New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Raghav Chadha, once seen as key member of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s inner circle, has come under fire from top-rung party leaders and also from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi as they labelled him as a “coward and frightened” politician, who “compromised” his values for political gains.The heated political exchange and barb-trading began on Friday, after Raghav Chadha shared…
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New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Amid the ongoing rift within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Atishi, the Leader of Opposition in Delhi, responded on Friday after AAP MP Raghav Chadha spoke out following his removal as Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha and the subsequent appointment of Ashok Mittal to that position. She stated that if the BJP has jumped to his side and is praising him, and even questioning why he hasn’t joined them (BJP), it clearly shows where everyone stands. This comes after Chadha took…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday expressed regret over Leader of the Opposition Atishi’s absence from the legislature’s proceedings and condemned her party MLAs for speaking ill of the Chair over the suspension of four AAP MLAs by the House. In a letter in response to Atishi’s email seeking revocation of the suspension, Gupta said, “I have reminded you earlier too that, as the Leader of Opposition, it does not behove you to drag the Chair and th…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Atishi on Tuesday wrote to Speaker Vijender Gupta, accusing him of “silencing” the opposition through repeated suspensions and expulsions, and asserting that AAP MLAs will resume participation in House proceedings only after the revocation of the suspension of four legislators.In her letter, Atishi termed the Speaker’s recent remarks — questioning the opposition’s absence and calling it a breach of democratic responsi…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi’s Leader of the Opposition Atishi, along with other AAP legislators, staged a protest outside the Assembly on Tuesday, alleging that despite a Rs 1 lakh crore budget, the government has failed to provide even a single ladder for the Fire Department. The AAP leaders displayed posters reading: “Budget: Rs 1 lakh crore. Fire Brigade ke paas seedhi: 1 bhi nahi”, highlighting their concerns over inadequate fire safety infrastructure.Talking to IANS, Atishi criticised …
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta, on Monday, condemned the boycott of House proceedings by the Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members on the first day of the budget session. “I strongly condemn the protest being carried out outside the House by the members of the Opposition and the Leader of the Opposition Atishi,” the Assembly Speaker said in a statement.”Boycotting the House and failing to participate in its proceedings is completely against the dignity of the…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Monday staged a protest outside the Delhi Assembly, carrying out what they described as a “funeral procession of democracy” to protest the suspension of party legislators and accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of suppressing the voice of the opposition.Leader of Opposition Atishi alleged that the BJP government was trying to stifle democratic debate in the Assembly by suspending opposition members and preventing them from ra…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva stated on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a historic record by completing a tenure of 8,931 days as a Head of Administration dedicated to the service of the nation.The Delhi BJP chief said that having been elected four times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Gujarat and three times as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi has established a unique benchmark of popu…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday condemned Aam Aadmi Party’s city convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj for making a “baseless” allegation against the Delhi government over management of a Rs 1,000 crore loan.Sachdeva said that for state governments, taking loans either from the Central government, the Reserve Bank of India, or from financial institutions or the open market with the RBI’s permission for long-term or short-term needs is a normal administrat…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, on Thursday, condemned the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) demand to livestream proceedings of the Privileges Committee meeting of the Delhi Assembly which is dealing with the ‘Faansi Ghar’ matter. Sachdeva’s remarks come on the eve of the likely appearance of the AAP Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before the Committee on Friday for presenting his explanation for declaring a shaft in the Assembly premises as a ‘Fa…