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Denied ticket, AAP MLA Jagdeep Singh resigns from party

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New Delhi, Jan 18 : AAP's Hari Nagar MLA Jagdeep Singh on Saturday said he had resigned from the party for being denied ticket for the February 8 Assembly election.

On speculation that he was planning to join the Shiromani Akali Dal, an ally of the BJP, Singh told that talks are still going on with the party.

Singh said he had quit the Aam Aadmi Party as he was unhappy after being denied ticket and also because the party gave the nomination to Rajkumari Dhillon, who joined the party from the Congress recently.

"Even during the Lok Sabha election, I raised my objection over alliance with the Congress and now they have brought in five people from Congress who are directly or indirectly associated with (anti-Sikh riots convict) Sajjan Kumar," he said.

Earlier in the day, AAP's Dwarka MLA in the outgoing assembly Adarsh Shastri joined the Congress. Shastri quit the AAP after it denied him ticket to seek re-election from Dwarka constituency.

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Safety of Delhiites, especially women most important for AAP govt: Arvind Kejriwal

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New Delhi, Jul 1 : Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said installation of CCTV cameras has started across the city and asserted that safety and security of Delhiites, especially women is "most important" for his government.

As per the government's plan, around three lakh CCTV cameras will be installed in Delhi as part of a project to boost security in the city.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led government has already begun work on installation of 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras.

"Safety and security of our citizens esp women is most imp for us. I am glad that CCTV cameras are finally being installed all across the city in such a big way. Cooperation, support and participation of citizens has made it happen (sic)," Kejriwal tweeted.

In every assembly constituency, 2,000 CCTV cameras are being installed.

Last month, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Labour Minister Gopal Rai and Urban Development Minster Satyendar Jain had launched CCTV camera project in their respective constituencies.

At an event in his Patparganj constituency on June 23, Sisodia had said about three lakh CCTV cameras would be installed in the national capital as part of a project to boost security.

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Kejriwal speaking Pakistan's language: Delhi BJP

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New Delhi, Feb 28 : The Delhi BJP hit out at Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, accusing him of speaking the language of Pakistan over the prevailing tension between India and the neighbouring country.

The sharp attack on Kejriwal came after he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being busy with strengthening the saffron party's booth-level organisation at a time when the country was worried about an air force pilot being in the custody of Pakistan.

"Kejriwal is speaking the language of Pakistan. He will be given a befitting reply by people for degrading the sacrifice of soldiers," Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said.

Speaking in the Assembly, Kejriwal had said, "I received many phone calls. People are saying the prime minister should think about the release of the air force pilot, instead of strengthening his booths."

He also slammed the saffron party, saying, "The BJP is counting corpses, shame on such a party," referring to the killing of the 40 CRPF personnel in the February 14 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.

The prime minister interacted with thousands of BJP workers through video-conferencing as part of the ruling party's "Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot" campaign on Thursday.

Tiwari accused Kejriwal of playing politics at a time when the entire country stood with the armed forces.

"Kejriwal is speaking the language of Pakistan and trying to humiliate the country. He is showing his mindset and behaving like an ISI agent. The people of Delhi will give a befitting reply to him for politicising the sacrifice of our soldiers," the BJP leader said in a statement.

Modi had said this was a new India which would neither stop nor bow down and it was the BJP's pledge to bring him back as the prime minister after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, he added. [Agencies]

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AAP govt presents Rs 60,000 cr budget for 2019-20

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New Delhi, Feb 26 : The AAP government Tuesday presented a Rs 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20 in the Assembly and said it is "two times more" than the one presented in 2014-15.

Presenting the budget, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said the budget has been dedicated to soldiers martyred in the Pulwama attack.

The Delhi Assembly session began with a standing ovation to the the Indian Air Force for carrying out pre-dawn air strikes on terror camps inside Pakistani territory

"The budget estimates for 2019-20 are pegged at Rs 60,000 crore which is two times more than the budget presented in 2014-15," Sisodia said.

A 53,000 crore was presented last year. [Agencies]

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HC quashes AAP govt circular on giving preferential treatment to city residents at GTB Hospital

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New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) The Delhi High Court Friday quashed the Aam Aadmi Party government's circular on giving preferential treatment to Delhi residents over non-residents at the GTB Hospital here.

A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao had earlier reserved its verdict on the PIL filed by NGO Social Jurist challenging the Delhi government's pilot project.

The court was examining whether the AAP government's project at the GTB Hospital to give preferential treatment to city residents was violating the rights to equality and life enjoyed by others under the Constitution.

The bench had earlier said that it has noted the AAP government's "difficulties" related to infrastructure, staff and facilities and had said that it will consider if these are valid grounds to deny others their rights under Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution.

