AAP leaders given free hand by govt to extort money, says leader of the Opposition Bajwa
1 year, 7 months ago

AAP leaders given free hand by govt to extort money, says leader of the Opposition Bajwa

Hindustan Times  

Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab for giving its leaders a free hand to harass and extort money from common people. Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa Bajwa, while referring to a news report, said the Khanna police had arrested seven AAP leaders, including the party state joint secretary, for allegedly attempting to extort money from two shopkeepers. In a similar incident, the police had arrested Surinder Kamboj, Jalalabad AAP MLA Jagdeep Goldy Kamboj’s father, for extorting money,” said Bajwa. He said, “Earlier too, AAP MLAs and ministers had been linked to bribery and extortion cases directly or indirectly.” In a statement, Bajwa said last year, AAP’s former health minister Dr Vijay Singla was sacked and arrested after Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann blamed him for demanding 1% commission on tenders.

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BJP issues ‘chargesheet’ against AAP
20 hours, 24 minutes ago

BJP issues ‘chargesheet’ against AAP

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP ramped up its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday, releasing a scathing “chargesheet” accusing the ruling party of corruption and failing to deliver on its promises. Ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, the state unit of the BJP has formed a “chargesheet committee” that has so far issued detailed reports listing the …

AAP’s Balyan held again after bail in 2022 extortion case
2 weeks, 6 days ago

AAP’s Balyan held again after bail in 2022 extortion case

Hindustan Times  

The Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader and Uttam Nagar MLA Naresh Balyan in an extortion case allegedly linked to UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan. In a hearing before additional chief metropolitan magistrate Paras Dalal, special public prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh informed the court that several victims in the MCOCA case had named Balyan during …

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan gets bail in extortion case, arrested in MCOCA matter
2 weeks, 6 days ago

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan gets bail in extortion case, arrested in MCOCA matter

Live Mint  

Naresh Balyan gets bail: Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan in connection with an extortion case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Paras Dalal granted relief to the accused on a personal bond of ₹50,000 and one surety of like amount. Today, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Paras Dalal granted bail on a personal …

‘Arrested under BJP pressure’: AAP MLA Naresh Balyan calls extortion case ‘fake’
3 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Arrested under BJP pressure’: AAP MLA Naresh Balyan calls extortion case ‘fake’

Live Mint  

AAP leader Naresh Balyan was remanded in two days of judicial custody on Sunday following his arrest in an extortion case. The Uttam Nagar MLA however insists that he was nabbed in a ‘fake’ case due to ‘BJP pressure’. Senior members of the party have also spoken out in support of the politician — with former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal …

Delhi News: Arvind Kejriwal slams Amit Shah – ‘extortion victims being hounded, gangsters emboldened…’
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi News: Arvind Kejriwal slams Amit Shah – ‘extortion victims being hounded, gangsters emboldened…’

Live Mint  

Delhi News: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal attacked Union Home Minister on December 1 by alleging that extortion victims are being hounded and gangsters being emboldened in the national capital. Kejriwal's remarks come a day after a man flung liquid at the former chief minister and a party MLA was arrested in connection with an alleged extortion case. The …

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan arrested in extortion case
3 weeks, 2 days ago

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan arrested in extortion case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: AAP legislator Naresh Balyan was arrested here on Saturday in connection with an extortion case lodged last year, police said.The MLA from Delhi's Uttam Nagar Assembly segment was called to the Delhi Police's Crime Branch office in R K Puram for questioning and was later arrested, they said. The development came hours after the BJP alleged that Balyan …

Delhi AAP MLA Naresh Balyan arrested in extortion case; party terms action ‘illegal’
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi AAP MLA Naresh Balyan arrested in extortion case; party terms action ‘illegal’

The Hindu  

Delhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan in connection with an extortion case from last year. The arrest was made hours after senior BJP leaders, including national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia, held a press conference where they shared a purported audio clip in which, they claimed, the ruling party MLA can be heard talking to …

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan arrested in connection with extortion case lodged last year: Delhi Police
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

AAP MLA Naresh Balyan arrested in connection with extortion case lodged last year: Delhi Police

Live Mint  

Aam Aadmi Party leader Naresh Balyan was arrested by the Delhi Police on Saturday night in connection with an extortion case. The AAP lawmaker was detained by the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday evening for questioning in connection with an extortion case from 2023. “Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan in a conversation with a gangster. The gangster responds …

BJP accuses AAP of extortion, shares audio clip of alleged MLA-gangster chat
3 weeks, 3 days ago

