New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravinder Singh Negi on Wednesday sprinkled the holy Ganga water at the Rajghat in an attempt to “purify” the place, a day after AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and leader Manish Sisodia visited the memorial.Previously, Kejriwal had written to the Delhi High Court’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, stating that he would neither appear before her in person nor through legal counsel in proceedings linked to the alleged Delhi Excise…
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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over alleged violence during the West Bengal elections, while also targeting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leadership over their political conduct and recent statements.Speaking to IANS, Maliwal alleged that disturbing visuals frequently emerge from West Bengal during elections, claiming that such incidents are not isolated to the current phase but have become a re…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party leader Durgesh Pathak on Wednesday said he would not participate in ongoing legal proceedings in the alleged Delhi liquor policy case before Justice Swarnakanta Sharma, aligning himself with party colleagues who have raised concerns over the matter.In a post on X, Pathak wrote, “‘Justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done.’ With respect and humility, I have written to Justice Swarnakanta Sharma, that I too – along with Arvind …
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday recused herself from hearing a plea filed by Congress MP Karti P. Chidambaram seeking quashing of a CBI corruption case linked to alleged bribery involving Diageo Scotland.When the matter came up, Justice Sharma declined to hear the case, which will now be placed before another Bench, subject to the orders of the Chief Justice, the master of the roster.Chidambaram has sought the quashing of the FIR registe…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi ministers hit out at former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday for allegedly showing a lack of trust in the judiciary and expressing fears of bias against a High Court judge in connection with the Delhi liquor policy corruption case.The sharp reactions came after Kejriwal announced a ‘Satyagraha’ — invoking Mahatma Gandhi’s tradition of non-violent protest — against what he described as a biased judicial process in th…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, wrote to the Delhi High Court’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma saying he would neither appear before her in person nor through counsel in proceedings linked to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy case, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has sent a similar communication to the judge, stating that he, too, would abstain from further participation in the matter. He added that the decision was roote…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has joined his party’s national convener, ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal, in escalating their legal and political fight in the alleged Delhi liquor policy case by invoking the Gandhian principle of ‘Satyagraha’ while expressing a loss of confidence in the court proceedings.After Kejriwal, Sisodia has also written a letter to the Delhi High Court judge expressing his reservations.Taking to X, Sisodia shared the let…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and city BJP President Virendra Sachdeva hit out at former CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for “gimmicks”, showing lack of trust in the higher judiciary and expressing fears of bias against a High Court judge in a corruption case.Sachdeva condemned Kejriwal, an accused in the 2022 Delhi liquor scam, for once again writing a letter on Monday to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma and expressing distrust in her.Chief Minister Gupta said on …
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Justice Lokpal Singh, a former judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, on Monday reacted strongly to a letter penned by Arvind Kejriwal to Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma, in which the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor stated that he would neither appear before her personally nor be represented by legal counsel in proceedings related to the Delhi Excise Policy case.In his communication, Kejriwal said that he has lost hope of getting justice from the judg…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi BJP President, Virendra Sachdeva, has criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for writing another letter to Delhi High Court’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, stating that the move reflects a lack of respect and trust in the judiciary. This comes as Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Delhi High Court’s Justice Sharma, stating that he will neither appear before her in person nor through legal counsel in proceedings linked to the allege…