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Gujarat: Ex-state home minister's son, ex- CM's daughter, others join AAP

A former Congress leader. the daughter of a former chief minister and a Dalit writer on Monday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat, where elections are likely to be held in December. Chetan Raval, son of former state home minister Prabodh Raval and a former president of a city unit of the Congress, had resigned from the party on Saturday and joined the AAP claiming he was encouraged by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "people-oriented approach". He said the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state and at the Centre as well as the Congress had failed to solve people's issues. His father Prabodh Raval was the home minister of the state in the 1980s under Madhavsinh Solanki and was also two-time Congress state unit president. Nita Mehta, daughter of former chief minister Chhabildas Mehta, also joined the AAP a day after meeting Kejriwal, who was on a two-day visit to the state on Saturday and Sunday. A social worker, Mehta said she was joining AAP due to Kejriwal's ...

Delhi Excise Policy case: Court extends Vijay Nair's CBI custody till Oct 6

A Delhi Court on Monday extended Vijay Nair, communication strategist of AAP to CBI remand till October 6

Delhi's education revolution made infra of schools world-class: Sisodia

Delhi's "education revolution" has made the physical infrastructure of the schools world-class and empowered students with a strong growth mindset, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday. Sisodia, who is also the city's education minister, visited Sarvodaya Co-Ed School, I P Extension, on Friday and interacted with students there. "This is the achievement of the Delhi education revolution that not only have we made the physical infrastructure of the schools world-class, but have also empowered students with a strong growth mindset. This change has been made possible due to the hardwork of the team education of Delhi," he said. Sisodia said it is was matter of great pride and happiness that students studying in Delhi government schools have started dreaming big. "Our children are not only dreaming of becoming surgeons, space scientists, athletes, politicians, entrepreneurs, teachers, IAS officers but also working hard to fulfill it." During the discussion on careers, ..

Delhi L-G shoots another letter to Kejriwal on tree felling for development

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has again written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pointing at the "unwarranted delay" in permitting the felling of trees and their translocation, saying this has stalled several critical development projects in the city, officials at the LG Office said on Friday. Saxena also raised the issue with Kejriwal during the weekly meeting on Friday evening, they said. Fifteen major projects involving the felling of trees and translocation of over 8,000 trees are stalled as the government is yet to give permission, they claimed. There was no immediate reaction from the government to the LG's letter. According to the officials, the LG has in his letter highlighted the wastage of public money and cost overruns due to such unwarranted delay and has stressed the need to fix accountability. On August 17, the LG had shot a similar letter to Kejriwal, but it has failed to evoke any response from the government, they said. "Any kind of indecision in such mat

AAP Gujarat co-incharge Raghav Chadha likely to be arrested: Kejriwal

Preparations are underway to arrest Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha since he was appointed as the party's co-incharge of political affairs in Gujarat, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Friday. Kejriwal, however, did not specify which agency was working on the alleged plan to arrest Chadha and on what charges. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP wanted to prevent its defeat in Gujarat by getting AAP leaders arrested, claiming that people of the state wanted to give their mandate to Kejriwal this time. Chadha, a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, put up a brave face and said he was neither afraid of going behind bars or even facing death sentence. The BJP has lost sleep seeing the growing support base of the AAP in Gujarat, he claimed. Chadha, who is credited with playing a significant role in the AAP's victory in the assembly elections in Punjab earlier this year, was recently appointed as co-incharge of the party's political affairs in

ED gets 8 days custody of liquor bizman Mahendru in money laundering case

A Delhi court Wednesday remanded liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru in eight days custody of the of the Enforcement Directorate for alleged money laundering. Mahendru, the managing director of Indospirit, a liquor distributor, was arrested by ED in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. ...The accused is being remanded to the custody of ED for eight days, i.e, till October 6, 2022, Special Judge M K Nagpal said. The court noted Mahendru was arrested only on Wednesday morning and the investigation was at a nascent stage. Noting that the accused has not cooperated in the probe so far, the court said his custodial interrogation was required to ascertain the exact volume and extent of the laundered proceeds of crime. It said he was required to be confronted with the huge physical and digital records which were claimed to have been seized during the searches conducted by the agency. His interrogation

