Opposition leaders take a jibe at BJP, express solidarity with Kejriwal and Soren at the INDIA bloc rally
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Opposition leaders take a jibe at BJP, express solidarity with Kejriwal and Soren at the INDIA bloc rally

New Indian Express  

Kalpana Soren, wife of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said, “I am standing in front of you as the voice of 50 per cent of India’s women population and 9 per cent of the tribal community…Today, this gathering in this historic ground is testifying that you all have come from every part of the country to end the dictatorship…” Speaking at the rally, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP is being "criticised" across the world for the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and accused the ruling party at the Centre over peddling lies. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren went to jail. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said that the rally is not an election campaign but is to save democracy. "We are not here for an election campaign, we are here to save democracy.you level allegations and send people to jail.

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Jharkhand: Did Jail Stint Work In Favour Of Hemant Soren? JMM Creates History As BJP Faces Major Setback
1 month ago

Jharkhand: Did Jail Stint Work In Favour Of Hemant Soren? JMM Creates History As BJP Faces Major Setback

ABP News  

Jharkhand Results 2024: The Jharkhand Assembly elections of 2024 have delivered a historic verdict, with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha breaking a long-standing political record by retaining power in the state. ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS LIVE UPDATES Sympathy And Strategy: Hemant Soren's Triumph One of the defining factors behind JMM's historic win, it appears, has been the public response to the Enforcement …

Your fight is against injustice & wicked; uproot BJP in polls: Priyanka
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Your fight is against injustice & wicked; uproot BJP in polls: Priyanka

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the ruling BJP government in the state over unemployment, recruitment scams, Agnipath scheme, women wrestlers’ issue, plight of farmers and workers and asked the voters to “uproot” the BJP in the October 5 assembly polls. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holding a mace during the party's Haryana Vijay Sankalp Jansabha in Julana …

Bail to Kejriwal: BJP to change tack, take on AAP govt. over ‘constitutional crisis’ in Delhi
3 months, 1 week ago

Bail to Kejriwal: BJP to change tack, take on AAP govt. over ‘constitutional crisis’ in Delhi

The Hindu  

With Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walking out of jail, the BJP will recalibrate its campaign against the Delhi government ahead of the Assembly election scheduled for February next year, party sources said. Over the past few months, the principal Opposition party frequently spoke about AAP being a “den of corrupt leaders” after its top leaders — Mr. Kejriwal, former Deputy …

Jharkhand News: Champai Soren joining BJP? Is Hemant Soren-led government under threat? Details here
4 months ago

Jharkhand News: Champai Soren joining BJP? Is Hemant Soren-led government under threat? Details here

Live Mint  

The Hemant Soren-led government in Jharkhand is in a crisis of sorts after senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader and former chief minister Champai Soren reached Delhi amid speculation of crossing over to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Champai had been chief minister since February 2 after Hemant's arrest In 2019, when the JMM won just one Lok Sabha seat in the …

INDIA bloc plans protest over CM’s health on July 30; top leaders to attend
4 months, 4 weeks ago

INDIA bloc plans protest over CM’s health on July 30; top leaders to attend

The Hindu  

INDIA bloc parties will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar on July 30 over Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s “declining health” in judicial custody, an Aam Aadmi Party source said on Thursday. ‘Laughable move’ BJP’s New Delhi Lok Sabha member Bansuri Swaraj termed the protest plan “laughable”. The BJP had earlier alleged that AAP is “spreading lies” about his health …

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Calls On Delhi CM’s Wife Sunita Kejriwal, Discusses ‘Misuse’ Of Central Agencies
5 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Calls On Delhi CM’s Wife Sunita Kejriwal, Discusses ‘Misuse’ Of Central Agencies

ABP News  

New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren on Saturday met Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal who is in jail in connection with the corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who was present during the meeting at the Delhi chief minister's official residence …

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail after arrest in bribery case
6 months ago

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail after arrest in bribery case

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Arvind Kejriwal, an Indian opposition leader and New Delhi’s chief minister, was granted bail on Thursday by a court in the capital, after he was arrested in a bribery case in March. Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man’s Party, was taken into custody weeks before India’s national election, in which he was …

India’s Modi eyes election victory, top opponent back behind bars
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Modi eyes election victory, top opponent back behind bars

