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Mamata Banerjee during oath taking ceremony in Kolkata West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathy administers the oath of secrecy to West Bengal Chief Minister   Mamata Banerjee   during swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata

Should Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, known for his unconventional views and infallible belief in saving the environment have been on the same stage as Sri Sri Ravishankar whose  Art of Living   function got him a fine from the National Green Tribunal (NGT)? Kejriwal’s presence and his warmth towards “pujya guruji” has disappointed many followers. Others just shrug. After all, Kejriwal and Sri Sri have a history that cannot be forgotten. Show full article

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said ‘jan sabhas’ will be held across the city to seek public opinion on the odd-even scheme, which will be rolled out as and when “people decide”. Kejriwal said, starting today, every Aam Aadmi Party MLA will organise meetings at the constituency level to decide the future course of the road rationing measure, that was enforced from January 1 to 15 in its pilot phase. “We have decided to organise meetings in every constituency to seek suggestion on when odd-even should be brought again and for how long. I have asked the MLAs to make arrangements in this regard.  Read Full Article Over Here :  Business Standard News  

The  Delhi High Court   on Wednesday asked the Aam Aadmi Party government whether it can limit plying of even and odd numbered vehicles in Delhi on alternative dates for “a week” instead of the planned 15 days. A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath asked the government to produce the data on air pollution it has collected in a week during implementation of the odd-even scheme in national capital. “Is it really necessary to have it for two weeks? Can’t it be confined to eight days? Can you end it on Friday? People are facing inconvenience. Take instructions,” the bench asked the government posting the matter for Friday.  Read More

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley filed civil and criminal defamation cases against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal  and five Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, while proceedings of both Houses of Parliament were disrupted by Opposition members demanding probe into the alleged corruption in the functioning of Delhi’s cricket body. The highlight was when Congress President Sonia Gandhi tried to catch the attention of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to allow Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirti Azad to speak in the Lok Sabha on the issue of purported financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). Some in the BJP claimed the Congress President had implored with shouts of “Kirti” to ask Azad to speak and how this was further proof that Azad was Congress’ “Trojan horse” in the BJP.  "Outrageous, (that) I took instructions from Congress President?! We have been fighting since nine years, shown fraud companies with fraud bank accounts?“Azad t...

The Central Bureau of Investigation has raided Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s office. The office has been sealed. No specific reason has been given yet.   Media reports suggest that the raid is connected to a case of criminal misconduct against Delhi CM’s principal secretary Rajender Kumar. Aam Aadmi party have said that the Chief Minister’s office was kept in the dark about the sudden raid. Arvind Kejriwal  has tweeted confirming the development. When Modi cudn’t handle me politically, he resorts to this cowardice Modi is a coward and a psycopath There’s no official comment from CBI yet. The latest development follows a series of confrontation between the AAP and the central government.