Opposition tears into AAP’s six-month rule in Punjab
2 years, 6 months ago

Opposition tears into AAP’s six-month rule in Punjab

The Hindu  

As the Aam Aadmi Party government completed six months in power in Punjab on Friday, it came under severe criticism from the Opposition parties, who blamed the government for poor governance, resulting in total disappointment on all fronts. Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said, “It has been an all-round failure, whether in law and order, health or education.” Former Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal said the AAP government’s core promises still remained unfulfilled. “While the AAP government had spent crores on BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh termed the AAP government’s six months in power as a complete disaster for Punjab. “Both the mining and liquor policies have exposed the AAP government on how corrupt it has been in the six months.

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Is Punjab Paying the Price for AAP’s Unkept Drug War Promises?
3 days, 23 hours ago

Is Punjab Paying the Price for AAP’s Unkept Drug War Promises?

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 24, 2025 18:22 IST - 11 MINS READ It was 2015, the year Punjab found itself in the throes of a devastating drug crisis. Punjab has When the AAP leaders were in the opposition in the Punjab Assembly, they actively campaigned against the State’s persistent problems such as drug abuse, agricultural distress, migration, and water and air …

Punjab: Law and order deteriorating, says Oppn
1 week, 4 days ago

Punjab: Law and order deteriorating, says Oppn

Hindustan Times  

The BJP and the Congress lashed out at the AAP government on the completion of three years in the state, blaming it for “poor” law and order amid a spate of explosions besides “betraying the expectations” of people. Referring to several explosions in the past few months, Jakhar said, “Only Arvind Kejriwal, who has been given a big security umbrella, …

Baghel takes ‘magic wand’ dig at AAP govt’s anti-drugs campaign
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Baghel takes ‘magic wand’ dig at AAP govt’s anti-drugs campaign

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel slammed the AAP government in Punjab on Saturday for ‘doing nothing’ over the last three years to check the drug problem and asked what magic wand it has now to free the state from the menace in the next three months. The former Chhattisgarh chief minister, who was recently appointed Congress general secretary in charge …

Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann govt on edge of collapse? AAP refutes ’32 MLAs in touch with Congress’ claim
1 month ago

Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann govt on edge of collapse? AAP refutes ’32 MLAs in touch with Congress’ claim

Live Mint  

Punjab Minister and AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema slammed Congress' Partap Singh Bajwa for his comment ‘32 AAP MLAs were in touch with him to switch sides’. Cheema claims Bajwa is participating in ‘low-level politics’ as he wants to join BJP and assures that they standing strong with Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann Following the controversy Cheema told ANI on Tuesday, …

AAP govt. in Punjab faces Opposition’s ire over ‘non-existing dept.’ headed by Minster
1 month ago

AAP govt. in Punjab faces Opposition’s ire over ‘non-existing dept.’ headed by Minster

The Hindu  

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab landed in a controversy on Saturday after a government notification said the Department of Administrative Reforms, earlier allocated to Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, was “not in existence”. Mr. Dhaliwal took charge of the department during a Cabinet reshuffle in 2023, when Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann relieved him of the Agriculture and …

Punjab Minister held defunct department for 21 months, opposition criticises AAP government
Top News
1 month ago

Punjab Minister held defunct department for 21 months, opposition criticises AAP government

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government's Department of Administrative Reforms, which existed only on paper without any officers or staff, was being headed by Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal for the past 21 months. I am a soldier of the party and have carried out every duty assigned to me.” A gazette notification dated February 21, issued by the Cabinet Affairs Branch …

Punjab Holds the Key to AAP’s Future After Delhi Defeat
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab Holds the Key to AAP’s Future After Delhi Defeat

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 21, 2025 12:27 IST - 9 MINS READ The fall of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly election has sent shock waves through Punjab, the only State where the party currently holds power. Following the AAP’s crushing defeat, party convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, his …