BJP accuses AAP of extortion, shares audio clip of alleged MLA-gangster chat

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of extortion, sharing an audio clip in which ruling party MLA Naresh Balyan was purportedly heard instructing a gangster to threaten and extort money from a builder and other individuals. BJP Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva and national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia address a press conference at the party headquarters …

Poll machinery hijacked by AAP: Bajwa
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Poll machinery hijacked by AAP: Bajwa

Hindustan Times  

Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday launched an attack on Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party for allegedly “dismantling” the democratic processes in the panchayat elections by resorting to “coercion”. Bajwa alleged that AAP leaders had issued orders to block development and panchayat officers to cancel the nomination papers of opposition candidates on …

AAP got ₹45 crore in bribe, Arvind Kejriwal promised ₹90 lakh to party nominees in Goa: CBI
3 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP got ₹45 crore in bribe, Arvind Kejriwal promised ₹90 lakh to party nominees in Goa: CBI

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday told a court here that Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had promised to pay ₹90 lakh to each of the 40 candidates of his party in the 2021 Goa Assembly election. The amount, which was supposed to be used as campaigning fund by AAP nominees, was provided …

Fresh trouble for AAP’s Sanjay Singh: UP court orders arrest of MP in two-decade-old case
4 months ago

Fresh trouble for AAP’s Sanjay Singh: UP court orders arrest of MP in two-decade-old case

Live Mint  

In fresh trouble for Aam Aadmi Party, a court in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur on Tuesday ordered police to arrest Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. The court took strong objection to Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh skipping the hearing, reported PTI. Singh, SP leader Anoop Sanda, and four others failed to appear before the court even as court had issued …

Excise policy cases: SC to hear AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bail pleas on July 29
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Excise policy cases: SC to hear AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bail pleas on July 29

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia's bail pleas in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Sisodia's plea has said the law officer, appearing for the probe agencies, had told the top court on June 4 that the charge sheet and the prosecution …

Bail to Arvind Kejriwal: Supreme Court order demolishes ‘fake excise case’, says AAP; CM is not exonerated yet, says BJP
5 months, 1 week ago

Bail to Arvind Kejriwal: Supreme Court order demolishes ‘fake excise case’, says AAP; CM is not exonerated yet, says BJP

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court order granting interim bail to the Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had “demolished the so-called liquor scam hatched by the BJP”, AAP leaders said on Friday. In response, the BJP said getting bail “does not exonerate Kejriwal from his crimes” and that the apex court had raised doubts about whether he …

This is dictatorship: Sunita Kejriwal; AAP slams BJP over CM’s ‘unconstitutional’ arrest
5 months, 4 weeks ago

This is dictatorship: Sunita Kejriwal; AAP slams BJP over CM’s ‘unconstitutional’ arrest

The Hindu  

Shortly after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday, his wife Sunita said the whole system was “trying to ensure” that her husband doesn’t get bail and that is akin to “dictatorship”. Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that the CBI is acting against AAP with “ill-will” and “political malice”. AAP also …

Delhi court summons AAP leader Atishi over BJP defamation case on 'MLAs poaching' remark
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court summons AAP leader Atishi over BJP defamation case on 'MLAs poaching' remark

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Rouse Avenue Court has summoned Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi in the defamation case filed by Delhi BJP Media head Praveen Shankar Kapoor for levelling baseless allegations against Bhartiya Janta Party of poaching AAP MLAs. Earlier in April, the BJP issued a defamation notice to Atishi after she made allegations that she was pressured to join the party or …

Enforcement Directorate to make AAP accused in Delhi excise policy case
7 months, 1 week ago

Enforcement Directorate to make AAP accused in Delhi excise policy case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has told the Delhi high court that it will make the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party an accused in the liquor policy scam case. The central agency made the submission while the court was considering AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s plea seeking bail in the Delhi excise policy case. The Enforcement Directorate has accused several AAP …

Day after bail, Arvind Kejriwal claims ‘dictator’ Modi wants to crush AAP
7 months, 1 week ago

Day after bail, Arvind Kejriwal claims ‘dictator’ Modi wants to crush AAP

Hindustan Times  

A day after being released on interim bail after spending over 50 days in jail, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, claiming the BJP stalwart wants to “crush” his Aam Aadmi Party. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gestures on the day of a press conference after India's Supreme Court gave temporary bail to the …