At the previous hearing, the Delhi government's senior standing counsel Rahul Mehra had told the court that no individual has so far filed a complaint against its October 1 circular initiating the pilot project at the hospital.

Mehra had said that no one was being denied treatment, access to tests or outpatient (OPD) facilities and the hospital was only prioritising whom to treat first.

He had also said that the Delhi government took this policy decision as the huge influx of patients was putting a lot of strain on its infrastructure and staff, and it was also leading to manhandling of doctors by patients or their attendants.

The bench, however, was unimpressed by the contention and had asked, "Who is responsible for this? The courts? Or is it mismanagement? If you cannot manage then stop the facilities."

The bench had said that the government ought to have evaluated the shortcomings and taken steps to rectify them, instead of taking away the rights of others by changing the manner in which they are provided treatment.

The NGO, in its plea filed through advocate Ashok Agarwal, had opposed the pilot project initiated by the Delhi government at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital.

It had challenged the October 1 circular issued by the government, claiming that it denies treatment to non-residents at the GTB Hospital.

Agarwal argued before the court that thousands of patients coming from outside Delhi and those not possessing a voter ID card of Delhi were being denied treatment at the hospital subsequent to the issuance of the circular.

The NGO, in its plea, had said that the hospital cannot discriminate against patients based on their regional identity and added that such discrimination was not seen anywhere else in the country.

The proposal to give preference to residents of Delhi at the GTB Hospital in east Delhi's Dilshad Garden was approved in August by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Under the pilot project, residents of Delhi get preference at registration counters, in-patient department, tests and medicine counter service and identification is done on the basis of voter identity card.

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Division of UP back in focus as 2019 LS polls approach

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Lucknow, Sep 11 : With the 2019 Lok Sabha elections months away, the issue of division of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state, is back in focus as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Monday it will launch a movement to fulfil the long-standing aspiration of the people.

The state accounts for the highest number of 80 Lok Sabha seats.

"Uttar Pradesh is a big state, both from the points of view of area and population. Its population is as much as that of any big country. It has become practically very difficult to govern such a vast state," AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh told PTI.

"The AAP is in favour of smaller states. It supports division of Uttar Pradesh into four parts, and for this, it will go the extent of even launching a movement. The party will finalise its strategy soon," he said.

On being pointed that other political parties have opposed division of the state, Singh said the BJP has been a supporter of formation of smaller states.

"People of Bundelkhand, Poorvanchal and Paschim Kshetra (western UP) have been demanding creation of smaller states for the last many years. This is a matter of public feeling and political parties must think seriously," the senior AAP said.

The party is of the view that for effective law and order system and conducive conditions for growth, formation of smaller states is necessary, Singh, a Rajya Sabha member, said.

"In Uttar Pradesh, because of poor law and order and absence of development, schools, roads and hospitals are not being built. Sonbhadra district gives the maximum revenue, but see its condition. See the condition of Poorvanchal. If UP is divided into four states, it will be good," he said.

Speaking at an event in Noida on Saturday, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal advocated for the division of the state and said it has lagged in development because of its size.

"Uttar Pradesh should be divided into Awadh, Bundelkhand, Purvanchal and Pashchim Uttar Pradesh -- four states. This is the people's demand. And not only do we support it, we will struggle with the people of the state for the fulfilment of this demand," Kejriwal said.

The demand for splitting Uttar Pradesh into Harit Pradesh (western UP), Poorvanchal (eastern UP), Bundelkhand and Awadh is raked up from time to time and come elections, it gains momentum.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), headed by Mayawati, was once a strong supporter of the demand when the Samajwadi Party was in power, maintaining that smaller states could be governed better.

Dalit icon B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution had recommended the division of Uttar Pradesh in his book 'Bhashayi Rajya'.

As the chief minister, Mayawati had first raised the issue in 2007 and her government had even adopted a resolution in the state Assembly seeking its division into four parts.

Both the BJP and the Congress had supported the resolution brought by Mayawati in the 403-member House.

But, as Mayawati lost power in 2012 after winning just 80 seats against 206 seats in 2007, her demand lost steam.

The BJP-led NDA had carved out Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh from UP, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh respectively, giving rise to speculation that it might favour further division of the most populous state.

Besides the RLD, Raja Bundela's Bundelkhand Congress, Kalyan Singh's erstwhile Jan Kranti Party, Amar Singh's now defunct Rashtriya Lok Manch and Ayub Khan's Peace Party too had time to time pitched for division of the state.

In August this year, the issue suddenly bounced back into focus when around 250 people got themselves tonsured in Mahoba district demanding statehood for Bundelkhand region.

