NEW DELHI: First-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, Rekha Gupta, on Thursday sworn in as chief minister of Delhi at Ramlila Maidan. The oath-taking ceremony took place in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Cabinet colleagues and chief ministers of National Democratic Alliance-governed states, among others.Along with Gupta, leaders including Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood,…
NEW DELHI: Rekha Gupta has joined a growing band of BJP members who have risen through the ranks of RSS-affiliated outfit Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad to hold key positions in govt and the party. For her to be chosen from a crowded field of CM aspirants would have been gratifying in any case, but now…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday cited the support of CM Atishi‘s parents for the campaign for clemency for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to allege that Aam Aadmi Party had links with NGOs who supported a terrorist whom Supreme Court sentenced to death for plotting the attack, which almost triggered a war with Pakistan. Talking…
Delhi CM Atishi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Atishi, who is contesting assembly polls from the Kalkaji seat, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Sunday to fight elections.Asking for the contribution to her election campaign on X, Atishi wrote: “Together, we can continue this journey of progress and hope.”“Over the past 5 years, you’ve stood…
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…
