NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councilor Mahesh Khichi was elected as the first Dalit Mayor of Delhi on Thursday, defeating BJP‘s Kishan Lal.Khichi received 133 votes, while Lal secured 130 votes. Two votes were declared invalid.The eight Congress councillors chose not to participate in the voting process.“The challenge is to work in the service…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party alleged that BJP “goons” tried to attack AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday evening during his padyatra in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri. BJP hit back, saying Kejriwal had not been attacked and it was the anger of residents building up as elections near.Delhi Police said they had not received any complaint…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi minister and senior AAP leader leader Satyendar Jain, after being granted bail by the Rouse Avenue Court, has spoken out against the central government on Saturday, accusing it of using legal cases to suppress AAP leaders and hinder their efforts to bring about political change.Jain was arrested in May 2022 in…
NEW DELHI: AAP leader and Delhi’s former minister Satyendra Jain walked out of Tihar Jail on Friday evening after he was granted bail in the money laundering case. Upon his exit from the jail, Jain was greeted by Delhi chief minister Atishi and other senior AAP leaders, including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh. Sisodia embraced…
File photo of Satyendar Jain Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain on Friday in connection with the money laundering case against him. Jain, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in May 2022, has been facing charges of laundering money through shell…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on BJP, accusing the saffron party to gain power in Delhi by any means and warned Delhi residents that if they succeed that they will stop facilities such free electricity, uninterrupted power and ruin government schools and hospitals.“Now…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Atishi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday, marking her first meeting with him since she took the oath of office. In a post on X, Atishi stated, “Called on Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modji today. I look forward to full cooperation between the Centre and…
JAMMU: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal offered support and advice Sunday to National Conference’s Omar Abdullah on “how to run a half-state“, suggesting that J&K’s first elected CM since it became a Union territory would soon realise how different his second stint was going to be compared to when he helmed the erstwhile state 15 years…
Arvind Kejriwal in Doda (Photo: AAP X handle) Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, expressed hope that Mehraj Malik, the sole elected AAP MLA in J&K from Doda, would be given a position in the state government in exchange for AAP’s support.“Since AAP has supported the Omar Abdullah government, I hope that our Mehraj…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday levelled fresh allegations against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing it of delaying the handover of the chief mninister’s house at 6, Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines to “hide corruption”. In a sharp statement, he claimed that AAP national convenor and former Delhi CM Arvind…
