Punjab election results 2022: 'Revenge' vote gets AAP landslide

 Badals, Amarinder, Channi, and Sidhu lose as AAP’s promises convince voters

Punjab Elections Results 2022: The wave was unmistakable. Perhaps it’s the sheer magnitude that would have left even comedian turned politician and Punjab’s next chief minister Bhagwant Mann perplexed. The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) spectacular victory, the largest ever by any party since the re-organisation of the state in 1966, has come on the back of stellar performances in all three regions of Punjab – Doaba, Malwa and Majha. The Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) that have ruled the state between themselves since independence have suffered a huge blow in the state. AAP’s sweep has meant that for the second consecutive time, the Akalis would not even be the principal opposition party in the state.

“This massive win is more a rejection of the existing duopoly than it is of the acceptance of a new party in Punjab. People were frustrated with caste, corruption and nepotism and yearning for change for many years now. In 2017, Prashant Kishor’s event management skills managed to deny AAP that chance with it finishing behind the Congress. This time around, Kejriwal’s door to door and grassroot campaign made voters connect with AAP” said Pampa Mukherjee, professor of political science at Panjab University….Read More

Delhi govt failed us, says woman after losing her father to coronavirus

She alleges that her father was not admitted in time by a Delhi government hospital, a charge denied by the authorities of the facility

A Delhi woman has slammed the state government after losing her father to coronavirus. She alleged that her father was not admitted in time by a Delhi government hospital, a charge denied by the authorities of the facility. The woman, Amarpreet Kaur, took to Twitter earlier in the day, saying, “My dad is having high fever. We need to shift him to hospital. I am standing outside LNJP Delhi & they are not taking him in. He is having corona, high fever and breathing problem. He won’t survive without help. Pls help.”

An hour later, she again tweeted, saying, “He is no more. The govt failed us.” Her tweets were widely circulated by netizens. Amarpreet is a social activist, her family said.The authorities at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, a dedicated Covid-19 facility, denied the charge, saying the patient was “brought dead”.

According to information shared by the hospital, the 68-year-old man, who also had asthma, died at 7:37 am. “According to a report from the emergency department, the man was tested for Covid-19 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) and the report came on June 1, in which he was found positive for coronavirus infection,” a senior official said…Read More

Covid-19 crisis: Delhi opens all shops, salons; seals borders for a week

Kejriwal also sought a public vote on whether hospitals in the national capital should be reserved only for residents.

Fearing a deluge of patients from across India because Delhi offers highly subsidised medical treatment, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sealed the border for visitors from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for a week and asked city residents for their opinion by June 5 on how and when the border should be opened.

Kejriwal also sought a public vote on whether hospitals in the national capital should be reserved only for residents. “CM Arvind Kejriwal has sought suggestions from the people on whether Delhi hospitals should be reserved for Delhi residents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Send in your suggestions by 5th June, 5 pm,” the tweet from the chief minister’s office (CMO) said.

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There was chaos on Delhi-Noida, Delhi-Faridabad, and Delhi-Gurugram borders as only the entry of essential services and those with passes was permitted. Most people, buoyed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) guidelines issued on Sunday declaring interstate borders open but subject to state government review, got ready to come to Delhi to attend office, only to be turned away at the border…Read More

Coronavirus: Delhi mohalla clinic doctor tests positive, 800 quarantined

According to the Delhi Health Department, 800 people have been quarantined for 14 days

As many as 800 people have been quarantined for 14 days after they came in contact with a mohalla clinic doctor in Delhi, who was tested positive for the lethal infection, said the state’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain. The Minister informed that a mohalla clinic doctor and four others have tested positive after they came in contact with a woman who returned from Saudi Arabia. The doctor’s wife and daughter have also tested positive for lethal infection.

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“Covid-19 cases in Delhi have risen to 36. A mohalla clinic doctor and four others have been tested positive after they came in contact with an infected woman who returned from Saudi Arabia. The doctor’s wife and daughter have also tested positive,” Jain told media. According to the Delhi Health Department, 800 people have been quarantined for 14 days as they came in contact with mohalla clinic doctor.”A total of 800 people who came in contact with the mohalla clinic doctor have been quarantined for 14 days,” he said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday assured people that the supply of essential commodities will not be hampered at any cost and added that personnel manning shops and engaged in other essential services would be issued E-passes promptly to facilitate their movement in the national capital during the 21-day lockdown period.