Under the banner of Bundeli Samaj, they demanded carving out of a separate Bundelkhand state from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on the lines of Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.

Convenor of the Bundeli Samaj, a social organisation, Tara Patkar claimed the BJP has forgotten its promise of giving a separate Bundelkhand state to the people.

Bundelkhand is a hilly region spread over Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Seven districts in Uttar Pradesh -- Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Jalaun and Chitrakoot -- and eight districts in Madhya Pradesh fall under this region.

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Ashutosh and Khetan: Kejriwal's Twitter timeline told tale of fall from grace

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New Delhi, Aug 23: If tweets and retweets by the boss are an indication of popularity, Aam Aadmi Party leaders Ashutosh and Ashish Khetan had fallen out of favour with party chief Arvind Kejriwal long before they announced their resignation.

The diminishing importance of the two leaders, both former journalists who made their political debut when they joined the party, and their tensions with the top leadership is reflected in the chief minister's timeline, reveals an analysis of Kejriwal's Twitter account over two months.

From June 18 to August 15, Kejriwal only retweeted two of Ashutosh's tweets and three of Khetan, far less than those of other leaders who enjoy his confidence.

Kejriwal, who has over 14 million followers on Twitter and is the second most followed politician in India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a prolific tweeter and uses the microblogging platform with great effect.

That he chose to virtually ignore his once trusted lieutenants spoke volumes, said party observers.

In the same period, Kejriwal retweeted 102 tweets of his party members, including his deputy in the government Manish Sisodia, 80 tweets of journalists and 11 tweets of leaders from other parties.

This excludes his own tweets and random retweets.

The analysis of his Twitter account also revealed that he retweeted Sisodia 31 times and AAP's Delhi unit chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj 19 times.

Kejriwal is known to operate his Twitter account himself and is guided by inputs from his social media team, said an AAP leader.

He usually retweets posts that speak highly of the Delhi government's work and information critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.

Party sources said the unease between Kejriwal and rebel party leader Kumar Vishwas also came to the fore when the chief stopped retweeting his once trusted lieutenant's tweets.

Though Ashutosh and Khetan are believed to have resigned on August 15, the latter announced he was quitting earlier this week. Kejriwal is yet to accept their resignations.

When Ashutosh announced his resignation from the party on August 15, Kejriwal responded by saying, "How can we accept your resignation, Sir? Not in this birth. Sir, we all love you."

Ashutosh was a close confidant of Kejriwal's and a back-door negotiator with several rebels, including its lawmakers. This was seen as evidence of the importance of the political newbie who had joined the party just before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Kejriwal used Khetan and Ashutosh as key negotiators to resolve the crisis between him and Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.

Party insiders said discontent among senior leaders had been growing since the party nominated Delhi-based businessman Sushil Gupta and chartered accountant N D Gupta for the vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi along with senior leader Sanjay Singh. They said Ashutosh, Khetan and Kumar Vishwas, a founder member of the party, were upset over the AAP leadership's choice of the businessman and the chartered accountant for two of the three Rajya Sabha seats in April.

All three AAP nominees are now members of the Upper House

Later, the party chose Pankaj Gupta to contest from Chandni Chowk for the 2019 Lok Sabha election over Ashutosh, who had lost the seat in 2014 polls.

Khetan, too, is believed to be upset because the party is not keen on fielding him from the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat he had contested and lost in 2014. (PTI)

AAP MLA rejects charge of extortion

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Chandigarh, Jun 23 : Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amarjit Singh Sandoa today rejected the accusation of "extorting" money from those who had attacked him two days ago in Rupnagar district and said he was ready for a CBI probe into it.

Talking to reporters here today, Sandoa maintained that illegal mining was taking place at a village near Nurpur Bedi where he had gone to expose such activities.

Sandoa, who represents Rupnagar in the assembly, also accused the district administration of closing its eyes to "rampant" illegal mining.

"I was not given any money (as claimed by accused Ajwinder Singh). I challenge him to prove that I had taken money from him," Sandoa told reporters.

"If I had to collect money, then why would I take media along with me on that day? The matter can be inquired into by CBI and I am ready for it," said Sandoa.

The accused, Ajwinder Singh, and his family had reportedly alleged that the AAP MLA had been demanding money from them while accusing him of indulging in illegal mining. The family had also alleged that the MLA had already taken Rs five lakh from them.

The opposition Shiromani Akali Dal has demanded a judicial probe into the attack on the AAP legislator and alleged that attackers were AAP supporters who protested against alleged "extortions" by Sandoa.

Sandoa was injured after being allegedly attacked at village Beinhara near Nurpur Bedi in Rupnagar district when the legislator had gone to a quarry to verify the reports of illegal sand mining.

