Plea in Delhi HC against Kejriwal over false promises

Plea in Delhi HC against Kejriwal over false promises

A public interest litigation was Thursday filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the CBI to register a case of cheating and corruption against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for misleading citizens by making “false promises in election manifesto”. The case is likely to come for hearing Jan 8 before a bench headed by […]

AAP wins critical trust vote in Delhi

AAP wins critical trust vote in Delhi

The minority Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government won a crucial trust vote in the Delhi assembly Thursday after the Congress and two other legislators extended support to it. With only 28 legislators in the 70-member house, the AAP needed the backing of the Congress – whose 15-year rule ended in December – to remain in […]

AAP has moral mandate to form government: Sisodia

AAP has moral mandate to form government: Sisodia

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has the “moral mandate” to rule the national capital, Delhi Minister Manish Sisodia said Thursday, moving the mandatory trust motion in the assembly “Our party already has the moral mandate, which has been given to us by people of Delhi,” Sisodia said. “We have formed the government, but we faced […]

AAP government can strip MCD of its powers: Sisodia

AAP government can strip MCD of its powers: Sisodia

Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia Monday said provisions exist to strip civic bodies of their powers, hinting the new AAP government could do so if the BJP-ruled municipal corporations did not grant “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) for opening new schools. “There are provisions for stripping the powers of MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) if they […]