Coronavirus outbreak: From Delhi to Maharashtra, states on a war footing

Many states are opting for a partial or near-lockdown, restricting inter-state movement and shutting down commercial establishments

Faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, state governments are launching their own efforts to fight it in tandem with the Centre’s initiatives. Many states are opting for a partial or near-lockdown, restricting inter-state movement and shutting down commercial establishments. And they are coming out with a raft of measures to mitigate the economic fallout of such steps.

Coronavirus: Delhi border to be sealed, no public transport, says Kejriwal

Delhi will be locked down in view of the growing coronavirus threat, from 6 am on March 23, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced at a joint press conference with Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Sunday. The lockdown will continue till 12 midnight on March 31, Kejriwal said. During the lockdown, no public transport will operate and Delhi's borders will be sealed but the essential services related to health, food, water and power supply will continue, he said. Read More…

Coronavirus: Maharashtra working on plan to tackle economic challenges

Maharashtra, which on Sunday extended the lockdown to all urban centres, is putting a plan in place to tackle the economic challenges thrown up by the pandemic. “We are working to find a solution to the financial challenges caused by the Covid-19 crisis and a working group has been formed to look into it,” said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Covid-19 has so far infected 74 persons in the state. 

Gujarat announces 1,200-bed hospital to treat coronavirus patients

Apart from imposing Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) across major cities, the Gujarat Government has announced that a 1,200-bed hospital in Ahmedabad will be exclusively devoted to treating coronavirus patients. The number of positive Covid-19 cases in Gujarat jumped to 13 in three days with no casualties so far. Read More…

More African countries confirm first virus cases as Jack Ma pledges aid

Thirty African countries – more than half the continent – are now treating nearly 400 patients with coronavirus, after Tanzania, Liberia, Benin and Somalia said they registered their first cases

More African nations confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus and shut borders amid fears of the disease’s impact on fragile health systems, as Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma pledged to donate over 1 million testing kits to the continent. Thirty African countries – more than half the continent – are now treating nearly 400 patients with coronavirus, after Tanzania, Liberia, Benin and Somalia said they registered their first cases.

Africa had until recently been spared the rapid spread of COVID-19, which has infected at least 180,000 people worldwide and caused over 7,000 deaths. But health experts are concerned the continent’s often dilapidated health infrastructure will struggle to cope as cases mount. “We cannot ignore the potential risk to Africa and assume this continent of 1.3 billion people will blissfully escape the crisis. The world cannot afford the unthinkable consequences of a COV-19 pandemic in Africa,” Ma’s foundation said in a statement.

The foundation will send 1.1 million testing kits, 6 million masks and 60,000 protective suits and face shields to Ethiopia for distribution to Africa’s 54 nations, it said. Earlier on Monday, the World Bank said it had committed $60 million to Kenya to help the East African nation battle the outbreak. Some countries on the continent, such as conflict-hit Somalia, depend on donors to support basic public health facilities. Somalian Health Minister Fawziya Abikar Nur said the ministry had quarantined and tested four Somalis who came from China last week, and one had tested positive for the respiratory disease. International flights to Somalia were suspended for two weeks, the aviation minister said.

Closer to lockdown: Gatherings of over 50 banned in Delhi amid virus spread

The Uttar Pradesh government, too, shut down multiplexes, cinema halls, and clubs in 11 districts, including Lucknow and those along the Nepal border, till March 31

With coronavirus cases swelling in the country, a Group of Ministers (GoM) on Monday proposed various measures, including the closure of all educational institutions, gymnasiums, museums, cultural and social centres, swimming pools, and theatres across the country. The government also banned the entry of passengers from countries in the European Union, Turkey, and the UK from March 18 till March 31.

The latest steps in the fight cased the coronavirus pandemic came as the number of positive cases in India reached at least 114 (there were reports of several active cases at the time of going to press). Fresh cases were witnessed in Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Kerala, and Telangana. From Delhi to Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra, state governments moved another step towards imposing a lockdown.

In Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said religious, social, cultural and political gatherings, as well as protests comprising more than 50 people, will not be allowed in the national capital until March 31. The city has been witnessing sit-in protests at Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Millia Islamia against the new citizenship law for over 90 days. He also announced the closure of gyms, nightclubs, and spas for this month.

