New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Thursday pointed to negligible waterlogging in the city after the first major monsoon showers over the last three days, crediting the desilting by the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other civic agencies. The Delhi BJP President said that breaking the chain of unpleasant experiences of the past 10 years, Delhiites were able to fully enjoy the season’s first monsoon rainfall.Despite several hours of continuous r…
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Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday criticised the AAP government in Punjab over the state’s deteriorating law and order situation, saying the explosion at the Sadar Police Station in Moga was evidence of the government’s failure to maintain security.“I had already expressed this apprehension that certain forces are on the prowl to disrupt Punjab’s peace, and today’s incident has turned this fear into reality,” Bittu wrote on X…
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday said AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, who opposed the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and advocated building a hospital in its place, has no credibility when he “speaks about constructing temples in Punjab”.He said Kejriwal’s recent remarks reflected nothing more than “election-time Hinduism” aimed at winning votes.Dhillon said Kejriwal’s repeated references to Hinduism and temples during …
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said on Monday that the former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence or “Sheesh Mahal”, situated in the Civil Lines area in North Delhi, will be converted into a state guest house. He said a “Rang Mahal” will be developed on the premises to accommodate government guests and dignitaries.Even in the past, Parvesh Verma targeted the then Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal over the wastage of public money o…
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Monday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state, alleging that Arvind Kejriwal’s election promise of generating Rs 20,000 crore revenue from sand and gravel mining has proved to be completely false. Dhillon said despite four and a half years in power, the government has neither curbed illegal mining nor strengthened the state exchequer. He pointed out that in 2025-26, despite all its e…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor on Sunday wrote to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, urging her to conduct surprise inspections on main roads to expose the encroachment mafia, allegedly promoted by Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, in the Chandni Chowk, Ballimaran, Matia Mahal and Sadar Bazar Assembly constituencies. Kapoor urged that the Chief Minister personally assess the deteriorating condition of these roads and the growing encr…
Lucknow, July 5 (IANS) Amid the raging controversy over the alleged embezzlement of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Union Minister and LJP-Ram Vilas chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday demanded the strictest punishment for those who are proven guilty of the crime, so that “no one dares to commit such an act” ever.Talking to IANS, Paswan said: “I believe this is extremely unfortunate and a matter of concern. Whenever such controversies arise, they hurt the faith of Ram devotees. I believe that …
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) International President Alok Kumar has written a letter to the Investigation Officer of the Ram Temple embezzlement case, seeking a probe into the allegations made by several opposition leaders.In his letter, Alok Kumar has mentioned the allegations made by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, party leader Sanjay Singh and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav, regarding the alleged misappropriati…
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has been playing politics on the sacrilege issue by instituting a fresh Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case even though four chargesheets had already been submitted in the case. It asked the government why it was not proceeding against jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh despite having been indicted by an SIT in the inte…
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Firmly believing that without the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “double-engine” governments it is not possible to turn it into a ‘Khushal Punjab’ (prosperous Punjab). The party also aims not to go for a pre-poll alliance in the state Assembly polls slated early 2027 with its oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working in a mission mode named ‘Punjab Mission’ after a landslide win in West Bengal polls.These were the candid views of State BJP President K…