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Delhi LG termed AAP leaders' Rs 1,400-crore corruption charge against him a 'figment of their imagination', say officials

Delhi Lt Guv to take legal action against AAP leaders for 'false' allegations of corruption

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena is going to take legal action against AAP leaders including Saurabh Bhardwaj, Atishi, Jasmine Shah and Durgesh Pathak for "defamatory and false" allegations of corruption.

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AAP delegation reaches CBI headquarters to meet agency director, demand probe into BJP's alleged 'Operation Lotus'

Delhi Assembly adjourned for day as AAP MLAs seek CBI probe into 'Operation Lotus'

Delhi Assembly proceedings were adjourned till Thursday following slogan shouting by ruling AAP MLAs who demanded a CBI probe into the alleged 'Operation Lotus' by the BJP.

AAP to file complaint against BJP's 'Operation Lotus', says Atishi Singh

The delegation of Aam Aadmi Party MLAs is en route to CBI Headquarters to file a complaint against ‘Operation Lotus’. We are demanding an investigation into the sources of ₹6300 crores spent by the BJP on ‘Operation Lotus’ across the country: Atishi Singh

Bypoll to Rajya Sabha seat vacated by Makin Saha on September 22

The by-election to fill the Rajya Sabha seat vacated by BJP's Manik Saha will be held on September 22, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.

The seat fell vacant as Manik Saha became the chief minister of Tripura.

Saha was elected as Rajya Sabha parliamentarian on April 22. Earlier, he was the president of BJP Tripura unit in 2020.(IANS)

AAP leader Sanjay Singh says that the BJP has become 'Gabbar Singh'.

Saurabh Bharadwaj dares Gaurav Bhatia to enter government school to take a stock

Get-together of two daydreamers: Sushil Modi on Nitish Kumar-KCR meet

BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi took a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Telangana counterpart K Chandrashekar Rao, saying their meeting scheduled for Wednesday is a "get-together of two daydreamers".

Telangana Chief Minister Rao, popularly known as 'KCR', is scheduled to arrive in Patna on Wednesday and meet Kumar as both leaders aspire to build a united front against the BJP's hegemony.(PTI)

AAP MLAs in Delhi will meet the CBI director on Wednesday to demand a probe into the alleged 'Operation Lotus' of the BJP to topple opposition ruled state governments, party leader Atishi said.

A delegation of 10 AAP MLAs will meet the CBI director at 3 pm, Atishi said at a press conference.

Congress leader Manish Tewari seeks transparency in election of party president

Congress MP and G-23 leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday raised objections to the party not making public the names of electors for the party president poll, and said it must be published on the AICC website to ensure transparency. He also asked why anyone seeking to contest the Congress president's election should go to the PCC office to get the electoral roll as this does not even happen in a club election.(PTI)

"With great respect Madhusudan Mistry ji How can there be a fair and free election without a publicly available electoral roll? Essence of a fair and free process is names and addresses of electors must be published on the Congress website in a transparent manner," Tewari said in a series of tweets.

As the MLAs continued sloganeering at the Well of the House, the Chair adjourned the session till 11 am on September 1.

Meanwhile, sloganeering demanding probe into 'operation Lotus' continues in the Assembly.

Kejriwal further said that students from across India can register for the virtual school starting today.

CM Arvind Kejriwal launches Delhi Model Virtual School for class 9-12 students across nation

Delhi private liquor shops to close from Thursday, 300 govt vends to take over retail sale

Private liquor shops will be a thing of the past for the national capital as they will be replaced by over 300 Delhi government vends from Thursday due to the switch over from the Excise Policy 2021-22 to the old regime, officials said on Wednesday.

Nearly 250 private liquor vends, licensed under now-withdrawn Excise Policy 2021-22, are running currently in the city.

The Excise officials said the liquor supply will improve from first week of September due to opening of more shops.