Punjab govt cracks down on corruption, dismisses 52 police officers from service in state
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab govt cracks down on corruption, dismisses 52 police officers from service in state

India TV News  

Punjab govt cracks down on corruption, dismisses 52 police officers from service in state The action comes just two days after the suspension of the District Commissioner of Muktsar on the charges of irregularities. In a major crackdown on corruption within the Punjab Police Department, the Bhagwant Mann-led government has taken strict action by dismissing 52 police officers who were …

AAP govt in Punjab can fall anytime, Kejriwal will never win election again: Brij Bhushan Singh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP govt in Punjab can fall anytime, Kejriwal will never win election again: Brij Bhushan Singh

Deccan Chronicle  

Gonda: Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Monday claimed the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab can fall anytime and Arvind Kejriwal would never win an election again. Addressing an event to unveil the statue of former BJP MLA late Dashrath Singh in Nipania, he said, "I do not predict, but today I am saying that the future of …

Why AAP's decimation in Delhi may be good news for Congress in Gujarat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why AAP's decimation in Delhi may be good news for Congress in Gujarat

India Today  

The decimation of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi assembly election has inspired several secret chuckles in the Congress in Gujarat, where politics took an unusual turn over the past five years. AAP contested several local body polls in 2021 and set the trend of eating into the Congress’s vote-share and indirectly benefiting the ruling BJP. In 2022, in …

AAP’s defeat in Delhi election lifts the Congress’s spirits in Punjab
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP’s defeat in Delhi election lifts the Congress’s spirits in Punjab

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party’s debacle in the Delhi Assembly election is all set to lift the Congress’s spirits in Punjab. Claiming that the defeat in Delhi had burst the AAP’s bubble, senior Congress leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal on Sunday said the poll results would augment the already existing restlessness in the AAP cadre, which would …

30 Punjab AAP MLAs Likely To Jump Ship: Congress's Big Claim After Delhi Loss
1 month, 2 weeks ago

30 Punjab AAP MLAs Likely To Jump Ship: Congress's Big Claim After Delhi Loss

ABP News  

Congress MLA Pargat Singh on Sunday hinted that there is a possibility that at least 30 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs would jump the switch after their party's shocking defeat in Delhi Assembly polls. Targeting the AAP, Pargat Singh said that AAP came to power in Punjab with the promise of a different political approach based on the 'Delhi Model', but …

Aam Aadmi Party's future in doubt: After Delhi loss, is Punjab at risk?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Aam Aadmi Party's future in doubt: After Delhi loss, is Punjab at risk?

Op India  

8th February came as an earthquake for the Aam Aadmi Party shaking their foundations. Critics are calling it AAP’s worst electoral defeat since its inception, as the party had become a “synonym” for the ruling government in Delhi among its followers. In 2022, AAP secured victory in Punjab as the party’s Punjab chapter piggybacked on the “Delhi model of governance”. …

With 'Delhi model' rejected, AAP faces pressure to redefine Punjab approach, say experts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

With 'Delhi model' rejected, AAP faces pressure to redefine Punjab approach, say experts

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party will have to work out a "Punjab- specific model of development" to improve its performance in the only state where it is now in power following the rejection of the "Delhi model" in the assembly polls in the national capital, political observers said on Sunday. Political observers said after the AAP's debacle in Delhi, it …

Start packing your bag from Punjab too: Cong, SAD, BJP hit out at AAP
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Start packing your bag from Punjab too: Cong, SAD, BJP hit out at AAP

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Opposition leaders claimed on Saturday that the AAP’s defeat in the Delhi assembly polls has set the ball rolling for its downfall in Punjab too. The Delhi loss has exposed AAP’s big governance claims,” Punjab Congress president Amarinder Raja Warring said. “AAP’s double face was exposed as in Amritsar and other places it blatantly appointed mayors despite losing municipal …

Opinion: Will AAP go the Byju's way?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Will AAP go the Byju's way?

