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New Delhi: Court order thoroughly exposes Delhi Police’s failed bid to book Commando Surinder under false charges at behest of BJP’s central government :   - Detailed order exposes Police attempts to cook up a false case - Court questions the Police for its attempts to implicate the former NSG commando for kidnapping charges - Delhi Police should apologise for its thorough partisan role Delhi Police needs to explain to the people of Delhi under whose directions it had acted to unsuccessfully implicate former NSG commando MLA Surinder Singh in a case of kidnapping, which has thoroughly exposed it in a court of law.    The Aam Aadmi Party is putting in public domain the bail order of the court to release MLA Commando Surinder Singh, so that the extent to which the Delhi Police is willing to stoop to impress its political masters is known to the public. (Please find attached the bail order of the court along with this press release). In its five-page order, th

AAP reaction on Centre’s stand on keeping political parties out of RTI Act : New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party opposes the central government’s view that political parties should be kept out of the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act. The AAP is committed to complete transparency and probity in its functioning and strongly supports bringing the political parties under RTI. The central government’s stand before the Supreme Court on Monday is a retrograde step and will lower the credibility of the political class in the eyes of the citizens of the country. The BJP’s central government should have called an all-party meeting before taking such a stand in the Supreme Court, which will have serious repercussions for political parties across the spectrum in the country. BJP leaders, who are now senior ministers in the union cabinet, should look back and reflect on what they had stated in their public utterances when the then Congress-led UPA government had unsuccessfull

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Par ty (AAP) MLA Surender Singh ‘Commando’ who was arrested by the city police on Friday for assaulting an NDMC employee. "Third AAP MLA to be arrested in the last two months. Out on bail, Singh threatens to join the OROP agitation" Singh alleged before metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha that the case against him was politically motivated and was being pursued to “stifle and embarrass the ruling party (AAP)”. “It has been averred that this case is actuated by political vendetta. Thus, no prejudice is likely to be caused to the prosecution in case the accused persons are granted bail,” the court observed, while allowing Singh out on bail and directing him to furnish a personal bond of ` 30,000 along with a surety of the amount. It also granted relief to other men accused along with the MLA — Sanjay and Praveen. Singh is the third AAP MLA who has been arrested in the last two months. Delhi’s

नई दिल्ली: प्याज के दाम में तेज वृद्धि से चिंतित दिल्ली सरकार ने लोगों से घबराकर खरीदारी में शामिल नहीं होने की अपील की है। सरकार ने कहा कि पर्याप्त भंडार उपलब्ध है और वह राशन की दुकानों तथा मोबाइल वैन के जरिये 30 रुपये किलो प्याज बेचना जारी रखेगी। बैठक में विकास मंत्री गोपाल राय तथा खाद्य एवं नागरिक आपूर्ति मंत्री असीम अहमद खान ने राष्ट्रीय राजधानी में प्याज की उपलब्धता और कीमतों की स्थिति की समीक्षा की। बैठक में दोनों मंत्रालयों के वरिष्ठ अधिकारी, दिल्ली यातायात पुलिस, स्मॉल फार्मर्स एग्री बिजनेस कंसोर्टियम (एसएफएसी) तथा खाद्य आयुक्त ने हिस्सा लिया। सरकार के अनुसार खुले बाजार में करीब 1,000 टन प्याज उपलब्ध है। पिछले साल इसी समय इतनी ही मात्रा बाजार में उपलब्ध थी। राय ने अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिया कि वह थोक विक्रेताओं की जल्द से जल्द बैठक बुलाए, ताकि यह सुनिश्चित हो कि प्याज की जमाखोरी नहीं हो।

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) strongly condemns the arrest of one of the 26/11-Mumbai Terror attack heroes and former NSG Commando Mr. Surinder Singh. AAP MLA Mr. Singh represents the Delhi Cantonment assembly constituency. It is shocking that a former Commando, who partially lost his hearing capacity during the 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks at the Taj, is being treated in such a manner by the Delhi Police. FIR was lodged against the MLA more than two weeks ago, questioning was done and he met the top brass of the Delhi Police also. It is quite astonishing the manner in which he was arrested on Friday. The MLA, a public representative, himself went to meet the Police top brass, was questioned then what was the need to arrest him on Friday? The action of Delhi Police, on a motivated allegation, is highly condemnable and suspicious. It is clear that the arrest has been done to divert attention from some other issues. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would n

New Delhi, Aug 20 : In a breather for the Arvind Kejriwal government, the Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay a notification that tripled circle rates of agricultural land in the national capital. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath refused to pass an interim order to stay the notification, saying it would hear the Delhi government’s stand before passing any order. The bench asked the Delhi government to filed its response on the plea by September 23 and also apprise it whether the notification could be issued without the Lt. Governor’s approval. The public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Congress leader Naresh Kumar said the rates should be uniform. The petitioned asked the court to declare the August 4 notification of the state government as “null and void”. Appearing for the Delhi government, senior advocate Dayan Krishnan opposed the plea. Apearing for the petitioner, lawyer O.P. Saxena to

