Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kuldeep Kumar's car was vandalised in east Delhi's Madhu Vihar. Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party on Friday got its registration from the Election Commission though no symbol has been issued to it.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Arvind Kejriwal, suffered a major setback in the Delhi Assembly elections, losing to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The loss marks a significant blow to Kejriwal's national ambitions and raises questions about the future of the party. The AAP had been in power in Delhi for the past 10 years and had also formed a government in Punjab. Despite the defeat, the party still holds 13 MPs from Punjab and Delhi. The article examines the factors that contributed to the AAP's defeat, including allegations of corruption, poor civic facilities, and the BJP's relentless attacks. It also explores the impact of the loss on Kejriwal's national aspirations and the party's future.
A political controversy has erupted over the inclusion of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha's name in Delhi's electoral rolls. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged procedural irregularities, questioning how his name appeared in the Rajinder Nagar constituency's voter list despite the draft rolls showing fewer entries. Poll officials confirm Chadha's name was added through the updation process after being removed from Punjab's rolls, while Chadha dismisses AAP's claims as a 'bitter ex' reaction.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi was shot dead by four armed assailants in Ferozepur.
Activist Manish Brahmbhatt has launched the Cockroach Janta Party-Democratic (CJP-D) as an alternative to the existing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Brahmbhatt alleges that the CJP, led by Abhijeet Dipke, has deviated from its student-led origins, becoming too aligned with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and failing to represent its diverse volunteer base, particularly regarding issues like examination paper leaks.
The BJP has accused AAP leaders, including Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal, of operating a corruption syndicate in Punjab. The allegations claim that middlemen, allegedly on behalf of Mann and his wife, demanded bribes of up to Rs 5 crore to settle rape cases. The National Human Rights Commission has ordered an inquiry into a complaint regarding these allegations.
How nice it would be to see public morchas, fasts, bandhs and letters to the Prime Minister or the chief ministers to reflect and act on some of these matters too!
The Interim Budget highlights the focus on aam aadmi in the development process. The year 2008-09 has seen substantial increase in outlays spanning across sectors.
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Former finance minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has called surge in inflation as great betrayal of the aam aadmi. The annual rate of inflation touched 6.68 for the week ended March 15, the highest level recorded in 13 months. Sinha further said rising inflation rate has "completely exposed hollowness of the government claim that it was trying to and succeeding in controlling price rise." He also said that the common man is in for a lot of trouble due to inflation
The aam aadmi of the country has reasons to feel disappointed, if not cheated, with the Union Budget presented by the ruling coalition that came to power in his name, it says.
Rediff.com explains the rise of the AAP with the help of an animated infographic.
Dominic Xavier offers his take on Parliament passing a bill equating the Delhi government with the lieutenant governor and not Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party elected government.
From the dusty roads of Delhi and Varanasi to flying business class to Dubai and United States, Arvind Kejriwal's flight to fame has seen his 'well-crafted' image of an Aam Aadmi take a hit in recent times.
Continuing its association with the Aam Aadmi, the Congress's slogan for the 2009 Lok Sabha poll, which was unveiled on Friday, banks heavily on the common man. 'Aam admi ke badte kadam, har kadam par Bharat bulund', is the Congress' theme to woo the common man. Interestingly, the new slogan for the Parliamentary election has been penned by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anand Sharma and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid.
Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, currently jailed, has written a letter to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and ex-minister Satyender Jain, threatening to expose three more "key scams" involving the Aam Aadmi Party, following previous allegations related to the 'Liquor policy' and 'Jal Board' cases.
The Aam Aadmi Party, led by Arvind Kejriwal, staged a protest in New Delhi against the government's E20 petrol policy, attempting to march to the Prime Minister's residence with over 2.30 lakh petitions from vehicle owners concerned about the ethanol-blended fuel.
Charging that the Budget had ignored the 'aam aadmi', on Thursday said the government failed miserably to address price rise and inflation that would bring down the economic growth rate.
BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu was detained by Punjab Police after he waved a liquor bottle, eggs, and tomatoes at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's cavalcade, claiming he was 'returning' items previously thrown at his own convoy and protesting alleged misgovernance.
AAP's Haryana convenor Naveen Jaihind has announced an undisclosed amount as reward for whoever finds the vehicle.
The Aam Aadmi Party office in Delhi has been seeing a steady flow of volunteers offering their services to the party free of cost.
In these few weeks, it has kindled great hopes for clean governance in Delhi and beyond, tempered by strong misgivings about the party's economic and urban policies. What follows is an imaginary dialogue between the Optimist and the Sceptic.
Kumar Vishwas, an Aam Aadmi Party leader whose name is doing the rounds as the candidate Arvind Kejriwal might field against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha elections, has dared the Bharatiya Janata Party to make it a three-cornered fight by fielding Narendra Modi.
Arvind Kejriwal has got his politics right. Now, he needs to rethink his party's economic policies.
A volunteer of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party was beaten up and its office in Kirari, northwest Delhi, was attacked on Friday morning by unidentified goons.
Contesting its maiden elections, the Aam Aadmi Party is striving hard to make its presence felt in the coming assembly polls in Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's iftar party on Sunday was a political blockbuster.
The common man wants the government to demonetise high denomination currency notes like Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 to effectively combat the menace of black money in the country, a finance ministry report has revealed.
The case pertains to a tender awarded to Ms Euroteck Environmental Private Limited when Jain was the Delhi water minister.
Twenty-three political parties and an Independent MP have jointly written to Chief Justice Surya Kant regarding the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and other election-related issues, a move spearheaded by the INDIA bloc.
Kejriwal tweeted he wished that the aam aadmi won the Delhi polls
'I belong to the area of Krishna Nagar, but Bedi was an outsider.'
Opposition parties Congress and Goa Forward Party have commenced preliminary discussions for an alliance ahead of the 2027 state assembly polls, with the Aam Aadmi Party also indicating its willingness to join. The primary goal of these potential alliances is to challenge and defeat the ruling BJP government in Goa, which aims for a fourth consecutive term.
Among the aam aadmi measures, leaders sought an increase in the minimum support price mainly for sugarcane, income tax relief to the salaried class and more benefits to senior citizens. Suggestions were also made to increase subsidy for diesel for farmers and fishermen. Soft loans for minorities and SC/STs were also demanded. But issues like disinvestment, SEZ amendments, insurance bill or financial sector reforms were not discussed.
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal has strongly criticised the Central government's crackdown on Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters, comparing the police brutality to that of the British Raj. He announced the launch of a helpline to provide medical and legal aid to injured protesters and their families.
The Congress party won six out of nine wards where repolling was conducted across four urban local bodies in Rajasthan, while the BJP secured three. These results finalise the tally for all 10,244 wards, with the BJP holding the overall lead in total wards won, followed by Congress and Independents. The process for electing mayors and chairpersons is now underway.
As it takes the national ground, the party is examining what blend of tools and technology would work in both rural and urban parts, says Somesh Jha
First, the shock: according to a National Council of Applied Economic Research survey, of the 78 per cent Indian households aware of life insurance, only 24 per cent actually own one.
