'The humanity displayed by ordinary, lower middle class residents of north east Delhi -- Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs -- will be remembered perhaps even more than the evil wrought in the riots,' notes Jyoti Punwani.
Social activist Anna Hazare had written a 3-point letter to Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to specify if the money collected for the 'Anna movement' was being used to fund his election campaign.
The Sensex resumed lower at 28,566.50 and dropped further to 28,183.32 before finishing at 28,227.39, showing a loss of 490.52 points or 1.71 per cent.
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'Look at Kejriwal. With his work, he's made a place in our hearts. But the BJP leaders have only abuses for us," protesters at Shaheen Bagh tell Jyoti Punwani.
Voter turnout was 67.47 per cent in 2015 assembly election. The voting percentage was 57.04 till 6 pm deadline, and rose to 61.46 per cent as those in queues at polling stations were allowed to vote, poll officials said, adding it may increase further.
Around 40,000 Delhi Police personnel, 190 coys (companies) of Central Armed Police Forces and 19,000 Home Guards have been deployed for smooth conduct of election in the national capital, officials said.
The Delhi Election Commission on Tuesday slapped a show cause notice on Ramdev for alleged violation of model code of conduct by allowing political activities in a Yoga congregation in Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi on Sunday which was addressed by BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Rediff.com's data experts using maps provide insights on how the nation's capital voted in the the AAP to power.
'Till now, many political parties indulged in Muslim appeasement.' 'This is one experiment, successfully carried out by the AAP, in indulging in Hindu appeasement.'
Indices rallied almost 16 per cent from September till end of 2013 partly on expectations that the BJP-led NDA would form the government in 2014.
'AAP achieved what it wanted. The BJP achieved what it wanted, a 'Congress mukht Delhi,' and the Congress also achieved what it wanted, which was to keep the BJP out of power.'
'In today's situation, it is not going to help anyone's case if they try to politically contest with the BJP on ideological issues.' 'Instead, it is best is to swim along the tide, present the more acceptable face of the cultural Hindu, but not be a political Hindu as the BJP or Mr Modi is.'
The Aap Aadmi Party has received donations of over Rs 5 crore with maximum overseas contribution coming from the United States, the party website said.
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Modi had campaigned with promises of jobs, infrastructure and development.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will join social activist Anna Hazare in his protest against the land ordinance on Tuesday at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
The Sensex rose 0.44 per cent on Wednesday, while the broader Nifty edged up 0.54 per cent.
'Scindia's willingness to consort with the BJP, a party he has rightly, and eloquently, excoriated in various speeches and statements in the recent past suggest a shallowness and hollowness of convictions and principles.'
He will hold a meeting with Congress leaders on Monday to take stock of the developments in his absence.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the poll panel that his remarks were aimed at containing graft and sought a review of its order to allow him to repeat the comments.
The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party
'It does not look like unemployment is a priority for the government.' 'If there was one external factor which could have made an impact on low investment and low jobs, it was the Budget and it has not made any difference.' '2020 is going to be a difficult and challenging year.'
'The brutal violence of the UP government's first response to the anti-CAA protests suggests that the BJP will test drive the NPR/NRC in UP, where it has both a massive majority in the assembly and a chief minister whose instinct for Hindutva extremism and whose appetite for punitive policing allows a prime minister as darkly majoritarian as Modi to appear statesman-like,' notes Mukul Kesavan.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said the Aam Aadmi Party is an important opponent
Naren Jain and Harjeet Singh have been given tickets for MCD polls and assembly bypoll respectively.
Bharti further said that this is high time the party took things seriously.
Impressed by PM Modi's initiatives, the sect will extend support to BJP
AAP alleges that the BJP is trying to woo voters with food and alcohol before the polls
Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who was the Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate for Delhi assembly polls held earlier this year, on Sunday said that she will not contest elections again.
A Vijay could be blocking the BJP's path to vijay in Delhi, it seems. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh
Expectations from this Budget are sky-high.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen will contest the upcoming Bihar state assembly elections from the Seemanchal region.
The Delhi CM said that the people of India won't forgive the Election Commission and the BJP for manipulating the Constitution.
In what is being seen as a great irony, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's face has been removed from the latest posters, billboards and advertising campaign of the Congress party.
According to police sources, Bharti is believed to be hiding somewhere near Agra.
'It was a harrowing experience to witness the level people stoop to in an election campaign. The Indian election process needs a total revamp if it wants honourable people to enter politics.'
Amid claims of Kumar Vishwas trying to separate the AAP, Kejriwal issued a tweet saying that the former was like his brother.
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