AAP and BJP continue to spar on Delhi excise policy
8 months ago

AAP and BJP continue to spar on Delhi excise policy

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday took a jibe at Union home minister Amit Shah and the Bharatiya Janata Party and questioned the monetary contribution of an accused in the Delhi excise policy case to BJP in the form of electoral bonds. Singh said if this was true, why did the BJP accept electoral bonds of …

16 AAP leaders have been arrested or sent to jail so far
8 months, 1 week ago

16 AAP leaders have been arrested or sent to jail so far

Op India  

On 21st March 2024, Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party’s supremo Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection to the Delhi Excise Policy Scam. Manish Sisodia One of the top AAP leaders and former deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and one of the founding members of AAP, Manish Sisodia, was arrested by the Central Bureau …

AAP kicks off ‘Jail ka Jawab Vote se’ drive to avenge Kejriwal’s ‘illegal’ arrest
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP kicks off ‘Jail ka Jawab Vote se’ drive to avenge Kejriwal’s ‘illegal’ arrest

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday launched a door-to-door campaign for the Lok Sabha poll in Delhi and urged people to “avenge” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest through their vote. AAP’s Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak said the party’s ‘Jail ka Jawab Vote se’ was aimed at increasing public awareness about the “illegal” arrest of the Chief Minister. Mr. Pathak …

We need to work harder because our chief is in jail: AAP’s Sanjay Singh
8 months, 2 weeks ago

We need to work harder because our chief is in jail: AAP’s Sanjay Singh

Hindustan Times  

Rajya Sabha MP and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh, was released on bail in the excise case on Tuesday. In an interview with HT, he spoke about the cases against the AAP leaders, party’s strategy and continuation of Arvind Kejriwal as the Delhi CM. Excerpts: AAP leader Sanjay Singh at the party headquarters on DDU Marg in New …

Fact Check: Did AAP leader Sanjay Singh argue with police after release from jail? Here is the truth
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Fact Check: Did AAP leader Sanjay Singh argue with police after release from jail? Here is the truth

India TV News  

India TV Fact Check: A video of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh, who was released from jail on bail this week, scolding police officials is going viral on social media as a recent one. India TV Fact check We undertook a reverse image search on some keyframes of the viral video which led us to a similar video which …

This is the time to fight, says Sanjay Singh as he walks free from Delhi jail
8 months, 3 weeks ago

This is the time to fight, says Sanjay Singh as he walks free from Delhi jail

Hindustan Times  

Senior Aam Aadmi Party member and Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sanjay Singh was released from Tihar jail on Wednesday, triggering celebrations among swarms of party supporters who stood outside the prison complex in west Delhi to welcome the leader, who walked out of imprisonment after 181 days. Singh then headed towards the chief minister’s residence on Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines …

AAP MP Sanjay Singh released from Tihar Jail: ‘Prison locks will be broken, our leaders will come out’.
8 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP MP Sanjay Singh released from Tihar Jail: ‘Prison locks will be broken, our leaders will come out’.

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday walked out of jail a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise scam. What is this if not a mark of BJP’s dictatorship?” he said, adding that the Prime Minister should take note that all AAP leaders were “standing firm” …

Sanjay Singh walks out of jail a day after getting bail in excise policy case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sanjay Singh walks out of jail a day after getting bail in excise policy case

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday walked out of Tihar Jail a day after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi excise policy case. Massive crowd of AAP supporters had gathered outside Tihar Jail, where Singh was lodged since October last year after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its money …

CM should not step down, AAP MLAs, councillors tell Sunita Kejriwal at meeting
8 months, 3 weeks ago

CM should not step down, AAP MLAs, councillors tell Sunita Kejriwal at meeting

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, met party MLAs and councillors at the Chief Minister’s residence on Tuesday. The BJP questioned Mr. Kejriwal’s insistence on continuing to occupy the Chief Minister’s post despite being sentenced to jail and said Delhi’s residents deserve a better Chief Minister who could provide them with an …

Victory of truth, says AAP as Sanjay Singh gets bail
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Victory of truth, says AAP as Sanjay Singh gets bail

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday called the Supreme Court’s order granting bail to lawmaker Sanjay Singh six months after his arrest in connection with alleged irregularities in now-scrapped 2021-22 Delhi excise policy the victory of truth. “The day is not far when the entire conspiracy of the BJP against the AAP will collapse,” AAP said in a post on …

SC Grants Bail To AAP Leader Sanjay Singh In Delhi Excise Policy Scam Case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC Grants Bail To AAP Leader Sanjay Singh In Delhi Excise Policy Scam Case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy scam. Reacting to the development, Singh’s wife Anita Singh said the happiness is incomplete with three of her “brothers” -- …