India Today  

In 2022, the world was his to conquer. Then there is Delhi, where the AAP still enjoys a 43 per cent vote share, which would be enough in most states to form a government. Yet, the saga of the AAP and Byju's and the journey traversed by both Raveendran and Kejriwal in the last one decade offers sobering lessons on …

AAP and Arvind Kejriwal: What next for India’s biggest political startup and its founder after crushing Delhi defeat?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP and Arvind Kejriwal: What next for India’s biggest political startup and its founder after crushing Delhi defeat?

Live Mint  

A fledgling political party that promised new beginnings and was granted the status of national party in April 2023 is in fear of losing that coveted title. The continuing blame game between the Delhi government and the Centre for the past 10 years since power changed hands from the Congress to the BJP in the Centre and from the Congress …

AAP-ruled Punjab to see impact of party’s defeat in Delhi election? BJP warns…
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP-ruled Punjab to see impact of party’s defeat in Delhi election? BJP warns…

Live Mint  

Delhi elections results 2025: AAP’s dismal performance in Delhi elections comes as a jolt to the party's government in Punjab led by CM Bhagwant Mann. It was after the AAP’s victories in Delhi that Punjab’s electorate voted for AAP in the 2022 assembly elections. The AAP leader said with Delhi lost, Kejriwal would have Punjab to concentrate on for the …

Delhi Assembly election results 2025: AAP drowned owing to liquor policy; focus on money, says Anna Hazare
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Assembly election results 2025: AAP drowned owing to liquor policy; focus on money, says Anna Hazare

The Hindu  

As the Bharatiya Janata Party is poised to form a government in Delhi, activist Anna Hazare on Saturday said the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party "drowned" owing to the liquor policy and its focus on money, failing to understand its duty to serve people selflessly. Arvind Kejriwal’s liquor policy hurt his image in Delhi polls: Anna Hazare The BJP is …

Delhi Election Results: 5 key reasons behind AAP’s capital debacle – From Modi’s ‘Aap-da’ to Liquor Scam
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Election Results: 5 key reasons behind AAP’s capital debacle – From Modi’s ‘Aap-da’ to Liquor Scam

Live Mint  

Delhi Election Results: The Bharatiya Janata Party is poised to return to power in Delhi after about three decades. Here are five reasons reasons behind AAP's capital debacle: Anti-Incumbency - Modi's 'Aap-da' The AAP has been in power in Delhi since 2015. Aap-da, which translates to ‘destruction’ is the word used to highlight AAP's ‘failure’ to govern in Delhi in …

After Delhi drubbing, AAP needs to be cautious in Punjab
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After Delhi drubbing, AAP needs to be cautious in Punjab

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party were handed a severe drubbing by the BJP in the Delhi polls. With the result seen as a wake-up call for the party, the AAP made organisational changes recently in Punjab and made Cabinet minister Aman Arora as state party chief. With no AAP government left in Delhi and party chief Arvind Kejriwal also defeated, it …

AAP loses Delhi after a decade: What went wrong?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AAP loses Delhi after a decade: What went wrong?

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party conceded defeat in the Delhi assembly elections as the Bharatiya Janata Party won comfortably to return to power after 27 years. CORRUPTION CHARGES When Union Minister Amit Shah dubbed AAP the "Avaidh Aamdaniwali Party," accusing it of amassing wealth through fraudulent means, he reiterated the BJP's claim that Arvind Kejriwal’s anti-corruption image was in tatters. Once …

Can AAP Win Again in Delhi with Punjab’s Broken Promises Hanging Over it?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Can AAP Win Again in Delhi with Punjab’s Broken Promises Hanging Over it?

