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  • Excise Policy case: AAP counters ED claims, says Sisodia’s properties worth Rs 16 lakh only attached

    Excise Policy case: AAP counters ED claims, says Sisodia’s properties worth Rs 16 lakh only attached

    New Delhi: Hours after the Enforcement Directorate claimed that it has attached properties to the tune of Rs 52.24 crore of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and his wife and others in the now scrapped excise policy money laundering case, the AAP countered the claims, saying that of the total attachment by the financial probe agency comprises only properties worth Rs 16 lakh belonging to the former Deputy Chief Minister.

    In a tweet from its official handle, the AAP said: “Another shameful lie of Modi’s ED. Of the total assets attached by ED today only a bank account containing Rs 11 lakh and a flat of the value of Rs 5 lakh of Sisodia have been attached.

    “The assets belonging to Sisodia is total upto the value of Rs 16 lakh only.”

    The AAP said that the flat of Sisodia in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was bought in 2005 and it is valued at Rs 5.07 lakh, while the flat of his wife Seema Sisodia in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar area is worth Rs 65 lakh and was bought in 2018.

    It also said that both these flats were bought before the year 2018 when the excise policy was not even mentioned anywhere.


    The strong rebuttal from the AAP came after the ED claimed that it attached properties worth Rs 52.24 crore of Sisodia, his wife, Amandeep Singh Dhall, Rajesh Joshi, Gautam Malhotra and others in connection with the case.

    The ED said that the attached assets worth Rs 52.24 crore include immovable properties worth Rs. 7.29 crore — two immovable properties of Sisodia and his wife Seema Sisodia, land or flat of Joshi or Chariot Productions Media Pvt Ltd. and land or flat of Malhotra.

    The financial probe agency said that the attachment also includes movable assets worth Rs 44.29 crore including bank balances of Sisodia worth Rs 11.49 lakhs, Brindco Sales Pvt Ltd worth Rs 16.45 crore and others.

    The ED has arrested 12 persons so far and has filed five charge sheets. The ED case of money laundering is based on the CBI FIR filed against Sisodia and others on August 17 last year. The CBI arrested Sisodia on February 26 this year and the ED arrested him later on March 9. Sisodia is currently in judicial custody.

    (IANS)

  • AAP accuses Congress of not supporting Delhi ordinance row

    AAP accuses Congress of not supporting Delhi ordinance row

    New Delhi (IANS) | The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday accused the Congress of not supporting its party on the ordinance row. AAP MLA Dilip Kumar Pandey tweeted that the entire opposition has shown solidarity with the party against the central government’s ordinance, but the Congress is keeping mum. People of Delhi had given mandate to AAP, but BJP created hurdles. When the Supreme Court intervened, the Center did not obey its order.

    He tweeted, “Understand the chronology – 1. Delhi gave you the mandate. 2. BJP stopped the work by snatching the services. 3. AAP won in the Supreme Court. 4. The Center did not accept the decision. 5. A black ordinance was introduced. 6. This ordinance is dictatorial. 7. The entire opposition is against it. 8. What is the problem only with the Congress, friends?

    The AAP leader said he has learned from reliable sources that the Congress will stage a walkout from Parliament when the opposition opposes the ordinance. He urged the Congress leadership to clarify its stand on the issue.

    –IANS

  • Bengaluru pre-school attack: AAP says government control over Montessori is necessary

    Bengaluru pre-school attack: AAP says government control over Montessori is necessary

    Bengaluru (IANS) | A child was attacked by another child in a pre-school in Bangalore. A day after the incident came to light, Karnataka’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) unit on Friday said that government control over Montessori and pre-schools is necessary. Addressing a press conference at the party’s media office regarding the incident, AAP state working president Mohan Dasari said, in a commercial city like Bengaluru, couples are tasked with supporting their families and dealing with burning issues like rising prices. have to go.

    They should send their children to Montessori or daycare centers. Hundreds of such accidents are happening in the city because the Montessori owners are only business minded and earning money without employing trained staff.

    The state government should immediately take appropriate steps to monitor such incidents and curb them by implementing government guidelines and strict rules. He urged the government to take immediate action in the interest of children and parents.