The Uttar Pradesh government, too, shut down multiplexes, cinema halls, and clubs in 11 districts, including Lucknow and those along the Nepal border, till March 31. The state government had recently ordered the closure of schools and colleges until March 22. Tamil Nadu also joined scores of states in closing down educational institutions, public events, and large gatherings. Access to theatres, malls, amusement parks, swimming pools, gymnasiums, and zoos, too, have been barred…

Coronavirus scare: Over 140,000 fliers under surveillance, says Kejriwal

The chief minister said that 168 isolation beds have been set up at 25 hospitals for coronavirus patients.

The Delhi government has requested DTC and group transports, metro and emergency clinics to be cleaned all the time as a careful step to manage the novel coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. Tending to a question and answer session, Kejriwal said that three instances of coronavirus have been accounted for in Delhi up until this point and one case is still under scrutiny. The central priest said that 168 detachment beds have been set up at 25 emergency clinics for coronavirus patients. He spoke to the individuals in Delhi that in the event that anyone from their neighborhood had come back from outside nations in the previous 14 days, they ought to educate the administration.

The main priest, who led a state team on Sunday, said the legislature was completely arranged to manage the novel coronavirus, including that individuals don’t have to freeze. “A request has been given to sterilize DTC, group transports, Delhi Metro and emergency clinics consistently,” he said. “Three instances of coronavirus have been accounted for in Delhi up until now. One case is still under scrutiny. I need to advise this to everybody that the Delhi government is stressed over it yet we are completely arranged to handle it.

There is no compelling reason to frenzy and we need everybody’s participation,” he said. In the wake of looking at the three cases, it was found out that the main tainted individual interacted with 105 individuals, second interacted with 168 over the most recent 14 days while the third individual interacted with 64 individuals, he said.”All the individuals who interacted with them are being disengaged and their examples are being gathered and checked for manifestations,” he included. Sound individuals need not wear cover and there is no compelling reason to stock up veils at your homes it is possible that, he said.

Better leave Congress than do AAP propaganda: Ajay Maken to Milind Deora

This comes days after Deora had refuted Congress Delhi-in charge PC Chacko’s statements

Congress pioneer Milind Deora went under assault from his gathering associate, Ajay Maken for lauding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, upon the arrival of his swearing-in for the third term in the national capital.

“Sharing a lesser known and welcome certainty – the Arvind Kejriwal-drove Delhi Government multiplied its incomes to Rs 60,000 crore and kept up an income surplus in the course of the most recent 5 years. Something to think about: Delhi is presently one of India’s most financially judicious governments,” Deora’s tweet on Sunday read. Be that as it may, Ajay Maken, who has likewise filled in as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly previously, asked Deora to “leave Congress” before spreading “crazy realities.”

“Brother,you need to leave INC India-Please do-Then proliferate silly facts!However,let me share much lesser know realities 1997-98-BE (Revenue) 4,073cr2013-14-BE (Revenue) 37,459crDuring Congress Govt Grew at 14.87% CAGR2015-16 BE 41,1292019-20 BE 60,000AAP Gov 9.90% CAGR,” Maken tweeted. This comes days after Deora had invalidated Congress Delhi-in control PC Chacko’s announcements, accusing late Sheila Dikshit for the gathering’s embarrassing presentation in the as of late held Assembly decisions in the national capital.

“Sheila Dikshit ji was an exceptional legislator and executive. During her residency as Chief Minister, Delhi was changed and Congress was more grounded than any time in recent memory. Shocking to see her being accused after her demise. She committed her life to INC India and the individuals of Delhi,” Deora had tweeted, with a bit of Chacko’s announcement inserted.

AAP sweeps Delhi: BJP crawls to single-digit; Congress draws a blank

The BJP, despite its successes in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, has struggled at the Assembly level

Delhi Elections 2020: The incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has secured a massive win in the Delhi Assembly polls, attributing its success to “politics of work” against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) “politics of hate”. Polling for Delhi’s 70 Assembly seats was held on Saturday after a fractious election campaign. The BJP’s defeat in Delhi comes on the heels of it losing in Jharkhand, failing to form the government in Maharashtra, and being forced into a coalition in Haryana after the party fell short of the majority mark.

AAP’s win on Tuesday is being seen as a verdict at a time when nationwide protests are being held against the amended citizenship law, including at the capital’s Shaheen Bagh. The BJP had made Shaheen Bagh the focus of its election campaign, appealing to residents of Delhi to vote out “terrorists”. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who only last month quit as BJP president and was succeeded by J P Nadda, had put his personal prestige at stake by leading the election campaign for the party, addressing several public meetings and also going door to door to contact voters.