NEW DELHI: The three private power distribution companies (discoms) in the capital inflated their dues to be recovered from consumers by almost Rs 8,000 crore, the comptroller and auditor general has said in its report on the discoms and claimed that there is scope for reducing tariffs in the city. The 212-page confidential report, accessed by TOI, has indicted the three power distribution companies — BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) controlled by Anil Ambani's Reliance group, and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. READ ALSO: CAG points out conflict of interest in deals                                                                                                                                                     The companies have, however, denied the report and claimed that it is both incomplete and subjudice. It says the companies manipulated consumer figures and scrap sale details, and took a series of actions detrimental to consumer

बिजली हाफ, पानी माफ के नारे साथ दिल्ली में सरकार बनाने वाली AAP ने, Arvind Kejriwal के जन्मदिन पर दिल्ली वालों का एक तोहफा देने की तैयारी की है. New Delhi: दिल्ली में बिजली के बिल को लेकर दिल्ली सरकार एक बड़ा एलान कर लिया है, Arvind Kejriwal के जन्मदिन के मौके पर सरकार ने इसकी पूरी तस्वीर तैयार कर ली है. दिल्ली सरकार ने बिजली के सभी लंबित विवादों के निबटारे की बड़ी योजना बनाई है. बिजली चोरी के सभी मामले ख़त्म किये जायेंगे. खबर है कि Arvind Kejriwal  सरकार दिल्ली में  बिजली का बिल ना चुका पाने वाले लोगों के लिए ऐम्नेस्टी स्कीम (क्षमा योजना) शुरु करने का ऐलान कर सकती है. जिसके तहत छोटी बस्तियों में रहने वाले लोगों के बिजली बिल माफ किए जाएंगे. बकाया बिल पर 80 % की छुट इतना ही नहीं जिनका बिल बकाया है उनका 250 रूपये महीने के हिसाब से निपटारा किया जायेगा.  बकाया बिल पर दिल्ली सरकार 80% तक की छूट देगी. इस सम्बन्ध में सरकार की बिजली कंपनियों से सहमति हो गयी है. इस योजना का ऐलान बिजली मंत्री सत्येंद्र जैन इसी हफ्ते कर सकते हैं. इस बकाया बिल को निपटाने के लिए दिल्ली सरक

PTI: In a ruling that is likely to have an effect in cities across India, a Chennai court has ruled that landlords can only take one month's advance from tenants. So tenants can now breathe easy while house-owners have a tough task ahead as a XIII small causes court in Chennai in a recent order cited a 1996 Supreme Court verdict which said that a landlord is entitled to only one month's rent in advance. The court had then directed a house-owner to adjust the advance amount paid for rent arrears. The Chennai court passed the ruling last week while hearing an eviction petition filed by a landlord under the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act. Petitioner Nimauthullah submitted that he had filed an eviction petition pertaining to the renting out of his premises to an advocate who had agreed to pay Rs 2,500, excluding electricity charges. But the tenant defaulted on payment of rent and electricity charges for 11 months from February 1, 2007, to Janua

Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has said that the Delhi High Court dismissing the PIL challenging his government’s notification on circle rates was a big victory for farmers. His tweets said it was also a big blow to the land mafia in the capital. AAP-led Delhi government on Thursday decided not to seek Lieutenant Governor, Najeeb Jung’s approval while enhancing circle rates on agricultural land. A resolution passed by the government had said, “The cabinet directs the officers to implement the notification dated 4 August 2015, so that they are not liable for any loss to the exchequer due to non-implementation of the notification.  The cabinet also urges the Hon’ble LG not to resort to issuance of such unlawful communications which are cause of embarrassment for holders of High Constitutional Offices.” The LG office had reacted calling it “bad in law since it pertains to Land which is a Reserved Subject’, coming under the domain of the central government.

Delhi’s AAP government has cleared inquiry commission that may question the former chief minister Sheila Dikshit and Lieautenant Governor on scam linked to fitness tests on CNG buses. According to reports, the independent commission of inquiry set up by Delhi government to probe the CNG fitness scam will be headed by retd Justice S N Agarwal. Investigating what came to be known as the CNG scam was a major poll issue by Arvind Kejriwal both in 2013 and 2015 assembly elections. What’s CNG Fitness Scam Way back in 2002, the Delhi government then headed by Sheila Dikshit, following a Supreme Court order, had kickstarted a process to test fitness on public transport vehicles using CNG. It hired ESP USA as consultant for this purpose. But later, the contract was awarded to another company called ‘ESP India Pvt Ltd’ allegedly with the collusion of officials and intention to steal funds. Surprisingly, this contract was awarded to the firm even beofre it

