New Delhi: Union minister Anurag Thakur has dubbed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the mastermind of the alleged liquor scam in the national capital.

Addressing a press conference here, Thakur said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should not try to hide the excise scam behind the curtains on other issues as its real face has been exposed.

Addressing a press conference, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said, “The issue is not liquor. The issue is Arvind Kejriwal’s growing popularity. The BJP is out to defame education and medicine. “Why do you people hate Delhi’s education system so much? “BJP has decided that the fight of 2024 is between Modi and Kejriwal.

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New Delhi: Former Congress leader Sunil Jakhar today joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi in the presence of party president JP Nadda.

Jakhar had last week resigned from Congress and was miffed with party leadership for refusing to make him Chief Minister of Punjab citing that he has as a Hindu leader.

Meanwhile, after joining him in party, Nadda said that it is a matter of happiness that Jakhar managed to establish an identity away from the party and he has such a vast political experience.

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New Delhi: Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alleged that party leaders are wanted to eliminate Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.

The statement came after some activists of BJP’s youth wing BJYM reportedly attacked and damaged CCTV cameras and barricades at Kejriwal’s house today while protesting against his recent comments against movie on Kashmiri Pandits.

Sisodia said that BJP, the saffron party, wants to “kill” Kejriwal.

Another AAP leader, Saurabh Bharadwaj, also alleged that BJP is attempting to kill Kejriwal.

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CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party leaders, including the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for distorting and misinterpreting a routine administrative decision of the central government providing central benefits to the employees working with the Union Territory administration.

In a statement, he said, this was a long pending demand of the employees, many of whom are drawn from Punjab, that they should get all services benefits at a par with the central government employees. “Now that the central government has agreed to their demand, what is wrong about it and where does Punjab’s claim over Chandigarh get diluted with this?” he asked.

“Otherwise”, he added, “I will be the first person to oppose any such move that will go against the interests of Punjab”.

Capt Amarinder, who during his first tenure as Chief Minister, repealed Water Sharing Agreements with other states to save Punjab’s water, in 2004, asked Chief Minister Mann to get a clarification from his supreme leader Arvind Kejriwal about his stand on the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal issue and other issues related to Punjab. “Let the AAP clear its stand on these issues instead of beating around the bush on petty administrative matters”, he challenged Mann.

The former Chief Minister asked Mann and Kejriwal that instead of knit-picking they should also provide similar benefits to the employees of the Punjab government as have been provided to the employees of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

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Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party has won 92 seats out of the 117 assembly seats. The Congress has managed to secure only 18 seats, while Akali Dal just won only three seats. Likewise, BJP also performed poor in Punjab and won two seats.

-AAP’s Chief Minister face Bhagwant Mann wins from Dhuri constituency. He triumphs with a thumping margin of 55165 votes.

-Celebrations began at AAP Chief Minister candidate Bhagwant Mann’s home.

-CM Charanjit Singh Channi continues to trail from Chamkaur Sahib; AAP – 32,860, INC – 30,880

-The voice of the people is the voice of God …. Humbly accept the mandate of the people of Punjab …. Congratulations to Aap !!!, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted.

-AAP candidate Ajit Pal Singh Kohli defeated former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh by a margin of 13,000 votes from Patiala seat.

-AAP candidate Aman Arora wins from Sunam constituency.

-Congress’ Rana Gurjeet Singh wins from Kapurthala

-इस इंक़लाब के लिए पंजाब के लोगों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई (Many congratulations to the people of Punjab for this inquilab.)। https://t.co/BIJqv8OnGa, said AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal.

-Aam Aadmi Party took a big lead in Punjab and is ahead in 90 seats out of 117 with several heavyweights, including Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, former CM Parkash Singh Badal trailing behind its nominees in many seats.

-In Jalandhar Cantt after 8th round

AAP’s Sodhi: 19626 votes

Congress Pargat Singh: 17536 votes

-Sukhbir Singh Badal President of Shiromani Akali Dal trailing in his Jalalabad constituency.

– Congress candidate Vikramjeet Singh Chaudhary leading in Phillaur, gets 10457 votes.

-AAP candidate Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra leading in Amargarh.

– Jeevan Jyot Kaur, AAP candidate from Amritsar East is leading with 200 votes, Navjot Sidhu is on second with 5800 votes.

– Rana Inder Partap Singh is leading in Sultanpur Lodhi. He gets 17784 votes. Congress MLA Navtej Singh trailing by around 4000 votes in Sultanpur Lodhi constituency.