Delhi Excise policy case: Court sends Vijay Nair to five-day CBI remand

A Delhi court sent Vijay Nair, communications chief of the AAP, to CBI remand for five days in the Delhi Excise Policy case

Power has gone into heads of BJP leaders: AAP on murder in Uttarakhand

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday termed as extremely shameful the murder of a 19-year old woman receptionist of a resort in Uttarakhand and alleged that the crime was the result of the power going into the heads of the BJP leaders. The AAP attacked the BJP after Uttarakhand Police on Friday arrested Pulkit Arya, son of a BJP leader Vinod Arya from Haridwar, for allegedly killing the teenager who had been missing for the last few days. Along with Arya, the police also arrested the manager and the assistant manager of the resort, owned by the BJP leader's son in Pauri's Yamkeshwar block. All the three were sent to judicial custody for two weeks. The state police chief Ashok Kumar on Saturday said that the woman receptionist, whose body was fished out from a canal, was being pressured by the resort owner to provide "special services" to the guests. Extremely shameful, the AAP chief spokesperson Saurbah Bharadwaj said when asked for his party's reaction at a press conference here.

Delhi govt to launch app for grievances regarding packaged commodities

The cabinet minister has also directed officials to ensure that the consumers are not overcharged during the festive season for packaged commodities

Delhi HC reserves order on L-G's defamation suit against AAP leaders

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a defamation suit moved by Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena against the Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders for levelling allegations against the L-G

Restrain AAP, its leaders from levelling defamatory allegations: L-G to HC

Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to restrain the Aam Aadmi Party and several of its leaders from levelling "false" allegations against him and his family, after they claimed that he was involved in a Rs 1,400 crore scam during his tenure as the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) chairman. Justice Amit Bansal, who heard the matter for two hours, reserved the order on the issue of granting interim relief to plaintiff Vinai Kumar Saxena. Besides, Saxena has also sought to injunct AAP, its leaders Atishi Singh, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Durgesh Pathak, Sanjay Singh and Jasmine Shah, who was appointed by the Government of NCT of Delhi as Vice Chairperson of the Dialogue and Development Commission, to delete or take down the alleged false and libelous posts or tweets or videos circulated and issued on social media. He has also sought damages and compensation of Rs 2.5 crore along with interest from the political party and its five leaders. Saxena

Punjab guv withdraws order summoning special Assembly session on Sep 22

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday withdrew his order summoning a special Assembly session on September 22 for the AAP govt to move a confidence motion. The Raj Bhavan cited absence of specific rules on summoning the Assembly for considering only a confidence motion. The decision came after Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma approached the governor, arguing that there was no legal provision to convene a special session of the Assembly to just move a 'confidence motion' in favour of the state government. The AAP government in Punjab had sought the special session to bring a confidence motion, days after it accused the BJP of trying to topple its government.

Punjab CM Mann calls special Assembly session to conduct floor test

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called a special session of the state Assembly on September 22 to seek a trust vote, days after the AAP accused the BJP of trying to topple its government. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state had earlier claimed that some of its MLAs were approached by the BJP with an offer of Rs 25 crore to each of them. "You must have heard how they tried to contact our MLAs and tried to offer money and other allurements in an attempt to topple the government which was elected with a huge mandate," Mann, who is in Germany, said in a video message in Punjabi. A few days ago, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema had alleged that some BJP leaders had approached seven to 10 MLAs with money and ministerial positions under 'Operation Lotus'. "We are summoning a special session of Punjab Assembly on September 22 in which we will show how elected MLAs are determined to realise the dream of making the state vibrant...We will bring a trust vote in

AAP hits back after BJP's 'megalomaniac' jibe at Arvind Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday hit back at the BJP after it called Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a "megalomaniac", saying the saffron party should answer questions raised by the AAP chief rather than deploying what it called were diversionary tactics. "Idhar udhar ki baat na karein. (Don't deploy diversionary tactics. Answer the questions," the AAP's national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh told a press conference here, attacking the BJP. He alleged the BJP has "poached" 285 MLAs of other parties and toppled governments in different states under Operation Lotus' so far. "The BJP should tell the nation how much black money it spent on purchasing, kidnapping and breaking 285 MLAs away from their parties across the country," Singh said, asking shouldn't the "Operation Lotus be probed by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate. The stinging reaction came after the BJP called Kejriwal a "megalomaniac" following his allegation AAP leaders were being targeted as the BJP