During the campaign, AAP, and its leaders including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, had tried to sidestep the contentious issue of the new citizenship law. They had instead focused on governance issues, particularly related to better schools and health facilities such as ‘mohalla’ clinics, delivery of subsidised power, water supply and free public transport for women…

Shots fired at AAP MLA’s convoy, party worker dead; investigation underway

The newly-elected MLA along with his supporters was returning home after paying obeisance at a temple in his constituency, the police said

A person was killed after some unidentified people opened fire at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav’s convoy in southwest Delhi’s Kishangarh village on late Tuesday night, police said. The newly-elected MLA along with his supporters was returning home after paying obeisance at a temple in his constituency, the police said. According to sources, seven rounds were fired at the Mehrauli MLA’s convoy.

The Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR in connection with the firing incident. Delhi Police said that investigation is on and working “on all angles” to find out the motive behind firing the shots at Naresh Yadav‘s convoy. One volunteer Ashok Mann was killed while another volunteer Harender was injured when shots were fired at Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Yadav’s convoy here on Tuesday night.

In a tweet, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh claimed party volunteer Ashok Mann was killed in the attack. “Convoy of MLA Naresh Yadav attacked in Mehrauli, Ashok Mann killed. Naresh Yadav was returning home after visiting a temple,” Singh said in a tweet in Hindi. “Shots fired at AAP MLA @MLA_NareshYada and the volunteers accompanying him while they were on way back from temple. At least one volunteer has passed away due to bullet wounds. Another is injured,” the AAP said in a tweet…

Delhi: AAP kept its nerve even as BJP breathed fire in the campaign

AAP seems to be cruising to victory in Delhi, the result of not getting diverted by BJP’s campaign

Early trends suggest that the Aam Admi Party is set to get a second term in Delhi and Arvind Kejriwal a third shot as the chief minister. It began as a comfortable cruise for the AAP, turned into a closer contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a bounce back for the AAP. At the time of writing AAP was projected to win 55 of the 70 seats while the BJP was placed at a distant second with leads in just 15 seats. The Congress seemed unlikely to open its account for the second consecutive time since 2015. However, the spike in the BJP’s vote share to a little over 40 percent as of now suggested that a chunk of the Congress votes might have shifted to AAP.

However, the surprise element was that Manish Sisodia, Arvind Kejriwal‘s man for all seasons and reasons, was trailing in his constituency, Patparganj in East Delhi. Sisodia was perceived as the Delhi government’s mover and shaker and the author of its far-reaching education and health reforms. The shock reversal of Sisodia’s fortunes has been attributed to a statement he made in the penultimate phase of electioneering that was construed as his support to the Shaheen Bagh protests, contrary to the official line that directed that the AAP’s stand must be neutral.

However, Sisodia’s reversal is a side story to an election in which the AAP fought back every inch of the way against the BJP’s formidable organisational machinery and a feverish campaign, that bordered on the vicious, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Home minister Amit Shah, with “stars” like Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, deployed to accentuate the “faith” divide in the aftermath of the agitation against the Centre’s citizenship package…

Delhi election result: Okhla to New Delhi, 10 key seats to watch out for

As voters announce their verdict, here are 10 important constituency contests to keep an eye on

Delhi election result: Counting of votes for Delhi Assembly election is underway and the verdict will be known today. Arvind Kejriwal’s incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is eyeing a third consecutive term in power in Delhi. All the exit polls have been unanimous in predicting that Arvind Kejriwal will return as the Delhi chief minister for a third time and the AAP will romp home to victory, at the very least by a two-thirds majority. The AAP’s tally will fall somewhere between 44 and 68 in the Assembly of 70 members, according to pollsters. Prominent candidates in the fray include CM Arvind Kejriwal (New Delhi), his deputy Manish Sisodia (Patparganj), Atishi (Kalkaji) and Raghav Chadha (Rajendar Nagar) of the AAP; four former mayors — Azad Singh, Yogender Chandolia, Ravinder Gupta and Khushi Ram — of the BJP; and Shivani Chopra, daughter of Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra.

As voters announce their verdict, here are 10 constituency contests to keep an eye on

1. New Delhi constituency

The New Delhi Assembly constituency is currently held by Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP. Kejriwal had got 64.14 per cent of the votes in the 2015 Delhi Assembly election. The New Delhi Assembly constituency, home to bureaucrats and traders, has over 144,000 voters, and comprises areas like President Estate, Connaught Place, Pandara Park, Gold Link, Central Secretariat, Janpath, Gole MArket, Sarojini Nagar, Kidwai Nagar, Bhagwan Das Lake, Lodhi Estate, Bharti Nagar, Jor Bagh and Laxmi Bai Nagar. In the 2013 Assembly elections, Kejriwal trounced three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. In the 2015 Assembly polls, Kejriwal emerged stronger against the Congress and the BJP. He defeated Kiran Walia (Congress) and Nupur Sharma (BJP) and got 64.14 per cent of the votes.

