New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday suspended its three serving Councilors of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), purportedly over anti-party activities and their questionable conduct during the recent zonal ward committee elections. The three AAP councillors, all women, who were sacked with immediate effect are Nirmala Devi (Sharma), Krishna Devi Raghav, and Mrs Sultana Abad.The suspension was announced in an official order signed by Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bha…
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Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, alleging that it brazenly subverted the democratic mandate during the election of the President of the Qadian Municipal Council. Bajwa said the Congress had secured a clear numerical advantage in the Municipal Council (MC) and was fully prepared to democratically elect its President. He added that t…
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that the state’s journey towards becoming the number one in every sector would continue with the support and trust of its people, saying the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has fulfilled every promise made to the people. Addressing a gathering in Mukerian town, the Chief Minister said his politics is not about holding on to power but about ensuring the progress and prosperity of the people of Punjab.The Chief Min…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that the Aam Aadmi Party leadership must explain its political association with and patronage of ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, who was held guilty of instigating the 2020 Delhi riots, murder and violence in a court. Reacting to the trial court’s decision delivered on Monday, Chief Minister Gupta said that the conviction of Tahir Hussain in the case marks an important step towards justice for the families who lost the…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should apologise to the people of the national capital after a court convicted former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain in the 2020 Delhi riots case involving the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma.Reacting to the verdict, Khandelwal alleged that the violence had been pre-planned and accused the AAP of supporting those involved.“This clearly shows that the riots were pre-planned and we…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) As Uttar Pradesh and Punjab gear up for Assembly elections next year, the Congress once again finds itself confronting challenges similar to those it faced earlier in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and other states.In Uttar Pradesh, INDIA bloc partners Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are engaged in a tussle over their respective on-ground political strength. This comes despite indications that the two parties could again forge an alliance after their improve…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Monday welcomed the conviction of former Aam Aadmi Party Municipal Councillor Tahir Hussain for the planned murder of Intelligence Bureau Official Ankit Sharma in the midst of the 2020 Delhi riots in North East Delhi. Delhi BJP President said that the Aam Aadmi Party has had a strong bond with several anti- national activists, which has time and again been exposed, including Tahir Hussain’s link to the 2020 riots.Khalid Saifi, ano…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots, while acquitting six co-accused in the case. The Karkardooma Court held Hussain guilty under Sections 302 (murder), 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine a person), 188 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant), 153A …
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) State President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab, Kewal Singh Dhillon, on Sunday said that the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government has pushed the state into a deep financial crisis through continuous borrowing, saying the government’s policies have transformed the dream of “prosperous Punjab” into a “kangal (bankrupt) Punjab”. Dhillon said the state government’s latest Finance Department notification dated July 10 is to raise another Rs 1,…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said on Sunday that former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) attempt to hold a Shri Sundarkand Paath with the objective of politically exploiting the name of Lord Ram turned out to be a complete failure. He said that at a pandal in Rohini, where religious events are usually attended by thousands of devotees, Kejriwal’s invitation could not attract even 500 to 600 people d…