AAP leader Sanjay Singh granted bail in liquor policy case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP leader Sanjay Singh granted bail in liquor policy case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to AAP leader Sanjay Singh in the Delhi excise policy case after the Enforcement Directorate opted not to oppose the bail plea. The Enforcement Directorate said it has no objection if the AAP leader Sanjay Singh is given bail in the case. AAP leader and MP Sanjay Singh was arrested by the federal …

Advised to join BJP or face ED arrest in a month: AAP's Atishi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Advised to join BJP or face ED arrest in a month: AAP's Atishi

Deccan Chronicle  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested on March 21 by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy of his government, was on Monday sent to judicial custody till April 15 by a city court. Senior AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi on Tuesday claimed a person close to her said that she …

Atishi claims ED will arrest her, 3 other AAP leaders if they don't join BJP
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Atishi claims ED will arrest her, 3 other AAP leaders if they don't join BJP

Hindustan Times  

Delhi minister Atishi on Tuesday made a sensational claim that after arresting Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, now the Enforcement Directorate will arrest her, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Durgesh Pathak and Raghav Chadha. Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar: Follow LIVE updates The Delhi minister added that the BJP expected the AAP to crumble after Arvind Kejriwal's arrest but they got scared seeing the …

Key India opposition leader sent to jail until April 15 in corruption case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Key India opposition leader sent to jail until April 15 in corruption case

Al Jazeera  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s custody extended less than three weeks before the country begins to vote in a seven-phase election. An Indian court has sent Delhi Chief Minister and key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal to jail until April 15 in a corruption case, less than three weeks before the country begins voting in a seven-phase national election. Kejriwal’s Aam …

MHA approves CBI inquiry against AAP leader Satyendar Jain in Tihar jail extortion case: Sources
8 months, 3 weeks ago

MHA approves CBI inquiry against AAP leader Satyendar Jain in Tihar jail extortion case: Sources

India TV News  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has accorded sanction for CBI inquiry against jailed AAP leader Satyendar Jain under the Prevention of Corruption Act, for allegedly extorting Rs 10 crores from notorious conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was then lodged in Tihar Jail, government sources said on Friday. Jain and former Tihar Jail DG Sandeep Goyal are accused of running an extortion …

AAP's Haryana unit holds protest against Kejriwal's arrest
8 months, 4 weeks ago

AAP's Haryana unit holds protest against Kejriwal's arrest

Deccan Chronicle  

Ambala, Mar 26 Aam Aadmi Party workers on Tuesday staged protests across Haryana against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to destroy their party. The party's state unit president Sushil Gupta said Arvind Kejriwal is the leader of the entire country and he wants people to get better education, better …

Indian police detain dozens of protesters demanding release of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian police detain dozens of protesters demanding release of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian police detained dozens of opposition protesters Tuesday to stop them from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to demand the release of their leader and top elected official of New Delhi arrested last week in a bribery case. A member of Aam Admi Party, or Common Man’s Party, screams as she is detained by the …

Things fall apart; can AAP hold?
9 months ago

Things fall apart; can AAP hold?

The Hindu  

Politics in the national capital has come a full circle with the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on corruption charges by the Enforcement Directorate. Mr. Kejriwal, who rose to power a decade ago by launching scathing attacks over corruption against the Congress, and particularly former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, now finds himself having to prove his and …

AAP leadership goes into huddle, workers told to remain united
9 months ago

AAP leadership goes into huddle, workers told to remain united

The Hindu  

The entire brass of the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi went into a huddle on Sunday, with its leaders asking workers to step up their presence on social media platforms and remain united following the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy case. Mr. Kejriwal, AAP national convener, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 …

Protests against arrest of one of top rivals of Indian Prime Minister Modi continue for second day
9 months ago

Protests against arrest of one of top rivals of Indian Prime Minister Modi continue for second day

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Hundreds of protesters in India’s capital took to the streets for a second day Saturday, demanding the immediate release of one of the top rivals of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the country gears up for a national election next month. Posted on the AAP party X account, the message relayed Kerijwal as saying he …

‘Gangs run from jail, not govts’: BJP leaders slam AAP over protest against Kejriwal’s arrest
9 months ago

‘Gangs run from jail, not govts’: BJP leaders slam AAP over protest against Kejriwal’s arrest

