former Delhi chief minister is opposed to reservations and is against Dalits, backwards, minorities and the poor. Addressing an election rally in Bawana here, Gandhi said he and his party do not fear Prime Minister Narendra Modi and on the contrary, "the PM is afraid of the Congress". He also attacked Kejriwal with the 'sheesh mahal' jibe for the second straight day and said that though he talked about clean governance, the "biggest scam" in Delhi took place under his watch. Gandhi said Kejriwal reneged on his promise of bathing in and drinking Yamuna water and challenged him to drink the water from the river. He said both Prime Minister Modi and Kejriwal are opposed to reservations and are against Dalits, minorities, backwards and the poor. "Kejriwal should say clearly that he would get caste survey done and breach the wall of 50 per cent cap on reservation, but he w

Delhi riots: Court grants custody parole to Shafa ur Rehman to campaign

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted five days custody parole to February 2020 riots accused Shafa ur Rehman to contest and campaign for the upcoming state assembly elections. Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai who was hearing Rehman's interim bail plea for four weeks, directed his release from January 30 to February 3 for 12 hours each day upon a deposit of Rs 2.07 lakh as security expenses. "Although the present case and the case in which the co-accused Mohammad Tahir Hussain has been granted custody parole by the Supreme Court are altogether different, still when the Supreme Court has declined the interim bail of the co-accused and only granted custody parole to him, this court should also follow the same, the court said. Rehman, contesting on a AIMIM ticket, was further ordered not to comment on his pending cases in his campaign, speech or press conferences. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) announced Rehman as its candidate for the Okh

Delhi HC asks ECI to prevent use of 'vilifying' material in poll campaign

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of India to ensure political parties and their candidates did not use any "vilifying" material during election campaigns. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the direction on a PIL alleging spam calls and voice messages were made to public by unknown numbers to vote a particular political party to power to get freebies. The bench disposed of the plea taking note of the proposed action by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the petitioners' complaint. The court said the state election officer, chief election officer and the district election officer were fully empowered and duty-bound to check such messages and advertising material being circulated by political parties and their candidates having the tendency to vilify the atmosphere in elections. Advocate Sidhant Kumar, representing the ECI, said the commission took cognisance of the petitioners' complaint and directed t

PM Modi compares Arvind Kejriwal to serial killer: Who is Charles Sobhraj?

Dubbed "The Serpent" and "Bikini Killer," Charles Sobhraj's crimes have inspired multiple adaptations, including Netflix's latest drama Black Warrant

Delhi Assembly polls: PM Modi slams Kejriwal over 'poisoning Yamuna' remark

Slamming AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks that "poison" is being mixed in the Yamuna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that fearing their defeat in the Delhi polls, "AAP-da people" have turned desperate. Addressing a public meeting in Kartar Nagar here in the run-up to the February 5 assembly polls, he also likened AAP leaders to serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who gained notoriety for duping people. "Those who built 'sheesh mahal' and those who looted public money worth thousands of crores of rupees can never think of the welfare of the poor. That is why they are spreading lies in Delhi. These AAP-da people speak lies with such innocence that people get trapped," Modi said. "You may have heard of Charles Sobhraj. He was a known thug, but he was such an expert at duping people with innocence that every time people would get duped by him. That is why one has to remain cautious of such people," he said. Delhi has made it clear that now excuses, fake promises

Congress promises caste census, permanent jobs in Delhi election manifesto

In the first part of its manifesto, Congress had already announced five guarantees, including Rs 2,500 per month under the Pyari Didi Yojana, Rs 25 lakh health insurance for all

Delhi polls: Tahir Hussain launches poll campaign under police supervision

Former AAP councillor and 2020 Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain launched his election campaign in Mustafabad here on Wednesday under police custody, a day after the Supreme Court granted him six-day custody parole. Contesting the upcoming Delhi assembly polls on an AIMIM ticket, Hussain stepped out of Tihar Jail at 6 am and reached his election office in Mustafabad's 25-Foota Road where he interacted with supporters and greeted local residents while being escorted by armed security personnel. However, as per the Supreme Court's directives, he is prohibited from visiting his Karawal Nagar home -- an alleged site of the 2020 riots -- and was restricted from making any public statements regarding the ongoing cases against him. The Supreme Court had on Tuesday granted Hussain custody parole from January 29 to February 3, allowing him to campaign under police supervision for 12 hours daily, from 6 am to 6 pm. A full bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Meht

