Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday slammed allegations by Aam Aadmi Party and the opposition that candidates under the Agnipath defence recruitment were being asked to submit caste and religion certificates and said that all recruitments were done as per Army Rules 1954 and Defence Service Regulation 1987. The […]
Delhi: AAP MLA receives death threats; police probe underway
Probe into death threats to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Sanjeev Jha is underway, the Delhi Police said on Thursday. Sanjeev Jha is the AAP MLA from the Sant Nagar Burari region in North Delhi. According to the police, Jha has constantly been receiving calls for extortion in the name of notorious gangster […]
Uttarakhand: AAP chief Deepak Bali joins BJP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Uttarakhand chief Deepak Bali joined the BJP Tuesday, less than 24 hours after quitting the former. Bali, who was appointed AAP’s state president just six-odd weeks ago, said he was upset about the party’s “organisational system” and its “silence” on a Hanuman statue being broken in […]
Mamata Banerjee’s big Opposition meet in Delhi today; AAP to skip meet: Sources
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has on Wednesday called a meeting to forge a consensus for fielding a joint candidate against the NDA in the Presidential election. Aam Aadmi Party has decided to skip the meeting, sources said today. “Aam Aadmi Party will not participate in the meeting of Opposition parties to […]
Uttarakhand: Another shocker for AAP as state party chief resigns after Ajay Kothiyal
Uttarakhand Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Deepak Bali on Monday resigned from his post and the membership of the party. Bali cited being uncomfortable with the party’s methodology as the reason for his resignation. In a letter to AAP’s national convenor Arwind Kejriwal, Deepak Bali mentioned that he won’t be […]
AAP’s Satyendar Jain sent to 14-day judicial custody in money laundering case
AAP leader and Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been sent to 14-day judicial custody in a money laundering case by Rouse Avenue court. Jain was arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate last month. The investigation has been underway since 2017 and the Minister was arrested on May 30. Notably, […]
Sukhbir Badal lists out crimes in Punjab post AAP-takover, says CM Mann ‘failed miserably’
In view of the recent incidents of violence in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday while listing out the instances of deteriorating law and order in the state said that the Bhagwant Mann government “failed miserably”. The SAD chief also pointed out the murder of Punjabi […]
Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder symbolic of AAP’s misgovernance in Punjab: Meenakashi Lekhi
Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi on Tuesday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab over Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder, and called it “symbolic” of the misgovernance of the state. Lekhi also alleged that the singer’s murder was the ninetieth since Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led […]
Punjab Minister’s arrest: Haryana CM Khattar takes swipe at AAP, says several MLAs are in jail
After the arrest of Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla over corruption charges, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday took a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party stating that some MLAs of AAP are in jail, while many are removed under charges of corruption. Khattar further said that BJP […]
AAP accuses BJP of encroaching on govt land in Delhi
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of terrorising the poor and middle class of Delhi by bulldozing houses and shops, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday released a list of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders claiming that they had encroached on government land in the national capital and asked when […]
Jaiveer Shergill urges Amit Shah to engage central probe agencies, says ‘AAP govt incapable’
Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill on Tuesday urged the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to engage Central probe agencies to investigate the explosion in Punjab’s Mohali. The Congress leader also hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government saying that they are “incapable” of handling the situation, and neither do […]
Deepender Hooda slam Centre, AAP for using police to settle political scores
Sharply reacting to the Punjab police action on BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, Congress leader Deepender Hooda on Saturday slammed the Centre and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, stating that police should not be used for settling political scores. He also suggested the Centre and AAP […]
Jaipur: Comedian Shyam Rangeela joins AAP
Comedian Shyam Rangeela on Thursday joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). AAP’s Rajasthan election in-charge Vinay Mishra inducted Shyam Rangeela into the party in Jaipur. “Famous comedian Shyam Rangeela of Rajasthan joins AAP! Shyam Rangeela has been bringing smiles to the sad faces of people with his sarcasm. Now, along with art, he will awaken […]
BKU Himachal chief joins AAP, Delhi Minister claims direct contest with BJP on cards
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got a boost ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for later this year after the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Himachal Pradesh chief Anandra Singh Notty on Wednesday joined the party. He joined the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in the presence of Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain. Earlier, […]
AAP leader welcomes move by Punjab govt to withdraw security cover of 184 former leaders
Aam Aadmi Party leader and MLA from Amritsar seat Jeevan Jyot Kaur on Saturday lauded the decision taken by the AAP government in Punjab for the withdrawal of security cover of 184 former ministers, ex-MLAs and other leaders. “A phenomenal decision taken by @PunjabGovtIndia led by @BhagwantMann Sahib to put an end […]