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Vote for AAP if you want brilliant education system in Punjab: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said those who want a brilliant education system in Punjab, just like in the national capital, should vote for the AAP in the 2022 state Assembly polls

Akhilesh Yadav meets AAP UP incharge, holds discussion for 2022 polls

Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday met AAP Uttar Pradesh incharge Sanjay Singh and held a 'strategic discussion' for the 2022 state assembly polls

HC seeks Delhi's stand on ration dealers plea for margin amount payment

The Delhi High Court sought Delhi government's stand on a plea by ration shop dealers seeking the margin amount owed to them and is pending since July

Punjab polls: Kejriwal promises Rs 1,000 per month for women if AAP wins

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that Rs 1,000 per month will be transferred into the accounts of all women in Punjab if his party AAP is voted to power in the 2022 assembly polls. Today I want to make an announcement. Aam Aadmi Party will form the government in Punjab. We will transfer Rs 1,000 every month into the accounts of every woman who is more than 18 years old in the state, he said, adding to the list of freebies promised by him. Elderly women who are getting an old-age pension will continue to get that in addition to the Rs 1,000 to be credited into their accounts, Kejriwal, who started his two-day Punjab visit on Monday, said while addressing a gathering here. Under the AAP's 'Mission Punjab', Kejriwal will visit various places in the state in the next one month to rally support for the upcoming state electi polls. The AAP, founded in 2012, had emerged as the main opposition in Punjab in the last assembly election but party leaders had admitted that t

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal arrives in Moga to kickstart 'Mission Punjab'

Kejriwal on Monday arrived in Punjab on a two-day visit to the state and launch his 'Mission Punjab'

Kejriwal promises free pilgrimage scheme for people of Uttarakhand

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised to introduce a free pilgrimage scheme for people of different communities in Uttarakhand if the Aam Aadmi Party comes to power in the state. Under the free pilgrimage scheme, Hindus will be sent to Ayodhya, Muslims to Ajmer Sharif and the Sikhs to Kartarpur Sahib, he announced at a press conference in Haridwar. "We have introduced a free pilgrimage scheme for the elderly in Delhi under which they are taken in the comfort of AC trains for free to 12 different pilgrimage destinations all over the country including Haridwar. Their food, lodging and stay is all free," the AAP national convener said. As many as 36,000 people have already availed of the scheme so far, he said. Kejriwal said a train will start from Delhi on December 3 to take people to Ayodhya for free. "A similar free pilgrimage scheme for people in Uttarakhand will be introduced if we are voted to power in the state," Kejriwal said. "Hindus will be taken to Ayodh

Inflation rate in Delhi lowest among metro cities: Manish Sisodia

The rate of inflation in Delhi was lowest among the five metro cities in 2020-21, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday. The Kejriwal government kept prices under control in Delhi even during COVID-19, he claimed. Delhi is more affordable to live as compared to other cities and food prices in the city are the "lowest" in the country, he said. Releasing the annual price index report prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Sisodia said the average annual inflation growth rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 2020-21 was only 3 per cent in Delhi as compared to 5 per cent nationally. The Kejriwal government "efficiently managed" to keep inflation under control in Delhi even during COVID-19 and that was lowest rate of inflation among the five metro cities, Sisodia, who is also the Finance Minister of Delhi, said. "In 2020-21, the increase in inflation in Delhi was 3.0 per cent while Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru registered 4.6 per cent, 4.4

Delhi govt has prepared six-point action plan to clean Yamuna: Kejriwal

He said the government is constructing new sewage treatment plants and increasing the capacity of the existing ones as well as upgrading those

Punjab AAP MLAs to visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara on November 19

The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab on Wednesday said its MLAs will pay obeisance at the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan on November 19 under the leadership of state unit chief Bhagwant Mann

Punjab assembly polls: AAP announces first list of 10 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday announced its first list of 10 candidates for the 2022 Punjab assembly polls. All of the 10 candidates are sitting MLAs. Senior AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, has been given ticket from Dirba seat, while Aman Arora will contest from Sunam assembly constituency, according to the list shared by the party on its Twitter handle. Saravjit Kaur Manuke will contest from Jagraon seat and Baljinder Kaur from Talwandi Sabo. Jai Kishan Roudi has been given ticket from Garhshankar seat, Manjit Bilaspur from Nihal Singh Wala, Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura, Budhram from Budhlada, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer from Barnala, and Kulwant Pandori from Mehal Kalan, according to the list. The election to the 117-member Punjab assembly is due early next year. The poll schedule is yet to be announced by the Election Commission.

