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…
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…
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: Aam Aadmi Party on Friday urged the central government to provide official accommodation for Arvind Kejriwal following his resignation as the chief minister of Delhi. Kejriwal, who stepped down on Tuesday, will no longer hold any government facilities, a move that prompted his party to appeal for his continued housing in the capacity…
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: Amid chants of “Arvind Kejriwalzindabad” by elated supporters, the Delhi chief minister walked out of Tihar jail on Friday evening after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case. Greeting his supporters outside the jail premises, the Delhi CM exuded confidence, stating that his resolve and morale has grown…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal strongly denounced Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal on Wednesday for her post expressing “relief” at the release of Bibhav Kumar, who was accused of assaulting Maliwal.Sunita Kejriwal had shared a picture of Bibhav Kumar, captioning it as “day of relief,” which prompted Maliwal’s strong reaction….
