BJP Leader Ganpat Gaonkar Joins AAP Before 2022 Goa Election
Ganpat Goankar, a BJP leader has joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Delhi's CM, Arvind Kejriwal on October 24. According to the press release by AAP, "Goankar had been a BJP member for a period of 15 years before he quit in the year 2020 to contest the Zilla Parishad as an independent candidate." Goankar is likely to contest from the Sattari Taluka, Goa in 2022.
Tags: Aam Aadmi Party, BJP, BJP Leader, Arvind Kejriwal, Ganpat gaonkar
Courtesy: ANI
Delhi Registers First Dengue Death; 382 Cases Registered
With cases of Dengue rising, "first" death has been recently reported on the 18th of October. Delhi is facing some major issues with the mosquito-born-viral infection usually found in urban and semi-urban areas of the country. Twitterati flooding with comments on the Delhi government's, "10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute campaign raises concerns. However, till now, 382 cases have been reported in the month of October.
Tags: Dengue, Delhi, Delhi Government , Aam Aadmi Party
Courtesy: ANI
Centre Should Consider Farmers' 'Legitimate Demand': Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, on September 27, asked the Centre to consider the demands of farmers protesting against the three farm laws. Kejriwal said, "farmers are being forced to protest and call for Bharat Bandh again and again to raise their demands. Their demands are legitimate, and the Centre should consider them." Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has also extended support to the farmers' Bharat Bandh call on September 27.
Tags: Bharat Bandh, Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party, Farmers Protest
Courtesy: The Times of India
Will Provide 300 Units Free Electricity To Goa: Arvind Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal promised to provide 300 units of free electricity to the people of Goa 'free of cost', on July 14. During the press conference in Panaji, Kejriwal said, ''With the implementation of this scheme, 87% of Goa will start getting zero electricity bills. All old bills will also be waived off.'' Earlier, Kejriwal had also made similar promises to Uttarakhand and Punjab.
Tags: FREE ELECTRICITY, Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party, Goa, Bills
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
IMD Forecasts Dry Weather Spell In Delhi For Next Seven Days
With signs of mercury touching 39-degrees Celsius this week, the dry weather in Delhi is likely to continue for next seven days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), states including Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Haryana and UP may experience strong surface winds of about 30 kmph on May 25. Recently, Delhi witnessed heavy rains due to Cyclone Tauktae and western disturbance a week ago making it wettest May since 2008.… read-more
Tags: Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party, Cyclone Tauktae, India, Climate Change
Courtesy: Indian Express
17 Arrested, Further Investigation Claims APP Member Behind Posters Criticising
The Delhi Police on May 16 stated that Arvind Gautam, an Aam Admi Party member is behind the posters criticising PM Modi for mishandling the pandemic. However, the officials have arrested over 17 people in the past few days and is looking out for Gautam. Further, the police claims, one of the "accused disclosed during the interrogation that Arvind Gautam had sent an order... and Rs 9000 for printing posters."
Tags: Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party, PM Narendra Modi, Posters in Delhi
Courtesy: NDTV
2 AAP MLAs Arrested Ahead Of Protests Before Amit Shah's House
The Delhi Police has detained AAP MLAs Raghav Chadha and Atishi while they were en-route to protest in front of Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi-LG Anil Baijal’s house. Citing Covid-19 protocols, the police have blocked the AAP activists from reaching LG's residence. Reportedly, the protests were called by AAP against the alleged Rs 2,400 crore fund frauds by the North-Delhi Municipal Corporation. However, the Mayor has denied the… read-more
Tags: Aam Aadmi Party, Amit Shah, Delhi Police, BJP, Raghav Chadha, Atishi
Courtesy: The Indian Express
Opposition Blames Centre For Parliament Ceremony Amidst Protests
Terming the act 'equivalent to playing DJ music inside a funeral ground', Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill has slammed the centre for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new parliamentary building. In addition to it, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have criticized the move of 'head Servant' to lay the foundation amidst the ongoing farmer protests. Jaiveer compared the ceremony as "Opening a cake shop after snatching the bread from the farmers… read-more
Tags: Narendra Modi, Jaiveer Shergill, Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party
Courtesy: Times Now
Aam Aadmi Party Supports Farmers' Call For Bharat Bandh On Dec 8
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to support the farmers' call for "Bharat Bandh" on December 8. The decision was announced on December 6 by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He said that the AAP volunteers would participate with farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws. While announcing the news on Twitter, he stated "It's an appeal to citizens of India to support the farmers."
Tags: Farmers' Protest, Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
Former AAP Founder Member Prashant Bhushan Claims, "IAC was Propped by RSS and BJP"
Speaking in an interview, Prashant Bhushan accused that India Against Corruption (IAC) movement was "propped up by the RSS and BJP". He said that the movement was used against the ruling UPA government, to bring it down and neither Anna Hazare nor he(Bhushan) knew about it. However, he added that Arvind Kejriwal was aware of it. … read-more
Tags: Prashant Bhushan, Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party, IAC
Courtesy: The Indian Express