– Initial Trends of Punjab at 10am – Total seats: 117

Aam Aadmi Party: 83

Congress: 18

SAD-BSP: 8

BJP: 3

Independent: 1

-AAP Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is leading by 12, 000 votes.

– Kapurthala

Rana Gurjit Singh – 16553

AAP – 11047

-AAP leading at 90 seats across Punjab.

-Sukhbir Singh Badal trailing from Jalalabad, AAP ahead

– Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi trailing in both seats, Amarinder Singh trailing by 8,000 votes

-Five time chief minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal is trailing in the first phase out of total 13 phases in the counting on Thursday.

Akali leader Badal got 3215 votes while AAP leader Gurmeet Singh got 4631 votes in the first phase in Lambi constituency.

Similarly, singer turned politician Sidhu Moosewala is behind AAP candidate as he got 2393 votes against 6800 votes by AAP candidate Dr Vijay Singla.

Meanwhile, AAP is leading at 40 seats across the Punjab in first phase.

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New Delhi: Several exit polls ahead of results forecast a clear majority for Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab and BJP in Uttar Pradesh for BJP while predicted mixed results in Uttarakhand.

According to CNN News 18, News X and Republic TV, BJP-NDA will get 200-270 seats in UP while main opponent SP led alliance to get 119 to 160 seats. CNN News predicted 262-277 seats for BJP while SP allies 199 to 134 seats in the 403 assembly seats state.

Most of them predicted a clear majority for AAP in Punjab predicting 76-90 seats in the 117-member assembly.

Almost all the exit polls predicted that AAP will get majority and Congress to settle on second spot in Punjab.

Similarly, exit polls predicted a clear majority for BJP in Goa.

Votes will be counted on March 10.

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Maharashtra minister NCP leader Nawab Malik in a money laundering case on Wednesday.

ED arrested him after quizzing him for over seven hours and later took him to the hospital for medical examination before the arrest.

Meanwhile, Malik said that he won’t bow down, won’t fear and will expose.

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil has said that Nawab Malik has now been arrested and he should resign. We demand that he step down immediately. There are many ministers in the Maharashtra government who are facing serious allegations against them. Maharashtra government and CM Uddhav Thackeray will. meet NCP chief Sharad NCP chief Sharad Pawar..

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Chandigarh: Chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday accused Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party that they are hands in gloves to assume power in the state.

Exuding confidence in the Congress’s victory in the ongoing Assembly election in the state, CM said that Congress will form the government again.

“Akali and BJP partnership is out in open, both are taking support from Dera Sacha Sauda. Let them team up, people of Punjab are teaming up against these beadbi partners and will teach them a lesson with their votes. Baraat jinni marzi vaddi hove, Pind ton Ghat hi hundi hai,” Channi said in a tweet.

He further said that Bhagwant Mann and AAP have also seeked Dera support in Dhuri.

All this desperation by these parties and reports suggest Congress is forming Government in Punjab with majority.

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New Delhi: Union government has given ‘Y category’ security with CRPF cover to former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas amid a possible threat to his life following his remark over Khalistan.

He recently accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that he has connection with the Sikh seperatist group ‘Khalistan’.

Citing that Vishwas might have a threat to his life, based on secret intelligence inputs from agencies, government provided him the security, officials said.

Ahead of Punjab polls, Vishwas said that Kejriwal had supported Khalistani elements in previous Punjab elections and he is inclined to become PM of independent Punjab.

Kejriwal categorically dismissed all the allegations termed these allegations as a propaganda ahead of elections to malign his image.

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Chandigarh: Campaigning for the Punjab Assembly polls has peacefully commenced on Friday amid indications that no party is likely to attain a clear majority (59 seats) due to multi contest this time.

The main parties in the fray are the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, SAD-BSP, BJP-PLC-SAD (Sanyukt) and Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a farmers’ front.

Concerned candidates tried many tricks, from visiting deras, holding rallies and even holding closed-door meetings with their poll managers at eleventh hour to influence voters and also to get feedback on the ground situation.

Congress, while putting up a joined front led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi along with PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu jointly launched its 13-point manifesto after campaigning in their constituencies on Friday.

According to poll pandits, AAP has a neck-to-neck competition with ruling Congress and party led by CM face Bhagwant Mann may get maximum 40-45 sets or reach majority marks if they get the rural votes as it being claimed by AAP leaders in the polls. The state to go going for voting on Sunday. The result will be out on March 10.

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