Cong vs AAP: Rahul attacks Kejriwal over liquor scam, bungalow controversy

Rahul Gandhi criticises Kejriwal over the Delhi liquor scam and his official bungalow, while the AAP chief questions why no Congress leader has been arrested in the National Herald case

Delhi LG terms Kejriwal's 'Haryana poisoning Yamuna' claim objectionable

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena wrote to Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday alleging that AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal's accusations that "poison" is being mixed in the Yamuna water and there is an "attempt of genocide" in the national capital are highly objectionable and unfortunate, and amount to endangering national security. AAP later hit back sharply, saying the lieutenant governor (LG) needs to choose between public welfare and his "political masters". Citing media reports and a report by the Delhi chief secretary, Saxena said Kejriwal's allegations against the BJP-led Haryana government of poisoning the Yamuna river and attempting a "genocide" in Delhi are "highly objectionable, unfortunate and undesirable". "Making false, misleading, non-factual accusations of poisoning and genocide over a sensitive issue like drinking water and attempting to incite the public against another state government is not only a threat to the states involved, but also to national peace and ...

Amit Shah slams Kejriwal over false claim of 'poison' in Yamuna water

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused Arvind Kejriwal of falsely alleging that the Haryana government mixed poison in the Yamuna and dared the AAP supremo to make public the DJB report that he cited to level the charge on the BJP-ruled state. In response, the AAP said the Delhi Jal Board "confirmed" that charges levelled by Kejriwal are true, and challenged the BJP to get the ammonia level in the river checked by a joint team of engineers from Haryana and Delhi with an Election Commission oversight. Addressing a public meeting in the Kalkaji constituency, Shah also dared Kejriwal to tell the people of Delhi the name of the poison that he claimed was mixed in the river. According to Kejriwal he saved the people of Delhi by stopping the "poisonous" Yamuna water from entering Delhi, but he must show the official order issued in this regard, the home minister said. "Kejriwal ji, winning and losing are part of the election process. Making an innocent face, you accused the ...

Rahul Gandhi attacks AAP over 'sheesh mahal' politics, Kejriwal hits back

Blowing the cracks within the INDIA bloc wide open, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal launched a sharp counterattack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, targeting him over the National Herald case and land grab case involving Robert Vadra. Kejriwal was responding to comments made by Gandhi at a poll rally in Delhi on Tuesday. Gandhi claimed that Kejriwal was "afraid" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that the "liquor scam" took place under his watch while he was engrossed in "sheesh mahal politics". "Don't preach on fear and bravery. The country knows who is a coward and who is brave," Kejriwal said in a post on X. The AAP supremo lashed out at Gandhi, raising questions about his family's alleged immunity from investigations under the BJP regime. "Modi puts people in jail even by making fake cases like the liquor scam. Why haven't you and your family been arrested in open-and-shut cases like National Herald? How did Robert Vadra get a clean chit from BJP? It is better if you don't preach

SC gives 6-day custody parole to Tahir Hussain to campaign for Delhi polls

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted six-day custody parole to former AAP councillor and February 2020 riots accused Tahir Hussain, who is contesting on a AIMIM ticket, to campaign for Delhi assembly polls. Custody parole entails a prisoner being escorted by armed police personnel to the place of visit. A full bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta allowed Hussain's plea to campaign in police custody from January 29 to February 3. The court said he would only be allowed to leave jail along with security for 12 hours, according to the jail manual. The top court said the former councillor could walk out of jail at around 6 am and return by 6 pm. The bench said Hussain's custody parole would be subject to the deposit of Rs 2.47 lakh per day as part of security expenses, including the police escort. Hussain, said the court, should not visit his Karawal Nagar home, an alleged site of the riots, while restraining him from making any public comments over t