New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Punjab government over the law and order situation in the state, alleging that the administration has completely failed to control rising crime.In a post on X, Maliwal claimed that law and order in Punjab had “completely collapsed” and accused the state government of failing to maintain control over prisons while crime continued t…
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Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, along with his party MLAs, departed for Delhi on Tuesday to meet President Droupadi Murmu over the recent defection of seven Rajya Sabha MPs to the BJP.“Our struggle for the protection of Punjab’s rights and interests continues unabated,” CM Mann wrote on X.“Today, we have set out in the company of all AAP MLAs to discuss Punjab’s burning issues and present the state’s resounding voice before the esteemed President…Our governm…
May 5 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday to raise the issue of what he described as “illegal” and “unlawful defection” by seven Rajya Sabha MPs, including six from Punjab, while asserting that such “actions amount to a betrayal of the people’s mandate”.Chief Minister Mann earlier told the media that they have received confirmation from the Rashtrapati Bhawan and on Tuesday (May 5) “we will meet the President of India to raise the issue of ill…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Monday said that the decades-old politics of “violence” and “appeasement” in West Bengal is coming to an end as the BJP is leading with a large margin in the state. Maliwal recently defected from the AAP to the BJP.The remarks came as the BJP was leading in 188 Assembly seats across the state, while the Trinamool Congress was ahead in 94 seats, according to ECI trends available at around 1: 25 p.m., pointing to a significant gap between…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win in the West Bengal Assembly polls due to the Trinamool Congress government’s indulgence in “corruption and hooliganism”.Speaking to reporters, Maliwal expressed confidence that BJP is certain to win across all five states/Union Territories where Assembly elections have been conducted.Commenting about the Bengal polls, the Rajya Sabha MP said: “I have spoken to people on the gro…
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 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha released a fresh list of party positions on Monday after seven members defected from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and announced their merger with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This change increased the BJP’s representation in the House from 107 to 113 members, while that of AAP has decreased to three.The defectors — Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Rajinder Gupta, and Vikram Sahni — revealed their decision …
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday welcomed the merger of seven Rajya Sabha members, who defected from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), praising them for “never resorting to abusive language” or creating “indiscipline” in the House. This came as the Rajya Sabha released a fresh list of party positions on Monday after seven members defected from the AAP and announced their merger with the BJP. This change increased the…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Monday took to social media to explain the reasons behind his exit from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), alleging that the party had turned “toxic”, while asserting that his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would help him implement the causes he supports more effectively. Chadha shared a video message on Instagram, a platform popular among Gen Z users, where he reportedly lost around two million followers amid what is bein…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Sunday said that the membership of the seven MPs who recently left the party and are set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “will be cancelled” under constitutional provisions.Singh said the AAP has filed a petition under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution and requested Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan to conduct an early hearing and deliver a fair decision.The development comes after Rajya Sabh…