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 29, 2025 00:10 IST - 9 MINS READ Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was in Badli in North West Delhi on January 20, holding a roadshow for the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Assembly election in Delhi. The AAP had achieved more than what it had pledged in Punjab, he told the media, mocking the BJP …

Delhi Assembly election 2025: AAP battling to retain tag of being change agents in national politics
2 months ago

Delhi Assembly election 2025: AAP battling to retain tag of being change agents in national politics

The Hindu  

Last week, the Aam Aadmi Party returned to a campaign style that was synonymous with them in their initial days and propelled them to power for the first time in the Delhi Assembly in 2013. Their list of dishonest leaders included not only heavyweights such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah but also Leader of the …

AAP govt. in Punjab cornered over law and order after attempt to vandalise Dr. Ambedkar’s statue
2 months ago

AAP govt. in Punjab cornered over law and order after attempt to vandalise Dr. Ambedkar’s statue

The Hindu  

Even as Punjab police arrested a man, who allegedly attempted to deface the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in Punjab’s Amritsar, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday found itself at the receiving end as the Opposition parties cornered the State government over the deteriorating law and order situation. The Opposition including Shiromani Akali Dal, the Congress, and the …

Delhi Election 2025: Punjab Leaders Honor Ambedkar Statue in Amritsar Amid BJP Criticism | ABP NEWS
2 months ago

Delhi Election 2025: Punjab Leaders Honor Ambedkar Statue in Amritsar Amid BJP Criticism | ABP NEWS

ABP News  

The Aam Aadmi Party is set to release its manifesto today at 12 PM, with party convener Arvind Kejriwal leading the press conference. Amid growing criticism from both BJP and Congress, AAP is working to differentiate itself, particularly on issues like slum dwellers. Meanwhile,leaders from Punjab, including Ministers Aman Arora and Harpal Singh, will visit Amritsar at 2 PM to …

AAP is ‘corrupt’, BJP will rid Delhi of Rohingya, Bangladeshis, says Amit Shah at election rally
2 months ago

AAP is ‘corrupt’, BJP will rid Delhi of Rohingya, Bangladeshis, says Amit Shah at election rally

The Hindu  

Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday dubbed Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party as an “Avaidh Aamdaniwali Party” and attacked it for “corruption worth thousands of crores in the past 10 years”. Referring to the Delhi excise policy case, in connection with which AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal was arrested last year, Mr. Shah said, “The …

Playing the Punjab card in Delhi
2 months ago

Playing the Punjab card in Delhi

The Hindu  

Delhi is going to the polls on February 5. As the AAP is close to completing three years in power in Punjab, its leaders have gone to Delhi to project the party’s achievements. AAP leaders have boasted in Delhi about giving 300 units of free electricity per month to households, establishing Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics, providing nearly 50,000 jobs, ensuring …

Delhi Assembly polls: Unfulfilled poll promises set to haunt AAP in poll season
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Assembly polls: Unfulfilled poll promises set to haunt AAP in poll season

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the 2025 Assembly election in Delhi, the unrealised poll promises of the Aam Aadmi Party -led government in Punjab — including providing ₹1,000 in financial assistance to women, restoring the Old Pension Scheme for government employees, and eradicating the drugs menace and corruption — are set to haunt the AAP. The AAP, which is approaching three …

Bhagwant Mann: Centre troubling Delhi people to stop them from voting for AAP
2 months, 1 week ago

Bhagwant Mann: Centre troubling Delhi people to stop them from voting for AAP

The Hindu  

Punjab Chief Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the Central government is trying to “trouble” the people of Delhi so that they do not vote for AAP in the Delhi Assembly poll. It is your duty to support him,” Mr. Mann said while addressing a roadshow in Ghonda Assembly constituency in north-east Delhi in …

AAP leads as Congress, BJP struggle in Punjab by-elections, says Punjab AAP President Aman Arora
4 months ago

AAP leads as Congress, BJP struggle in Punjab by-elections, says Punjab AAP President Aman Arora

