Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi AQI dips to ‘severe’ level, expert cites discrepancy in govt plans, farmer compliance

NEW DELHI: As the national capital grapples with deteriorating air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage III in Delhi, supplementing the stage I and II measures already in effect. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data for November 3, air quality stations […]

Kejriwal’s ED absence sparks debate: Political maneuvering or avoidance? Delhiites weigh in

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to skip the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons on Thursday has ignited fervent debates and discussions throughout the National Capital. Kejriwal, who contends that the summons is politically motivated, finds himself in a quandary, expressing uncertainty about whether he’s considered a “witness or an accused.” In an effort […]

Will vote for him even if he is in jail: Delhiites back Kejriwal on skipping ED’s summon

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding a liquor scam case on November 2. However, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader opted to forego the summons, alleging that it was part of a larger plot by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to incarcerate opposition leaders in anticipation […]

Not afraid of jail: Kejriwal storms into supporters in MP

NEW DELHI: Following his failure to respond to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons in the Liquor Excise Policy scandal, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserted at a political gathering in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district, on Thursday that central agencies might apprehend him once the election results are announced. “I am not sure whether I will be […]

AAP MP Raghav Chadha criticises BJP for ED’s summon to Delhi CM Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday regarding the summons that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sent to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding the liquor excise policy scam on October 30. The Rajya Sabha MP said that this is a […]

Suspend DPCC Chief Ashwini Kumar: AAP ministers request Delhi CM

NEW DELHI: As winters begin to arrive in Delhi, so does that time of the year when the national capital deals with lung-choking pollution. A political war of words has already begun as Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai and Service Minister Atishi have demanded the suspension of DPCC Chief IAS Ashwini Kumar in a press conference. […]

UNICEF, WHO applaud AAP’s Delhi Jal Board for clean water initiative

NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s Delhi Jal Board’s role in providing clean water to around 25 million people living in the city. In a recent visit, officials from the central government, and the two international organisations, visited the Sonia Vihar Water Treatment […]

Accusations fly: Kejriwal, Amanatullah Khan claim ED sent by Modi

NEW DELHI: The AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has accused the top leader of the BJP, PM Modi, of targeting opposition figures and labelled the prime minister as ‘arrogant.’ This statement was made Wednesday, in response to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducting raids at the residence of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on Tuesday. In fact, even Khan has […]

AAP launches 24/7 ‘Green War Room’ to combat winter pollution

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government launched a new anti-pollution ‘Green War Room’ on Tuesday to monitor and implement the ‘Winter Action Plan’ on a 24/7 basis as winter approaches the national capital. Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the Green War Room will have a team of 17 members, including environmental […]

After Cong MLA’s arrest, Kejriwal says won’t leave INDIA at ‘any cost’

New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday sought to de-couple the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira by the AAP government in Punjab from the party’s future in the opposition INDI alliance. Speaking to reporters, Kejriwal said that the AAP government in Punjab is fully committed to eradicating drugs, and that no one […]