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…
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New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Describing AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal as a “Political Hindu”, Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Sunday dismissed the former Chief Minister’s programme to organise Shri Sundarkand Paath in Rohini as a gimmick with an eye on the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.“Whenever Kejriwal finds himself politically cornered, he attempts to improve his political standing by organising Shri Sundarkand recitations in Delhi,” said Malhotra, pointing to the un…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) In a development helping the BJP achieve a majority in MCD, the Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP) with 16 Municipal Councillors formally merged with the ruling party on Friday in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the party’s city unit president Harsh Malhotra. With the merger of all 16 IVP councillors under the leadership of Mukesh Goyal, the strength of the ruling BJP in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) rose to 139 in the 250-councillor House….
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…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra on Tuesday welcomed the state government’s decision to add 300 new electric buses to the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet. Malhotra, who also serves as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, said that the BJP-led government under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has set a remarkable benchmark by bringing 2,386 new electric buses to Delhi in just 16 months of governance.”In complete contrast, the…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) and Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra on Tuesday hit out at the former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for speaking on every issue — from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination to fuel quality but remaining silent on the growing drug menace and crime in election-bound Punjab where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is in power. Malhotra said that it is astonishing for the people of Delhi and the country to s…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday hailed Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s views on Swadeshi, highlighting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has carried forward that vision through unprecedented efforts in indigenous manufacturing. Delivering a speech as part of the Bharat Kesari Syama Prasad Mookerjee Memorial Fortnight being observed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from June 23 to July 6, Trivedi said that d…
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…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Friday chaired the first review meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls initiated by the Election Commission of India in the city. The meeting reviewed the progress made during the first two days of the exercise, which commenced on July 1.The meeting was attended by BJP National Secretary Om Prakash Dhankhar, Delhi BJP Organisation General Secretary Pawan Rana, SIR In-charge and Member of Parliament Yog…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday condemned the demolition of the 125-year-old Gurdwara Sahib in Farooqabad, Pakistan, erasing its heritage.“I strongly condemn this act. Gurdwara Sahib is not just a shared heritage of Sikhs but of all humanity. Encroaching on gurdwaras in Pakistan, trespassing on their properties, and damaging such heritage in this manner is a grave sin. The world must take notice of this and urge the Government of Pakistan t…