Confident of significant gains in states like West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh while equally sure of retaining dominance in north and central India, BJP president J P Nadda tells TOI’s Akhilesh Singh his party is set to retain office with a thumping majority. Excerpts:Just one phase of polling remains. What is your assessment…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal called on citizens, especially women, to vote as polling commenced for all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital. Maliwal highlighted the importance of women’s participation in politics after casting her vote in Delhi.“It is a very big day for the democracy. I want…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police brought back Bibhav Kumar, an aide to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, from Mumbai in connection with the alleged assault on Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. Kumar had been taken to Mumbai the previous day to recover data from his iPhone, which he had allegedly formatted before his arrest. Kumar is…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party minister Atishi on Wednesday accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to stop Yamuna water supply to Delhi in its bid to “target” the ruling party in Delhi.Addressing a press conference, Atishi said: “Ahead of the voting on May 25 in Delhi, the BJP has hatched a new conspiracy to…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police, late Saturday evening, submitted a remand paper seeking seven days of custody for Bibhav Kumar, an aide to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in connection with the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal, who presided over the hearing, granted five-day police custody based…
NEW DELHI: AAP Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal‘s medical report on Saturday has confirmed bruises over proximal left leg and bruise over right cheek below right eye.Maliwal’s medical examination was conducted on Friday. According to her medico-legal certificate (MLC) issued by All India Institute of Medical Sciences…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged assault on Swati Maliwal, former chairperson of the Delhi commission for women (DCW), a new CCTV footage from chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s residence has surfaced.The video showed Maliwal exiting CM Kejriwal’s residence, escorted by security guards. The footage also captured Maliwal allegedly being engaged in an…
NEW DELHI: Drawing a clear battle line, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday hit out at its party MP Swati Maliwal for being hand-in-glove with the BJP, while strongly refuting allegations that chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar either verbally or physically assaulted her on May 13 at the CM’s residence.In the first…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Thursday filed an FIR in connection with the alleged assault on AAP’s Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s personal secretary Bibhav Kumar a few days ago. In the statement she gave police, Maliwal claimed she had been “brutally assaulted, repeatedly” by Kumar.The MP claimed that Kumar…
NEW DELHI: Swati Maliwal, a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Delhi, has accused Arvind Kejriwal‘s personal secretary, Bibhav Kumar, of assaulting her inside the Delhi chief minister’s house earlier this week. In the FIR registered against Bibhav Kumar on the basis of the Rajya Sabha MP’s statement on Thursday, the Delhi Police…