Ajwinder Singh and his accomplices allegedly attacked him. Sandoa was then admitted to PGIMER hospital in Chandigarh.

Sandoa said that he had nothing to do with the mafia, rather he was always against illegal mining mafia. "I will never allow illegal mining in my area," he said.

On the mining department not finding any illegal mining at Beinhara and Harsa Bela sand quarries, Sandoa said that the sand quarry was legal.

"But mining was taking place in water and the excavation was very deep. Mining was being done in an illegal manner," he claimed.

"The administration is not taking any action against illegal mining," he added.PTI

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Sanjay Singh, ND Gupta, Sushil Gupta chosen as AAP candidates for RS polls

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New Delhi, Jan 3: The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday announced the name of Sanjay Singh, ND Gupta and Sushil Gupta as its candidates for the January 16 biennial elections to the three Rajya Sabha seats in Delhi.

"The decision on the names of Sanjay Singh, ND Gupta and Sushil Gupta was taken in the meeting of the AAP Political Affairs Committee (PAC)," senior party leader and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told a press conference here.
Mr Singh, senior party leader and a close aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal; Delhi businessman Sushil Gupta and Chartered Accountant ND Gupta have been doing rounds as possible AAP nominees in the last few days.
However, senior leader Kumar Vishwas, whose supporters have been demanding an RS seat for him, failed to get it for him.
The last date of filing nominations is January 5 while scrutiny of papers would be held the next day. The last date for the withdrawal of candidature is January 8.
The AAP, which enjoys a brute majority of 66 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, is all set to win all the three seats. UNI

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AAP pays tribute to Sardar Patel on his birth anniversary

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New Delhi, Oct 31: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday paid tribute to country’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary. "Our heartfelt tribute to the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on his birthday," the party tweeted. The birth anniversary of Sardar Patel is being observed as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off a 'Run for Unity' in the capital on the occasion. UNI

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AAP revokes suspension of Amanatullah Khan

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New Delhi, October 30: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan, who was suspended from the party after he had fired salvos against senior party leader Kumar Vishwas, was reinstated into the party, rebel AAP leader Kapil Mishra said here on Monday. "Amanatullah's suspension (from AAP) over," the Karawal Nagar MLA tweeted. Taking a dig at the party's decision, Mr Mishra said, "Whatever he (Mr Aamanatullah) told about Dr Kumar Vishwas is now considered to be true." He also urged Mr Vishwas not to cover their (AAP leaders) alleged corruption and speak out openly over it claiming that they were conspiring against him. On May 3, AAP Political Affairs Committee had suspended the Okhla MLA from the party's primary membership and a committee was formed to look into Mr Amanatullah's comment that Mr Vishwas is working for BJP and RSS. UNI

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Kapil takes dig at Kejriwal over his attendance in Assy

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New Delhi, Aug 11 : Taking a dig at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not being present in the House in the ongoing Monsoon session of the Delhi Assembly, rebel Aam Aadmi Party leader Kapil Mishra today asked him to attend it. Taking to twitter, the former Delhi Minister said, "Arvind Kejriwal wherever you are, come to Assembly today, don't be afraid, no one will say you anything." The Karawal Nagar MLA has last night launched a campaign on social networking site twitter, urging people to join him and force the Chief Minister to attend the session of the Delhi Assembly. Mr Mishra has been firing salvos against Mr Kejriwal and his Ministers since his removal from the Delhi Cabinet. He had also charged the Chief Minister with taking Rs two crore from Health Minister Satyendar Jain. The Monsoon session of the Assembly, which began on August 8, will conclude today. UNI

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Kapil Mishra's fresh salvo against Kejri, accuses him of meeting BJP Minister

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New Delhi, Jul 28 : In a fresh attack on Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal, suspended party leader Kapil Mishra today accused the Chief Minister of meeting a Union Minister of Modi Government and promising that he won't utter a single word against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to twitter, the former Delhi Minister said, "Arvind Kejriwal met a senior BJP leader who is a Union Minister and pleaded with folded hands saying 'I have no ill will against Modi'." Mr Mishra also claimed that Mr Kejriwal has promised the BJP leader that he won't be uttering a single word on the Prime Minister. In response, the Minister told he doesn't think Mr Modi has time to notice that. He further asserted that the Delhi Chief Minister also said that he will be giving written apologies to Union Minister Arun Jaitley on the defamation case. This is not the first time that the Karawal Nagar MLA has attacked his former colleague. After his removal from the Cabinet by Mr Kejriwal, he has been levelling various allegations of corruption against the Chief Minister and Health Minister Satyendar Jain including Rs two crore alleged cash deal. UNI

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