"Currently, there are nearly 250 private shops that will be replaced by over 300 government vends. So there will be more shops and the number will grow further in the coming days as 500 shops are planned to be opened by four Delhi government undertakings," said a senior Excise department officer.(PTI)

Delhi BJP MPs write to L-G seeking probe into Kejriwal, Sisodia's allegations

The seven BJP MPs of Delhi have written to Lt. Governor V KSaxena seeking a probe into the allegations levelled by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia that AAP MLAs were offered Rs 20 crore from the saffron party to switch sides.

Addressing a press briefing here on Wednesday, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said: "We have taken the allegations of the Arvind Kejriwal gang seriously, and therefore we have written a letter to the L-G. We have demanded a forensic investigation into the allegations.(IANS)

Delhi Assembly's special session disrupted again following uproar

The Delhi Assembly proceedings were adjourned till 11.30 am following uproar in the House on Wednesday.

As soon as the House convened for discussion on the confidence motion, BJP MLA Vijender Gupta asked Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla to take up his calling attention motion, even as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Atishi tried to raise the issue of alleged "Operation Lotus" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Opposition MLAs protested against it.

Both sides resorted to slogan shouting, prompting Birla to adjourn the House till 11.30 am.

This is the third day of the special session that was disrupted with ruling AAP and BJP MLAs forcing adjournments.(PTI)

Atishi says that a nation-wide probe should be conducted in states where the BJP formed the government despite losing the election.

"We demand a probe against BJP's 'Operation Lotus'," says Atishi.

Atishi said that AAP MLAs were offered Rs 20 crore to switch sides. "Where did the BJP get this money from? It should be probed," she adds.

'Operation Lotus' is the biggest threat to nation,' says Senior AAP leader and MLA Atishi

AAP MLAs claiming to have been offered Rs 20 crore by BJP should undergo lie detector test, says BJP MP Parvesh Verma.

MP Manoj Tiwari calls for forensic investigation into AAP MLAs claim of BJP offering them money

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday said that the claim by AAP MLAs that they received calls from BJP offering them money is matter of forensic investigation. "AAP leaders are constantly changing their statements on issue of Delhi excise policy," he added.

Corruption, not ‘revadi’, is the elephant in the room

The debate about “freebies” has risen to a frenzy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned people against “revadi culture”. His call has been propagated self-righteously by several indignant people for various reasons. “I am a taxpayer and I want my money to be used for ‘the nation’, not to be given away for welfare” was a poster that was floating on social media. Models of how to “regulate freebies” have been suggested by pundits. The issue has even been taken to the Supreme Court.

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36-year-old held for killing man over refusal to give Rs 100 to buy marijuana

A 36-year-old man was arrested for alleged killing a person who refused to give him Rs 100 to buy marijuana in west Delhi, police said on Tuesday.

The accused has been identified as Lal Babu, a resident of Moti Nagar, they said.

On Monday, police received information about a stabbing incident under the Shadipur Flyover Railway Track. Naseem Alam, who was injured in the incident, was taken to RML hospital where he was declared brought dead, a senior police officer said.(PTI)

Oppn is bound to criticise bills detrimental to citizens: Gandhis to Delhi HC

The Opposition is bound by the fundamental duty toward citizens of the country to call out and criticise bills introduced by the ruling government that are "detrimental to the rights of citizens, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have stated before the Delhi High Court.

The separate affidavits filed by the Gandhis were in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking registration of an FIR against them for alleged hate speeches delivered during anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 protests which led to the Delhi riots in February 2020.(IANS)

BJP 'using' Anna Hazare after CBI found nothing: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday slammed the BJP following Anna Hazare's letter to him over the liquor policy, alleging it was "using" the social activist since the CBI found nothing in the probe involving his deputy Manish Sisodia.

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'You're intoxicated with power': Anna Hazare slams Kejriwal over excise policy

Veteran social reformer and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reminding him of his own lines from his book Swarajwhile criticising Delhi's liquor policy and accusing him of getting intoxicated with power.

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CBI completes search of Sisodia's bank locker

The CBI investigators on Tuesday searched the locker belonging to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in nearby Ghaziabad, bordering the capital, as part of its investigations into the Delhi excise policy case.

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