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: In the four assembly constituencies where by-elections were held, the Aam Aadmi Party garnered 46 percent of the total vote share, surpassing Congress at 33 percent and BJP at 10 percent, according to Punjab AAP president Aman Arora. Arora highlighted the defeat of Congress leaders Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in their home constituencies, as their …

Punjab bypolls: AAP govt failed on all fronts, says Cong’s Bajwa
4 months, 1 week ago

Punjab bypolls: AAP govt failed on all fronts, says Cong’s Bajwa

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday lashed out at the AAP government in Punjab, alleging it has “failed” on all fronts and every section of society is “feeling cheated”. The leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly also told reporters here that due to “tardy” paddy procurement and lifting by the state government, farmers are facing hardships in mandis. …

Punjab: Warring hits out at AAP for ‘misgovernance’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab: Warring hits out at AAP for ‘misgovernance’

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday condemned the Aam Aadmi Party government’s performance in multiple sectors, calling out chief minister Bhagwant Mann for turning Punjab’s governance into “a mess of unfulfilled claims, broken systems and deteriorating quality of life”. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring Through a series of videos, he mentioned, “People of …

Victory for AAP is foregone conclusion: Punjab CM
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Victory for AAP is foregone conclusion: Punjab CM

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed that his party’s win in the upcoming bypolls was a foregone conclusion as the public has already decided to vote for the ruling party. Campaigning for Ishank Kumar, the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chabbewal in Hoshiarpur district, Mann asserted that earlier the people of Punjab had no choice but to vote …

Punjab: AAP eyes image boost with course correction
6 months ago

Punjab: AAP eyes image boost with course correction

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : The latest reshuffle, fourth in 30 months, in the Punjab cabinet is seen as Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party’s strategic effort to give party an image makeover and inject fresh blood into governance that has come under increasing Opposition scrutiny. The latest reshuffle, fourth in 30 months, in the Punjab cabinet is seen as Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi …

BJP, Congress term Delhi government ‘corrupt’; AAP stands behind Amanatullah Khan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP, Congress term Delhi government ‘corrupt’; AAP stands behind Amanatullah Khan

The Hindu  

The arrest of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan prompted the BJP and the Congress to level charges of misuse of public funds and “deep-rooted corruption” in the Delhi government. Former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, “The ED’s job is now to suppress every voice that rises against the BJP.” Soon after Mr. Khan’s arrest, AAP’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh …

Will quit politics if AAP wins all 13 seats in state: Punjab Cong chief Warring
11 months ago

Will quit politics if AAP wins all 13 seats in state: Punjab Cong chief Warring

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Aam Aadmi Party wins all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Aam Aadmi Party wins all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. Such audacious assertions require …

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann
11 months ago

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann

Hindustan Times  

The arrest of Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal since March 21 has thrust Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 50, into a challenging task in the run-up to the general elections. As one of the key faces in the opposition INDIA bloc, he is pivoting the AAP’s sweepstakes on 22 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, …

AAP, Akali Dal hit the ground in Punjab as electioneering heats up
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP, Akali Dal hit the ground in Punjab as electioneering heats up

The Hindu  

As the General Election inches closer, campaigning has gained pace in Punjab, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Shiromani Akali Dal stepping up their efforts and hitting the ground to gain support. The AAP’s candidate and State Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said that 20 years of work by the previous SAD-BJP alliance, and the Congress governments …

Things fall apart; can AAP hold?
1 year 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 and AAP trade charges on the latter’s two-year-old rule in Punjab
1 year ago

BJP and AAP trade charges on the latter’s two-year-old rule in Punjab

The Hindu  

In a verbal attack on the BJP, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday urged the people of the State to reject “anti-Punjab forces”, while the BJP took a dig at the AAP government, asserting that rampant drug menace, crumbling economy, misgovernance and unkept promises had marked its two-year “misrule” of the State. Hitting out at the AAP, BJP national …

AAP will draw a zero in Punjab in Lok Sabha elections: Congress’ Partap Singh Bajwa
1 year ago