    Ashok Mrityunjay, Vice President, Bengaluru City, who attended the press conference, said that NCERT gave a report in 2013 itself and said that it should be implemented by 2016. The government has not yet implemented the guidelines of the report, it shows the irresponsibility of the government. He demanded that the Education Minister should immediately focus on this sector and appoint a commission.

    Party secretary Sushma Veer said that the government should show a sense of motherhood and humanity in this matter. Government should take immediate strict action on these private Montessori to make children better citizens. They can look at the Montessori schools run by the AAP government in Delhi and open similar schools in the state as well.

    Shocking video that has surfaced on social media shows the boy repeatedly assaulting the girl at a pre-school when the attendant walks her out of class with a child. It is shown in the video that during this time many more children were also present. Even when the helpless child tries to defend, the boy gives him no chance and sits on top of him and continues to strike.

    The video, which has the voice of the mother of the assaulted child, shows the mother crying and sobbing as she watches her child being mercilessly thrashed. Parents have questioned the management over the absence of an attendant for five minutes in the classroom and the children being left on their own. Police has taken cognizance of the incident and is initiating action against the pre-school.

    –IANS

  • AAP to move SC against appointment of ex-HC judge Umesh Kumar as DERC chairman

    AAP to move SC against appointment of ex-HC judge Umesh Kumar as DERC chairman

    New Delhi: The AAP government will move the Supreme Court against the appointment of former Allahabad High Court judge Umesh Kumar as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman, Power Minister Atishi said on Thursday.

    Addressing a press conference, she said the government had recommended the name of Justice (retd) Sangeet Lodha for the post on June 21.

    “However, it was sidelined and former Allahabad High Court judge Umesh Kumar was appointed as the DERC chairman by the BJP-led Centre. This has been done to trouble the elected government of Delhi. In the coming days, we will approach the Supreme Court against this illegal appointment,” Atishi said.

    The minister charged that the Centre’s move of appointing the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairperson against the elected government’s recommendation is “unconstitutional” and “vindictive conspiracy”.

    “The BJP is conspiring to shut down the free and 24×7 electricity supply in Delhi. They are exacting revenge from Delhiites for electing Arvind Kejriwal to power thrice,” she alleged.

    Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will never let the Delhi government’s free electricity scheme shut down and the BJP’s “conspiracies” will fail, she asserted.

    Meanwhile, the Delhi BJP accused the Kejriwal government of behaving “childishly” over the issue.

    Atishi further said that ‘electricity’ is a transferred subject and the central government is bound to act as per the aid and advice of the elected state government on all matters under the power department.

    A statement issued by the lieutenant governor’s office on Wednesday night said Justice Kumar had been appointed the DERC chairman by President Droupadi Murmu.

    Kejriwal had in January recommended the name of retired high court judge Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava for appointment as the chairperson of the power regulator.

    The LG office statement, however, said the appointment of Kumar comes as Shrivastava expressed his inability to take charge due to “family commitments and requirements” through a communication on June 15.

    Atishi alleged that the BJP’s “discontent” stems from the fact that Kejriwal has “successfully delivered the cheapest electricity rates” in the country. Delhi currently boasts the lowest electricity tariffs compared to other states, she claimed.

    Commenting on the row, Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said it is shocking to see the power minister trying to give “political colour and bad mouthing” the newly appointed DERC chairman and saying that the Centre is trying to break down the city’s power supply system with this appointment.

    “It is regrettable that on every administrative issue, the Arvind Kejriwal government behaves like a child who starts crying if his demanded toy is not given to him… the government is repeating its childish behaviour on DERC chairman’s appointment too,” he said.

    Hitting back, Atishi said, in contrast to Delhi, the BJP-ruled states impose “the highest power tariffs”, citing the electricity cost in Assam at Rs 8.2 per unit, Uttar Pradesh at Rs 6.5 per unit, Madhya Pradesh at Rs 6.74 per unit, and Maharashtra at Rs 10.38 per unit.

    She said prior to Kejriwal’s tenure, the electricity prices in the national capital experienced “unreasonable and frequent hikes”, burdening ordinary families, and since the Kejriwal government assumed office, the prices have remained stable.