The Hindu  

The Delhi BJP on March 23 slammed the Aam Aadmi Party for protesting against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying the party has lost all moral grounds as its leader has been arrested in a "corruption" case. Mr. Kejriwal knew the corruption happened in framing and executing the Excise policy as his former deputy Manish Sisodia and AAP …

Anti-graft crusade to arrest: Arvind Kejriwal’s political journey
9 months ago

Anti-graft crusade to arrest: Arvind Kejriwal’s political journey

Hindustan Times  

A little less than three decades ago, Arvind Kejriwal was an officer in the Income Tax department posted in Delhi, reporting under the same larger organisation structure of the department of revenue, from where sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate turned up on Thursday and placed the now 55-year-old under arrest. Between quitting his job as joint commissioner of Income Tax …

AAP leaders slam BJP, ED over raids at CM Kejriwal’s residence
9 months ago

AAP leaders slam BJP, ED over raids at CM Kejriwal’s residence

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party slammed the BJP and the Enforcement Directorate after a team of the federal agency arrived at the residence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday evening in connection with the 2021 Delhi excise case. AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi said large scale protests were likely if chief minister Arvind Kejriwal …

Liquor policy: K Kavitha conspired with Kejriwal, Sisodia for favours, says ED
9 months ago

Liquor policy: K Kavitha conspired with Kejriwal, Sisodia for favours, says ED

Hindustan Times  

K Kavitha, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader, allegedly paid ₹100 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party leaders through a conspiracy with top leaders including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, the Enforcement Directorate alleged on Monday. According to an ED statement, "Kavitha along with others "conspired with the top leaders of AAP including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia for getting favours …

AAP leaders under house arrest, detained, volunteers stopped from coming to protest: Party
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP leaders under house arrest, detained, volunteers stopped from coming to protest: Party

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party on February 2 alleged that some of its leaders, including MLAs and councillors, were place under house arrest or detained, while its volunteers stopped from participating in a protest outside the BJP headquarters here. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said BJP can use any means to usurp power as one …

AAP slams BJP over Hemant Soren's arrest, says saffron party has shown its 'anti-tribal' mindset
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP slams BJP over Hemant Soren's arrest, says saffron party has shown its 'anti-tribal' mindset

India TV News  

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party, saying former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM chief Hemant Soren's arrest by the ED shows the BJP government's "anti-tribal" mindset and is an attempt to attack the opposition ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. I am sure that many more opposition leaders will get arrested in the next one …

Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira accuses AAP govt of unleashing ‘vendetta politics’
11 months, 1 week ago

Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira accuses AAP govt of unleashing ‘vendetta politics’

Hindustan Times  

Two days after securing bail, Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira lashed out at the Punjab government and alleged that Aam Aadmi Party had unleashed a ‘political vendetta’ against him as he was raking up public issues. Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira along with PPCC chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and LoP Partap Singh Bajwa in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Flanked by …

Excise policy scam: Delhi High Court seeks ED response on bail plea filed by AAP MP Sanjay Singh
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Excise policy scam: Delhi High Court seeks ED response on bail plea filed by AAP MP Sanjay Singh

India TV News  

Delhi liquor case: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Enforcement Directorate to respond to a bail plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh, who was arrested in connection with a money laundering case related to the excise policy scam. The ED has alleged that Singh played a key role in the formulation and implementation of the …

Delhi court denies bail to AAP leader Sanjay Singh in money laundering case
1 year ago

Delhi court denies bail to AAP leader Sanjay Singh in money laundering case

The Hindu  

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Friday denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in the money laundering case related to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. The court also noted that the basic case of the ED in the present Enforcement Case Information Report stood approved by the Supreme Court and top court had “endorsed” that “bribe …

‘Should Arvind Kejriwal resign or...?’ AAP to seek Delhi's view on ‘arrest’ exigency plan
1 year ago

‘Should Arvind Kejriwal resign or...?’ AAP to seek Delhi's view on ‘arrest’ exigency plan

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced a signature campaign across Delhi from tomorrow, to seek the city's opinion on whether chief minister Arvind Kejriwal should resign if he is arrested by central agencies. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and AAP MP Sanjay Singh are already in jail over money laundering …

AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s Judicial custody extended till Nov 10
1 year, 1 month ago

AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s Judicial custody extended till Nov 10

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh till November 10. Mr. Singh was arrested in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam. After the extension of his judicial custody, Mr. Singh, in jail since October 13, appeared in court for the hearing on Friday. Mr. Singh, who …

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