AAP will draw a zero in Punjab in Lok Sabha elections: Congress’ Partap Singh Bajwa

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Congress hit the ground running for the Lok Sabha elections with its maiden campaign rally in the state in Katarpur on Saturday. Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly and Congress’ Partap Singh Bajwa. Organised by former senior superintendent of police Rajinder Singh, the rally saw the participation of party’s top state leadership including leader of Opposition in the …

'Coalition Compulsions': Congress's Hand Tied as Leaders in Punjab Hit by 'AAPheaval'?
1 year, 5 months ago

'Coalition Compulsions': Congress's Hand Tied as Leaders in Punjab Hit by 'AAPheaval'?

News 18  

The tepid response of Congress president Mallakarjun Kharge and the fierce one by its Punjab leaders after the arrest of MLA Sukhpal Khaira in an old drugs case captures the dilemma that has hit the party over its alliance with the state’s ruling AAP as part of the INDIA front. And when Arvind Kejriwal campaigned in poll-bound Chhattisgarh and Madhya …

Congress’ stance against Delhi ordinance gives ammunition to BJP, SAD in Punjab
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress’ stance against Delhi ordinance gives ammunition to BJP, SAD in Punjab

The Hindu  

The Congress party’s decision to vote against the Centre’s ordinance on the control of services in Delhi in Parliament has provided the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab with ammunition to target both the Congress and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said, “It is now official that …

Opposition fault lines will vex unity efforts
1 year, 9 months ago

Opposition fault lines will vex unity efforts

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders will gather on June 23 to thrash out a common plan to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party. On the table are likely to be ideas for a common programme, contours of a common agenda in Parliament and outside, and thoughts on what a grassroots agenda could look like. Sample this: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal hinted on …

Arvind Kejriwal launches campaign for upcoming assembly election in Rajasthan
1 year, 9 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal launches campaign for upcoming assembly election in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday launched his party’s campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, promising free electricity and health clinics if voted to power and accusing political opponents of indulging in corruption. Our work speaks for itself, be it in Delhi or in Punjab.” Hitting at Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, the AAP …

Delhi excise policy case: have not been named as an accused or even a suspect, says Raghav Chadha
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi excise policy case: have not been named as an accused or even a suspect, says Raghav Chadha

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday said that news articles claiming that he has been named as an accused in a chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate are “factually incorrect” and appear to be part of a “malicious propaganda” to harm his reputation and credibility. Mr. Chadha’s statement comes after the latest supplementary chargesheet …

AAP novices pushed Punjab into economic duress, lawlessness: BJP
1 year, 10 months ago

AAP novices pushed Punjab into economic duress, lawlessness: BJP

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janta Party’s national vice-president Saudan Singh said that the AAP is a “motley crowd of novices” who have pushed the state into complete economic duress and lawlessness. Singh said that Punjab was going through a transitional period and unfortunately the AAP had no experience and vision to revamp the state’s economic health. Addressing a gathering of medical fraternity, Singh …

Saba Naqvi writes: Narrative of Delhi running Punjab unlikely to bode well for AAP
2 years ago

Saba Naqvi writes: Narrative of Delhi running Punjab unlikely to bode well for AAP

The Hindu  

As the AAP completes a year in power, it should realise that it cannot transplant ideas from Delhi. The Punjab AAP is also trying to follow the Delhi template on education and health, although there are big differences with a city state. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is a popular figure in Punjab and is at Kejriwal’s side during the AAP’s …

‘Tough steps’: Kejriwal praises Punjab govt on handling Amritpal Singh case
2 years ago

‘Tough steps’: Kejriwal praises Punjab govt on handling Amritpal Singh case

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday lauded the Punjab government for the “tough steps” taken by the state government in recent days to maintain the law and order situation and credited the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government for “displaying maturity and patience”. Delhi chief minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal “The actions taken …

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