    She also alleged that the BJP’s ulterior motive behind the late-night notification is to “destabilise the power sector in Delhi, dismantle the provision of free electricity, and impose exorbitant costs” on the people.

    This move is aimed at subjecting the residents to prolonged power cuts, similar to the experiences of those residing in neighbouring areas, the minister added.

  • Tamil Nadu: AAP seeks DMK’s support in fighting Center’s Bill

    Tamil Nadu: AAP seeks DMK’s support in fighting Center’s Bill

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Thursday extended support to the AAP in its fight against the Centre’s Delhi Ordinance on control of services in the national capital following a meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Chennai. A delegation led by Kejriwal that included Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Stalin and senior DMK leaders seeking their support.

    Emerging from the meeting, Stalin described Kejriwal as a good friend and said, “The Modi-led BJP government is pressuring Delhi UT and the AAP government there, by using Lt Governor. If the BJP government brings an ordinance on Delhi, the DMK will strongly oppose it. We had a discussion about other leaders’ views and I appeal to all leaders to support Arvind Kejriwal.”

    Due to his prior engagement on June 12, he appealed to his Delhi counterpart to fix the opposition unity meet accordingly.Thanking the DMK leader, Kejriwal told journalists that with every passing day, he was becoming more confident of being able to defeat the Bill in the Parliament.DMK will support AAP against the Bill

    “He has assured us the DMK will stand by the elected government of the Aam Aadmi Party, the people of Delhi, and help us in defeating this Bill and vote against it,” he added. The AAP chief has sought appointments with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, but they were yet to respond. “I am very confident that Congress should support this and there is no reason why Congress will not support this, because the ordinance is undemocratic and against the federal structure,” Kejriwal said.

    On May 19, the Union Government promulgated an ordinance designating the Lieutenant Governor as the administrator of Delhi, giving him the final say on the postings and transfer of all bureaucrats serving in the Delhi government.The ordinance seeks to amend the Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi Act, 1991 negating the May 11 Supreme Court judgment that gave the Kejriwal government the power to make laws and wield control over bureaucrats deputed to the Delhi government.If all parties will come together, then we can defeat the Bill

    “The ordinance will come (as Bill) in the monsoon session of the Parliament. In Lok Sabha, BJP has a complete majority but in Rajya Sabha, BJP has only 93 of 238 members. If all the non-BJP parties come together, we can defeat this Bill in Parliament,” Kejriwal said calling for its defeat. He said this is undemocratic and against the federal structure.According to him, this will be like a semifinal before the 2024 Lok Sabha election. “If this Bill is defeated in Rajya Sabha, a strong message will go across the country that the entire opposition has come together and may be in 2024 Modi is not going to come back,” he added

  • Kejriwal To Attend AAP’s Tiranga Yatra In Haryana’s Jind With Eye On 2024 State Polls

    Kejriwal To Attend AAP’s Tiranga Yatra In Haryana’s Jind With Eye On 2024 State Polls

    AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will participate in a Tiranga Yatra in Haryana’s Jind district next week as part of his party’s campaign for the assembly elections in Haryana slated for next year.

    The term of the state legislative assembly will expire on November 3, 2024.

    “A Tiranga Yatra along with a road show has been organised in the Jind district of Haryana on June 8 to sound the poll bugle in the state,” AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Gupta, who was recently appointed as the party’s Haryana unit president, told PTI on Monday.

    Both Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will participate in the mega event in which around 50,000 people are expected to take part, he said.

    Earlier in the day, Kejriwal held a meeting here with his party’s Haryana unit leaders who came to invite him to the event.

    The meeting was attended by AAP’s national organization secretary Sandeep Pathak, Gupta, and other party leaders from Haryana. Ashok Tanwar, who was recently appointed as the AAP’s campaign committee chairman for Haryana, was also present at the meeting.

  • Kejriwal will come to meet AAP’s winning candidates

    Kejriwal will come to meet AAP’s winning candidates

    Lucknow (IANS) | AAP’s National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will soon visit Lucknow to meet and greet the party candidates who won the recently held Uttar Pradesh civic elections. AAP’s chief spokesperson Vaibhav Maheshwari said, “Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit Lucknow by the end of this month. After the civic polls, AAP will now focus on Uttar Pradesh in view of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    A party leader said since Uttar Pradesh sends the maximum number of 80 MPs to Parliament, AAP’s plan for the state would be to go for the general elections.

