NEW DELHI: In a fresh faceoff between Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena and chief minister, Atishi‘s office has claimed that she has been evicted from her official residence on the orders of LG. In another round of Delhi LG vs CM, the chief minister office has claimed that Delhi LG got all the belongings of…
NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Atishi held a meeting with all ministers at the Delhi Secretariat on Sunday to discuss stalled projects.The meeting was convened after former CM and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal sent a letter expressing concerns about delays in important work. “Roads are damaged in several areas, and there are potholes due to the…
Delhi CM Atishi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday moved the Supreme Court against Municipal Corporation of Delhi‘s (MCD) recent standing committee election.The party’s move comes a day after chief minister Atishi said that the AAP would challenge the election for the last seat in the MCD’s standing committee in the…
NEW DELHI: New chief minister, Atishi, will continue to hold the 13 portfolios that she had earlier, including finance, planning, power, water, revenue, and public works department, while Saurabh Bharadwaj will have eight and new face Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat will handle five ministries. Apart from the ministries he held in the Kejriwal govt, Bharadwaj has…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s newly elected chief minister Atishi on Saturday urged Delhiites to make Arvind Kejriwal CM again in the upcoming assembly election, adding that if he is not elected then the Bharatiya Janata Party will “hatch a conspiracy” and take away all the benefits that the government is providing.Atishi was sworn in as the…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced on Thursday that Delhi CM-designate Atishi and her cabinet will be sworn in on September 21.Lieutenant governor VK Saxena had proposed the date in a communication to the President, while also forwarding Arvind Kejriwal‘s resignation letter. Kejriwal stepped down as chief minister on Tuesday, and Atishi subsequently…
NEW DELHI: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Wednesday upped the ante against her own party as she sharpened her attack on Delhi minister Atishi, who outgoing CM Arvind Kejriwal chose as his successor on Tuesday.Continuing her criticism of AAP’s decision to pick Aitish as the next Delhi CM, disgruntled Maliwal claimed that Aitishi’s…
NEW DELHI: The frontrunner was the chosen one. In an expected turn of events, the AAP legislative party on Tuesday elected finance and education minister Atishi, 43, as its leader, paving the way for her to become the eighth chief minister of Delhi.Outgoing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal later met lieutenant governor VK Saxena at Raj…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his post on Tuesday, submitting his formal resignation to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. The resignation was submitted to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena at around 4:30 pm.Kejriwal was accompanied by his cabinet colleague, Saurabh Bharadwaj, as he arrived at the LG Secretariat. AAP leader Atishi,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court granted bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday in excise policy case, leading to celebrations among Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members and supporters.Sunita Kejriwal, Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, expressed her gratitude on social media, congratulating the AAP supporters and hoping for the release of other incarcerated AAP leaders. “Congratulations…