In the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, the key candidates in the New Delhi constituency are Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Sunil Yadav of BJP and Romesh Sabharwal of Congress. According to pollsters, New Delhi is projected to go to AAP.

Delhi election highlights: EC imposes 24-hour ban on BJP MP Parvesh Verma

Delhi election LIVE updates: BJP, the AAP and the Congress launching a no-holds-barred attack on rivals on issues like anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh and performance of the Kejriwal govt on Monday

Delhi Elections: Campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections has intensified with the date of polling inching closer. Today, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in east Delhi’s Kondli. Rahul launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising unemployment, and claimed that the Prime Minister will not be able to step out from his house in the next six months due to his “false promises of employment”.

Addressing a rally, Gandhi said it was Congress‘s 15-year tenure, from 1998 to 2013, in the national capital that gave the city its modern infrastructure such as the metro service. Priyanka Gandhi, general secretary of the All India Congress Committee, held a public meeting at Hauz Qazi area of the national capital. She accused BJP and AAP governments at the centre and state levels, respectively, of spending huge fortunes on advertisements but not working on the issues that impacted people…

PM spent Rs 5,200 cr on ads for Delhi election: Priyanka

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spent Rs 5,200 crore on advertisements in the lead up to the election. AAP has spent Rs 611 crore on advertisements. They will not tell the public the real issues – why unemployment level has been rising, why BJP is on a privatising spree, how BJP has killed small and medium businesses with demonetisation and implementation of GST”, said Priyanka Gandhi..

Delhi elections: Survey says Sisodia, Kejriwal among top favourite 5 MLAs

The Neta App ratings of the AAP MLAs is based on the feedback of 650,000 respondents that has been carried out over the last two years

With his ambitious ‘Mohalla clinic’ model to provide better health services in every area of the national capital and improving classrooms in government schools, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has impressed the people of the city ahead of the Assembly polls with 71 per cent happy with his performance, a NETA App Survey report claimed on Monday.

According to the survey findings, Arvind Kejriwal despite falling behind his Deputy Manish Sisodia and two other party MLAs, has impressed the people with his performance in education and development. The Neta App leader ratings for Delhi’s sitting MLAs, released ahead of Assembly polls for the 70-member House on February 8, said that Kejriwal, who represents the New Delhi constituency, has scored 3.5 out of 5.

The Neta App ratings of the AAP MLAs is based on the feedback of 650,000 respondents that has been carried out over the last two years. Ratings on the Neta App reflected that the Chief Minister has been able to strike the right chord with the voters making 71 per cent happy with his performance. The ratings also highlighted that Kejriwal has been appreciated for his work in areas like education and development…

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Delhi polls: Will Pakistan decide who Indians vote for, asks Adityanath

Adityanath addressed three rallies on Monday in the national capital ahead of assembly elections

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused Arvind Kejriwal of having a “partnership” with Pakistan and appealed to the people in Delhi to not vote for the AAP chief as it will make Pakistan happy.

Ramping up his attack on the Shaheen Bagh protest, Adityanath said the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is merely an excuse for people to vent their anger against the scrapping of Article 370. “You must have seen their partnership on 370. Arvind Kejriwal used to speak in the same voice as Imran Khan on Article 370. You must have heard it.

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“Now when elections are taking place in Delhi, who is speaking in favour of Arvind Kejriwal? It is the ministers of Pakistan. They are aware that Kejriwal is feeding ‘biryani to protesters at Shaheen Bagh’,” he said, referring to Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry’s tweet asking Indians to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Adityanath addressed three rallies on Monday in the national capital ahead of assembly elections. “Will Pakistan decide who Indians should vote for. If voting for Kejriwal will make Pakistan happy, should it be done,” he asked at a rally in Mehrauli.