AAP to hold 'Rozgar guarantee rally' in Lucknow on November 28

Kejriwal will address the rally and give guarantee for employement, said AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh

I want to unite 130 cr people of country, this is true Hindutva: Kejriwal

Kejriwal on Wednesday said his party is following "true Hindutva"

Delhi's poor air quality a result of anything but Diwali, says BJP

The BJP on Friday hit back at Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai for blaming the party for bursting of firecrackers by people on Diwali despite a ban

Goa polls: Kejriwal promises free pilgrimage to Ayodhya, Ajmer Sharif

Kejriwal said that people return with "good vibrations" from a pilgrimage

Amid civilians' killing in Kashmir, there shouldn't be India-Pak match: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday said the cricket match between India and Pakistan at the T-20 World Cup should be cancelled in view of the recent killing of civilians by terrorists in Kashmir. Addressing a press conference, AAP MLA Atishi said the match should not be held until Pakistan stops sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. She also sought to know Prime Minister Narendra Modi's opinion on this issue. "We are seeing repeated attacks on Indians in Kashmir. There should not be a cricket match with Pakistan under these circumstances. Our prime minister will agree to this," Atishi said. The MLA was asked if her party supports demands for cancellation of the India-Pakistan match at the T-20 World Cup in view of the recent killing of civilians by terrorist in Kashmir. "I am sure that not only the AAP but even the BJP and its leadership as well as the prime minister will agree that until Pakistan stops sponsoring terror attacks in India territory, there should not be any .

Govt in Punjab reduced to 'tamasha'; remove tainted ministers: Kejriwal

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Punjab government has been reduced to a "tamasha" and urged new CM Charanjit Singh Channi to immediately remove "tainted" ministers from his cabinet. The Delhi CM said this at the Chandigarh airport, a day after the Congress was pushed into a fresh crisis by the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu from the post of the state party. Sidhu on Wednesday in a video message flagged the issue of appointment of "tainted" officials and ministers. Kejriwal, who is the Delhi CM, also asked the Punjab CM to act on the promises made by his predecessor, including the action in the Bargari desecration case. During the previous SAD-BJP regime, torn pages of a religious text were found at Bargari in Faridkot. Later, in police firing incidents protesters, two people were killed at Behbal Kalan and many injured in Kotkapura. "We are seeing what kind of political atmosphere is prevailing in the state. Political instability is there, which is unfortunate,

Kejriwal vows allowances for unemployed, 80% pvt job quota for Goans

"We will arrange employment for one unemployed youth in every home in Goa. Until the youth does not get employment, Rs 3,000 per month will be paid as unemployment allowance," Kejriwal said.

With unemployment at its peak, Goa's youth not getting jobs: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that youth in Goa are not getting jobs and he will be visiting the state to discuss the issue with locals. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader also claimed that government jobs are available only to people with money and connections. "With unemployment at its peak, Goa's youth are not getting jobs. Government jobs are available only to people with money and connections. Coming to Goa to discuss this issue with the People of Goa," Kejriwal tweeted. Earlier this month, the AAP had started a campaign against the problem of unemployment in Goa and asked people to not vote for parties that have failed to provide jobs. The AAP will be contesting the polls in the state slated for next year.

Every rupee in my foundation awaiting its turn to save a life: Sonu Sood

Every rupee in his foundation is awaiting its turn to be used to reach the needy and save precious lives, actor Sonu Sood said in a statement on Monday

IT dept widens probe against actor Sonu Sood; searches multiple premises

The Income Tax Department has widened its tax evasion probe against actor Sonu Sood as it raided multiple premises in Mumbai, Nagpur and Jaipur on Friday, official sources said. The department had launched the action against the 48-year-old actor and some people linked to him on Wednesday and the action continued. The searches have now been extended to more locations in Mumbai, Nagpur and Jaipur, they said. On Wednesday, the action was carried out in at least half a dozen locations in the metropolitan city and Lucknow. A real estate deal and some other financial transactions linked to Sood are under the scanner of the department, official sources had said. The actor grabbed the national spotlight for helping migrants reach their home states during the nationwide lockdown clamped last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Delhi government, led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, had recently declared that Sood will be the brand ambassador of the Aam Aadmi Party government'