Raw Story  

A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to keep fighting “dictatorship” before he returned to jail Sunday, following elections widely expected to produce another landslide victory for the Hindu-nationalist leader. Arvind Kejriwal is among several opposition leaders under criminal investigation, with colleagues describing his arrest the month before the general elections began in April as a “political …

Arvind Kejriwal returns to jail, says BJP not forming government on June 4
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal returns to jail, says BJP not forming government on June 4

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal mounted a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, saying he was put in jail as he raised his voice against dictatorship. Addressing party workers at the AAP headquarters in Delhi before surrendering to Tihar Jail authorities, Kejriwal called the exit polls, which predicted a third term for PM Modi, "fake" and asserted …

'Two CMs Were In Jail But...': Rahul Gandhi Claims Hemant Soren Denied Bail As He is 'Tribal'
7 months ago

'Two CMs Were In Jail But...': Rahul Gandhi Claims Hemant Soren Denied Bail As He is 'Tribal'

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday drew a parallel between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s arrest and accused the Indian Judiciary of being prejudiced against certain communities. While addressing a session titled ‘Samvidhan Samman Sammelan’ in Haryana’s Panchkula Gandhi said: “Two sitting Chief Ministers were arrested and the one who went to jail first …

Rahul Gandhi target courts, says Tribal CM is still in jail while Kejriwal is out on bail
7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi target courts, says Tribal CM is still in jail while Kejriwal is out on bail

Op India  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stooped to a new low in furtherance of his caste rhetoric on Wednesday and attacked the judiciary saying that while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail in a liquor scam case, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren remains in jail because he is an Adivasi. The national media has forgotten him; it doesn’t talk …

INDIA alliance to hold rally at Mumbai’s BKC to counter Modi’s Shivaji Park rally
7 months, 1 week ago

INDIA alliance to hold rally at Mumbai’s BKC to counter Modi’s Shivaji Park rally

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The city is all set to witness a massive show of strength of the ruling and opposition alliances on May 17, with simultaneous rallies at Shivaji Park and the Bandra Kurla Complex ahead of polling day, May 20. The decision to hold the rally at BKC was taken after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation rejected Shiv Sena ’s application to …

Arvind Kejriwal says he'll be back from jail on June 5 if INDIA bloc wins polls
7 months, 1 week ago

Arvind Kejriwal says he'll be back from jail on June 5 if INDIA bloc wins polls

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said if the Opposition INDIA bloc wins the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, he would be back from Tihar Jail on June 5, a day after the results are announced. He went on to say that although he would eturn to Tihar Jail on June 2, "I will be watching the election results inside …

Kejriwal's interim bail means he is now a part of ‘jail return club’: BJP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kejriwal's interim bail means he is now a part of ‘jail return club’: BJP

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Saturday called Arvind Kejriwal a member of the “jail return club,” a day after the Supreme Court granted interim bail to the Delhi chief minister, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in March in the liquor policy case. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday offered prayers at Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place Party leaders compared …

Congress hails bail to Kejriwal, says it will give boost to INDIA campaign
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress hails bail to Kejriwal, says it will give boost to INDIA campaign

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Opposition in the city seems to be relieved as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walks out from Tihar on bail. “We hope that the Prime Minister gets enough time after June 4, when he becomes the former Prime Minister, to introspect sitting in Sabarmati Ashram at the kind of politics he has indulged into. We hope the former …

AAP holds ’Walk for Kejriwal’ walkathon in protest against arrest of Delhi CM
7 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP holds ’Walk for Kejriwal’ walkathon in protest against arrest of Delhi CM

Live Mint  

Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday organised a walkathon in Delhi's CR Park. The walkathon named "Walk for Kejriwal" is in support of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is in jail in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case. "Today people have come from different parts of Delhi to participate in this walkathon for Arvind Kejriwal. But the way people …

Delhi: In separate protests, AAP, BJP face off on MCD, graft
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi: In separate protests, AAP, BJP face off on MCD, graft

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party staged a protest outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters on DDU Marg in central Delhi against the delay of Delhi mayor polls even as the BJP covered a signboard outside Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house protesting alleged corruption and demanded his resignation, on Saturday. BJP and AAP councillors protest in the house of councillors sessions …

Hemant Soren was arrested for refusing to leave INDIA bloc, says Congress chief at Opposition rally
8 months ago