Adityanath said his Delhi counterpart Kejriwal has become a “toy in the hands of antisocial and anti-India elements”. Addressing a rally in Vikaspuri in west Delhi, he said Kejriwal is not bothered about key issues such as providing clean drinking water but is concerned about Shaheen Bagh, the anti-citizenship amendment act protest site…

Delhi Polls: AAP releases manifesto, Kejriwal dares BJP to declare CM face

The AAP promised to step up its efforts for the passage of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill. Cleanliness of the city and Yamuna river, women safety are among other promises of the party

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must name its candidate for Delhi’s chief minister by Wednesday 1pm for a debate on the elections, said the city state’s leader Arvind Kejriwal as he released his Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) manifesto. “Delhiites want BJP to declare its CM candidate—I am ready for a debate (with the candidate),” said Chief Minister Kejriwal

“AAP’s vision is to enable every common man to live with dignity and prosperity,” he said three days before Delhi chunav. Released by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as “28-point guarantee card”, promised quality education, healthcare, clean water, and uninterrupted electricity. The AAP promised to step up its efforts for the passage of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill. Cleanliness of the city and Yamuna river, women safety are among other promises of the party.

The party said it will continue to work for full statehood to Delhi. The manifesto also included a plan to allow markets for 24 hours under a pilot project. Three days ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday, while releasing the party manifesto, dared the Bharatiya Janata Party to reveal their CM candidate of the party. Polling in 70 Assembly seats of Delhi will be held on February 8 and votes will be counted on February 11.

AAP wants 48-hour ban on Amit Shah in Delhi campaign for ‘fake video’

AAP also seeks action against three BJP MPs for ‘fabricated’ videos about Delhi govt schools.

The Election Commission must put a 48-hour on ban home minister Amit Shah from campaigning in Delhi for tweeting a “fake” video on government schools, said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday.

Singh and APP leader Pankaj Gupta complained to the commission against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Gautam Gambhir, Parvesh Verma and Hans Raj Hans were circulating “false and fabricated” videos about Delhi government schools “Today we met Election Commission and demanded that Amit Shah be banned for 48 hours from campaigning. FIR should also be lodged against all their leaders who made and circulated such fake videos and all such tweets be deleted,” Singh told reporters.

Eight BJP MPs visited the schools and on Tuesday shared videos of their findings. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Tuesday said the videos of alleged deficiencies in Delhi government schools shared by Home Minister Amit Shah were false. Singh said the BJP has been completely baffled by the Delhi’s education model, and Shah is running a campaign to insult the 16 lakh children of Delhi, the 32 lakh parents of Delhi and thousands of teachers…

Delhi elections between 2 million people, 200 BJP MPs: Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal referred to the BJP bringing in 200 party MPs, 70 ministers and 11 Chief Ministers to Delhi for campaigning

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the February Assembly elections are a fight between 20 millionpeople of Delhi and 200 BJP MPs, as he urged people to vote for AAP.

“This fight is between two crore people of Delhi and 200 BJP MPs. When they come, count the number of works done in five years and send them back to their states. Do not let them insult Delhi,” he said while addressing the public during his roadshow here. Kejriwal referred to the BJP bringing in 200 party MPs, 70 ministers and 11 Chief Ministers to Delhi for campaigning.

“They are coming here to defeat you, your son Kejriwal, to defeat and insult the work that we have done in five years. Now they will come and insult and find faults in our schools, Mohalla Clinics, electricity, water, etc. I want to ask the people, will you remain quiet and bear the insult?” he asked. Soon after, several AAP leaders tweeted that the entire BJP was pitted against Kejriwal…

Kejriwal supporting those who are breaking India: BJP prez J P Nadda

He also sought to know from those AAP national convener “whether acting against anti-nationals would hurt his vote bank”

BJP president J P Nadda on Monday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “supporting those who want to break India”, as he raised the issue of AAP government not giving police the permission to prosecute ex-JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case.

He also sought to know from the AAP national convener “whether acting against anti-nationals would hurt his vote bank”. “Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and other anti-India forces raised seditious slogans like ‘Bharat tere tukde honge’ in JNU. They were threatening to violate India’s sovereignty. Law enforcement agencies moved in, investigated the matter and in Jan 2019 were ready to file chargesheet,” Nadda tweeted.

“They (police) sought Kejriwal’s permission to prosecute this ‘tukde tukde’ gang but one year later, till yesterday, no permission was granted. Kejriwal must tell Delhi why is he supporting those who want to break India? Is it because acting against these anti-nationals will hurt his vote bank,” he wrote on the microblogging site.

In its campaign for the February 8 assembly polls in the national capital, the BJP has often raised the issue of the AAP government so far not grating the Delhi Police its nod to prosecute the accused in the case of raising seditious slogans in the Jawaharlal Nehru University….Read More