    During the campaign for the civic polls, AAP candidates focused on the party’s Delhi model of governance.

    An AAP leader said the party is also planning Arvind Kejriwal’s visit to UP. But the schedule is not decided yet.

    The party’s most spectacular victory has been in Rampur district, a Samajwadi Party bastion.

    Party candidate Sana Khanam was elected President of Rampur Nagar Palika Parishad.

    Khanum got 43,121 votes (44.19 percent of the total votes polled) to win the seat reserved for women.

    Aam Aadmi Party’s Rafat Jahan has been elected president of Kemari Nagar Panchayat Rampur.

    He secured 7,449 votes (52.84 per cent of the total votes polled).

    According to the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission, AAP won three municipality president seats, six nagar panchayat president seats and several wards in municipal corporations.

    More than half of AAP’s winning candidates belong to minority communities.

    –IANS

  • Surat: Bail after arrest of AAP leader Gopal Italia for controversial remarks

    Surat: Bail after arrest of AAP leader Gopal Italia for controversial remarks

    AAP leader Gopal Italia has been arrested by Surat Crime Branch. According to reports, former Gujarat Aam Aadmi Party president Gopal Italia was detained over his remarks on Home Minister Harsh Shanghvi on the drugs issue. After arresting Gopal Italia in the afternoon, the crime branch made necessary inquiries and since it was a bailable offence, the police released him on bail in the evening from the police station itself.

    BJP worker Pratap Jeerawala filed a complaint

    Former Gujarat AAP president Gopal Italia has been taken to Surat crime branch office. Gopal Italia has been taken to the Crime Branch office for commenting on the name of Home Minister during elections. BJP worker Pratap Jeerawala lodged a complaint The complaint was lodged on 2 September 2022 at Umra police station. In the case of drugs arrest in Gujarat, Gopal Italia called Harsh Sanghvi as ‘Drugs Sanghvi’. A complaint was filed against him for the controversial remarks.

    Being a bailable offence, got bail from the police station itself.

    Crime Branch took Gopal Italia into custody on 17 April. Gopal Italia was released on bail from the police station itself as it was a bailable offense after making necessary inquiries at the Crime Branch office in Chowk Bazar. After being released on bail, Gopal Italia responded by saying that no offense is made out in this case. On the basis of the remarks I had made, a complaint was filed for mentally harassing me and I was arrested. Being a bailable offence, I have been released on bail.

  • AAP releases third list of candidates in Karnataka

    AAP releases third list of candidates in Karnataka

    Bengaluru (IANS) | The Karnataka unit of the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday released the third list of candidates for the May 10 assembly elections. There are 28 names in this list. All the candidates are contesting for the first time.

    In a statement, the party claimed that not only has it announced the names of candidates for the highest number of seats so far, it has also provided an honest choice to the people in 168 out of 224 assembly constituencies.

    It said that AAP has given tickets to maximum number of farmers, youth, women and educated professionals.

    Aam Aadmi Party said, the yardstick to decide the winnability of our candidates is their honesty and sense of service and not muscle power. The people of Karnataka are fed up with all the three traditional parties. That’s why, giving you the real challenge.

    The party said the average age of its candidates is 47 years. We have given tickets to 16 farmers, 13 women, 18 advocates, 10 doctors and 10 engineers. Five candidates have doctorate degree. Apart from these, 41 post graduate and 82 graduate pass out.

    He said, we will fight the elections on the strength of our candidates and our work done in Delhi and Punjab. We want a chance to give administration to the people. We are confident that the people of Karnataka will bless us with their support and votes.

    AAP’s state media coordinator Jagdish V. Sadam said, Congress, the oldest party and BJP, the world’s largest party, are definitely nervous about AAP’s entry in Karnataka. They are afraid that their politics of loot will end. They are trying to harm your campaign by threatening and luring the candidates with their money power and muscle power.

    –IANS