Hemant Soren was arrested for refusing to leave INDIA bloc, says Congress chief at Opposition rally

The Hindu  

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested for refusing to leave the INDIA bloc, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge alleged at a joint Opposition rally in Ranchi on Sunday, warning Prime Minister Narendra Modi that if he tried to “terrorise” tribals, he himself would be destroyed. In a show of Opposition unity and strength, the leaders of the 28 parties …

Empty chairs on stage for jailed Hemant Soren, Arvind Kejriwal at INDIA rally
8 months ago

Empty chairs on stage for jailed Hemant Soren, Arvind Kejriwal at INDIA rally

The Hindu  

Two empty chairs — one each for jailed Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal former and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren — were kept on stage as the INDIA bloc organised a mega rally in Ranchi on April 21. The ‘Ulgulan Nyay Mahrally’ was organised mainly by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and a large number of its workers wore Hemant Soren …

Rahul Gandhi takes on Pinarayi at UDF rally in Kozhikode
8 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi takes on Pinarayi at UDF rally in Kozhikode

The Hindu  

Rahul Gandhi, senior Congress leader and United Democratic Front candidate in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, on Monday took on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan asking why the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are not attacking the latter in the same way he is being targeted. Indirectly replying to Mr. Vijayan’s allegation that the Congress party and Mr. …

CM Siddaramaiah Questions PM on Non-Payment of Taxes for Electoral Bond Collections
8 months, 1 week ago

CM Siddaramaiah Questions PM on Non-Payment of Taxes for Electoral Bond Collections

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over non-payment of tax to Rs 7,600 crore amount collected through electoral bonds by the Bharatiya Janata Party and asked the Prime Minister “Now who should be put behind the bars?” Reacting to a statement of the Prime Minister that is his duty to jail the 'corrupt,' Siddaramaiah addressing …

Delhi BJP demands Kejriwal resign over corruption charges
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi BJP demands Kejriwal resign over corruption charges

Hindustan Times  

As members of the Aam Aadmi Party held a day-long community fast at Jantar Mantar to protest the arrest of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case, less than a kilometre away, members of the Bharatiya Janata Party held a counter agitation at Connaught Place, demanding that the chief minister resign from …

Shiv Sena UBT Urges People to Show Courage to Oust Modi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Shiv Sena UBT Urges People to Show Courage to Oust Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday made a scathing attack on the BJP saying the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ruined the country. The religious fanatics who spread the fire of hatred, Modi devotees blinded by money, politicians and capitalists who flood the country with black money have damaged the country," said Raut in his …

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 …

'Main Bhi Kejriwal': Jailed Delhi CM's Wife Takes Centrestage as INDIA Allies Show Strength at Ramlila Protest
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Main Bhi Kejriwal': Jailed Delhi CM's Wife Takes Centrestage as INDIA Allies Show Strength at Ramlila Protest

News 18  

History came full circle at the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, as the Congress, AAP and other INDIA bloc allies rallied behind Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren over their arrest. Slogans galore – ‘United against tanashahi’ Roads leading to Ramlila Maidan were splattered with ‘Main bhi Kejriwal’ hoardings, while there were also posters of Kejriwal behind bars at the protest site. …

Democracy is in danger, stresses Opposition at mega Delhi rally
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Democracy is in danger, stresses Opposition at mega Delhi rally

The Hindu  

Under the banner of “Loktantra Bachao” or “Save Democracy”, leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance stood united at Ramlila Maidan in solidarity with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who were arrested in separate cases by the Enforcement Directorate. In speech after speech, the Opposition leaders lamented the lack of level playing …

Uddhav Thackeray lambasts BJP, alleges party of corruption in electoral bonds issue
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray lambasts BJP, alleges party of corruption in electoral bonds issue

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, dubbing it the ‘Bhrasht Janata Party’ in light of the electoral bonds issue. He said the BJP had earlier accused Mr. Patel, Mr. Jindal, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan of involvment in corruption. Mr. Thackeray also criticised the …

‘No one could prove allegations against Hemant Soren’: Kalpana at INDIA rally
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘No one could prove allegations against Hemant Soren’: Kalpana at INDIA rally

Hindustan Times  

Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren on Sunday said that no one could prove the allegations against her husband and jailed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and urged people to vote for the INDIA bloc parties in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections to save democracy. Jailed former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren addresses the INDIA …

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sunita Kejriwal: Who will attend INDIA bloc's rally?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sunita Kejriwal: Who will attend INDIA bloc's rally?