Delhi govt offers power subsidy opt-out amid dwindling liquor revenue

AAP says enough money to pay subsidy, only giving an option to those who don't want it and the move would expose "double talk" of BJP

GST collection sees incremental growth in FY23 first quarter: Delhi govt

The Delhi's government GST collection has registered an incremental rise in the first quarter of the financial year 2022-23, standing at Rs 4,349 crore in August, officials said on Tuesday. The GST collection was Rs 4,113 crore in May, and it grew to Rs 4,313 crore in June and further to Rs 4,327 crore in July. In August, it rose to Rs 4,349 crore, showing growth in trade and business in the city and consumer demand despite inflation, they said. In August last year, the GST collection was Rs 3,605 crore, which grew by 21 per cent to Rs 4,349 crore this August. In May 2021, the GST collection was Rs 2,771 crore and Rs 2,656 crore in June 2021. It was Rs 3,815 crore in July 2021.

'Delhi needs more educated L-G': AAP on CBI probe over alleged DTC bus scam

After the Delhi L-G VK Saxena gave his nod to the CBI investigation into the alleged irregularities in DTC buses procurement scam, the AAP took a dig at him saying "Delhi needs a more educated LG"

Slum dwellers to be part of consultations concerning their living: Sisodia

Slum dwellers will now be part of the consultations held to explore ways to improve the living conditions of people living in these settlements in Delhi, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said on Saturday. Sisodia said this while participating in a programme 'National Consultation on Community Led Management of Bastis in Delhi' held by the DUSIB. He assured people that the government will investigate the demands raised by them. The consultation held by Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) and supported by Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) was aimed towards formation of a slum/basti level committee and help slums uplift. "The slum dwellers will now contribute and be consulted for the development and maintenance of the community, Sisodia said, assuring suggestions of experts will be looked into by the Delhi government. The Section 13 of the DUSIB Act provides for the formation of a Basti Vikas Samiti. The provision calls for partnership of the government with jhuggi dwelle

ED seizes cash after raids on Punjab AAP MLA, others in bank fraud case

The ED on Friday said it seized Rs 32 lakh cash, some mobile phones and hard drives after it raided the premises of AAP MLA in Punjab Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra and some others as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged bank loan fraud. The federal investigative agency said in a statement that the searches were carried out at the business and residential premises of "accused persons and their associates" including Tara Corporation Limited (renamed as Malaudh Agro Limited on September 24, 2018), its directors Jaswant Singh, Balwant Singh, Kulwant Singh, Tejinder Singh, their associates and other sister concerns at Ludhiana, Malerkotla, Khanna, Payal and Dhuri. Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra is a legislator from the Amargarh assembly constituency. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab unit had on Thursday called the raids a "political vendetta". The ED said "incriminating pieces of evidence were seized related to "bogus firms through which turnover of Tara Corporation Limited was

Delhi AAP govt spent over 168-cr to provide health facilities in last 5 yrs

The Delhi government has spent Rs 168.43 crore for providing health facilities to over 4.27 lakh patients under its Delhi Arogya Kosh scheme over a span of five years, officials said on Friday. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia held a review meeting with the officials of the Health Department and directed them to focus on working towards ensuring the timely benefit of this government scheme to the maximum number of people across the national capital. He said between 2017 and March 2022, more than 4.27 lakh patients have benefited from this scheme and for this, Rs 168.43 crore have been spent by the government so far. There are four schemes under the Delhi Arogya Kosh which include financial support from the government for medical implants, various types of surgeries, 136 types of medical tests and the Farishtey scheme for treatment of accident victims. Under this scheme of the Kejriwal government, if any citizen of Delhi goes to a Delhi government hospital and encounters a waiti