The Bihar campaign is beginning to flounder like a one-time superstar’s releases who last gave a hit many moons ago. By: Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay: The biggest challenge Narendra Modi faced in the 2014 parliamentary campaign was from the dramatic performance of Aam Aadmi Party in the Assembly polls in 2013. If Arvind Kejriwal had not committed political hara-kiri, Modi’s final tally would have been lower than what it was. AAP’s politics was beginning to resonate in urban India, the earliest political terrain that came under Modi’s sway. But despite grave threat and risk of a Johnny-come-lately running away with his trophy, Modi did not blink and remained captain cool. No name-calling till the threat remained, he launched into a diatribe – recall the AK-49 barb – only after Kejriwal’s political demise in that round. So why has Modi concluded that he can steal a victory in Bihar only by running a hugely negative campaign? Why is he allowing the campa

New Delhi, Aug 10: AAP Government on Monday, Aug 10 announced that it will celebrate Independence Day as 'Swaraj Parv' with a three-day grand cultural programme planned in Connaught Place.  Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra, whose department is organising the function from August 14 to August 17, said Swaraj Parv will include 'Hindi Kavi Sammelan', 'Urdu Mushaira', performance by 12 Indian bands and artists, qawwali show and musical drama. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also take part in the three-day celebration and address a gathering at the park on August 15. Mishra said that no pass will be required to attend the function.  Lt Governor Najeeb Jung will inaugurate the event, which will be followed by a Hindi Kavi Sammelan, which will see participation of the country's top poets. A senior official said the government has sought permission from Delhi Police to organise the programme in Connaught Place.

New Delhi: AAP legislator Alka Lamba on Monday filed a complaint with Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) against BJP legislator O.P. Sharma for using “disgraceful” language against her. “I met (DCW chief) Swati Maliwal today (Monday) and apprised her about the matter. I have filed a complaint (against Sharma) for using disgraceful language against me,” the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader told IANS after filing a complaint with the DCW. In her complaint, Lamba alleged that Sharma cast aspersions on her character and tried to malign her image. “I saw a video of Sharma’s press conference in which he is saying that I (Lamba) roam the (Delhi) roads from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. and people can understand what I do on roads in the night. This is a direct attack on my character and is an attempt to tarnish my image,” she said. “Sharma accused me of taking drugs and termed my anti-drug drive a drama,” the AAP leader said. In her complaint, she said the BJP legislator threatened her o

Less than a fortnight after his RTI request for the PM Modi’s educational qualification was turned down, a Gujarat based activist filed an appeal against the decision. But the appellate body’s decision has ‘shocked’ him ‘even more.’ The RTI activist told jantakareporter.com, “I don’t know what was more amusing, the original response or the response I’ve now received from the appellate authority. The original decision had declined to entertain my request and instead asked me to appeal. And now that I’ve taken the trouble of appealing, the appellate body has advised me to file an RTI all over again.” Last week jantakareporter.com reported how the Gujarat-based activist’s request for PM Modi’s educational qualification had been declined both by the PMO and the Election Commission. In the reply, the appellate body headed by SE Rizvi, said, “A public authority is obliged to provide information, which is held in its records and, in the matter in hand where the requisite infor

Nayak bhi wahi hai, chehra bhi wahi, is baar nayi patkatha ke saath: Kumar Vishwas blames Shazia Ilmi for latest allegation of molestation New Delhi:   Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Saturday rubbished the case filed against him for molestation charges. The case against Vishwas has been filed by the same woman who, in May this year, had approached the DCW alleging that her life was ruined since the AAP leader was not rebutting “rumours” about their alleged illicit liaison. This had prompted the DCW chairperson Barkha Singh to hold news conference and criticise the AAP leader. The senior AAP leader said, ” first she wanted me to just issue a clarification as, by her own admission, there was no allegation against me. Now that even the DCW has told the High Court that there was no case against me, this lady has come up with a case of molestation. This is nothing but a cheap ploy by my political rivals.” He said, he wasn’t overly worried about this new alleg

Lenovo-owned Motorola Mobility has announced a new after-sales service solution called Moto Xpress that aims to bring customer service at consumers' doorstep. Moto Xpress will be available as a pilot in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida starting first week of August. Moto Xpress is a home pick up and drop service that will rectify software and accessory related issues, on the spot within an hour and hardware issues will be resolved within 5 working days, the company has announced. Motorola will charge its customers an amount of Rs.199 per service. Customers simply need to book for a service when they encounter an issue with their Motorola smartphone by dialling the Moto Xpress Service Booking number '011-41717124'. After successful registration, Motorola service staff will reach out to a trained Motorola representative who will then come and attend to the issue 'in no time'. Motorola Mobility has been ramping up its after-sales efforts in the country. Currently, the comp