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal will be among a host of Opposition leaders who will attend the INDIA bloc's rally today. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav are expected to attend the Sunday event, seen as a show of strength by the Oppositionahead of the Lok …

INDIA bloc rally today, BJP takes ‘Bhrashtachar Bachao Andolan’ jibe: 10 points
8 months, 3 weeks ago

INDIA bloc rally today, BJP takes ‘Bhrashtachar Bachao Andolan’ jibe: 10 points

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Top leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc will assemble at Delhi's historic Ramlila Maidan on Sunday for what is being called the ‘Loktantra Bachao’ rally. While AAP leaders have pitched the rally specifically as protest against Kejriwal's arrest, the Congress said on Saturday that it is not a ‘person-specific’ rally. The ruling BJP, meanwhile, attacked the INDIA bloc, …

India opposition protests in capital over Kejriwal’s arrest before election
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India opposition protests in capital over Kejriwal’s arrest before election

Al Jazeera  

Rally held against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over a long-running corruption probe ahead of general election. Top leaders of India’s opposition coalition and thousands of supporters have rallied in the capital, decrying “autocracy” in protest against the arrest of a senior colleague ahead of the general election. Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi and a key …

India moving towards autocracy, says Uddhav Thackeray at INDIA bloc rally
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India moving towards autocracy, says Uddhav Thackeray at INDIA bloc rally

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, at the INDIA bloc rally here on Sunday, claimed the country was moving towards becoming an "autocracy" as he appealed to people of the country to throw the BJP out of power. Addressing the INDIA bloc's rally at the Ramlila Maidan here, he hit out at the BJP and said, "We are not …

Kalpana Soren meets Sunita Kejriwal, vows to take ‘this fight far’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kalpana Soren meets Sunita Kejriwal, vows to take ‘this fight far’

The Hindu  

Kalpana Soren, wife of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, on Saturday. On January 31, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren stepped down as Jharkhand’s Chief Minister moments before the Enforcement Directorate arrested him on allegations of money laundering linked to a land “scam”. My husband, Hemantji, was arrested, and now, …

Arvind Kejriwal Arrest INDIA Bloc Support Rally Kejriwal Delhi Ramlila Maidan EC Police Nod
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal Arrest INDIA Bloc Support Rally Kejriwal Delhi Ramlila Maidan EC Police Nod

ABP News  

Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: The Election Commission and the Delhi Police have granted permission to the opposition I.N.D.I.A. Bloc to hold a rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The meeting will also witness the presence of Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, former Bihar …

Top Cong. leaders to address ‘maha rally’ on March 31: Lovely
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Top Cong. leaders to address ‘maha rally’ on March 31: Lovely

The Hindu  

Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely on Wednesday said top leaders of his party and the INDIA bloc will address the “maha rally” scheduled on March 31 at Ramlila Maidan against the “misuse” of Central probe agencies against Opposition leaders by the BJP-led Centre. Mr. Lovely said the rally will also highlight how the BJP has failed to work for …

Arvind Kejriwal arrest: BJP seeks CM's resignation, holds protest; AAP attempts to gherao PM Modi's house
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal arrest: BJP seeks CM's resignation, holds protest; AAP attempts to gherao PM Modi's house

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Several Aam Aadmi Party workers were detained by the Delhi police on Tuesday, after they tried to march towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house to hold the ‘gherao’ protest over Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. Security personnel detain Punjab minster and AAP leader Harjot Singh Bains during their protest outside Patel Chowk metro station against the arrest of …

Letters to The Editor — March 26, 2024
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — March 26, 2024

The Hindu  

Arrest, rally plan The decision of the INDIA bloc to take out a rally to protest the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is ill-conceived. The contention that the arrest is political vendetta is unimpressive especially as Mr. Kejriwal did not respond to the Enforcement Directorate’s summons. Shariff, Chennai What makes Mr. Kejriwal’s arrest particularly alarming …

’Modi ka sabse bada dar…’: AAP leaders launch ’DP campaign’ to protest Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest
9 months ago

’Modi ka sabse bada dar…’: AAP leaders launch ’DP campaign’ to protest Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest

Live Mint  

The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appears to have galvanized the Opposition parties in preparation for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, and the Aam Aadmi Party is vigorously protesting against it. Starting at 3 PM, all AAP leaders and party workers are changing their DPs to one that says 'Modi's biggest fear is Kejriwal'," senior AAP leader Atishi …

AAP resolves not to play Holi this year, continues its protest against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest
9 months ago

AAP resolves not to play Holi this year, continues its protest against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

India TV News  

The Aam Aadmi Party has continued its protest against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case linked to a money laundering case. This year, Aam Aadmi Party has resolved that we will not play with colours, we will not celebrate Holi," the AAP leader posted on X. Atishi hits out at PM …

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 …

BJP workers hold ‘Holika of corruption’ in Delhi, burn Kejriwal's effigies
9 months ago

BJP workers hold ‘Holika of corruption’ in Delhi, burn Kejriwal's effigies

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Delhi on Sunday held a counter-protest against the Aam Aadmi Party and burned effigies of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been jailed since March 21 in the excise policy case. The saffron party workers who burned the chief minister's effigies on the eve of the Holi festival said that they held the “Holika …

AAP and Congress to hold ‘maha rally’ in Delhi as part of the INDIA bloc to ‘safeguard democracy’
9 months ago

AAP and Congress to hold ‘maha rally’ in Delhi as part of the INDIA bloc to ‘safeguard democracy’

The Hindu  

Rallying behind the Aam Aadmi Party, the Opposition INDIA bloc will hold a public event at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on March 31 to protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest. The top leadership of the INDIA bloc will participate in the event,” said Gopal Rai, the AAP’s Delhi convenor, who shared the stage with fellow Delhi Ministers Atishi and …

‘INDIA’ bloc to hold protest rally on March 31 against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest
9 months ago

‘INDIA’ bloc to hold protest rally on March 31 against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

Hindustan Times  

The opposition 'INDIA' bloc will hold a mega rally on March 31, Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Rai announced on Sunday. The rally announcement comes amid the mega opposition vs Narendra Modi government faceoff over Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case. It is not just about Arvind Kejriwal …

Arvind Kejriwal arrest: INDIA bloc to hold ’maha rally’ on March 31 to ‘safeguard country’, says AAP
9 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal arrest: INDIA bloc to hold ’maha rally’ on March 31 to ‘safeguard country’, says AAP

Live Mint  

AAP leader and Delhi minister Gopal Rai on 24 March said that INDIA bloc to hold 'maha rally' on March 31 at Ramlila Maidan to ‘safeguard country'. His statements during the INDIA alliance press conference over the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged Delhi excise policy case. During the conference, Rai also said that, “The way Delhi …

What two arrests reveal about our democracy
9 months ago

What two arrests reveal about our democracy

New Indian Express  

The arrest of the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, was unprecedented. But the formal arrest took place within the precincts of the Raj Bhawan, where Soren had gone to hand over his resignation claiming that his party still enjoyed the confidence of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Arvind Kejriwal, however, was arrested while he was chief minister and continues to …

‘Biased assumptions’: India conveys ' strong protest’ to Germany over Arvind Kejriwal remark
9 months ago

‘Biased assumptions’: India conveys ' strong protest’ to Germany over Arvind Kejriwal remark

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday conveyed “India's strong protest” to Germany against its remark on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by Enforcement Directorate. Reacting to the arrest, the spokesperson of the German Foreign Ministry had said that the presumption of innocence is a central element of the rule of law and must apply to Arvind …

‘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 …

BJP slams Arvind Kejriwal, AAP: 'Gangs run from jail, not government’
9 months ago

BJP slams Arvind Kejriwal, AAP: 'Gangs run from jail, not government’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday morning strongly reacted to the Aam Aadmi Party's remark that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will run the government from jail, saying only "gangs" run from inside the prison. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi on Friday. Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari claimed that the …

Arrest of Kejriwal will only positively impact the INDIA bloc, says VCK chief Thirumavalavan
9 months ago

Arrest of Kejriwal will only positively impact the INDIA bloc, says VCK chief Thirumavalavan

The Hindu  

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi president Thol. Thirumavalavan on Friday condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi excise policy case but said it will only galvanise the Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. In an interaction with journalists of The Hindu in Chennai, Mr. Thirumavalavan charged that …

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