Raipur: Aam Aadmi Party member Kumar Vishwas on Sunday claimed that the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare, before Team Anna was disbanded, had been 'political' in nature given the reforms it wanted to bring forth. "It was a political movement from day one as we were fighting against government to bring political reforms," he said. When asked whether Anna Hazare was aware of the political overtone of the anti-graft...
10:24 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Kolkata: Two days after Anna Hazare commented that he would not vote for the newly launched Aam Aadmi Party, its leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said he would talk to the anti-corruption crusader and rectify the mistakes. "I will talk to Anna...(on) what has cropped up in his mind against us. A few days ago, he had said that he would only support my party," Kejriwal told reporters when asked...
08:40 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Kolkata: Social activist Arvind Kejriwal who recently launched the Aam Aadmi party on Saturday demanded a referendum on FDI in retail. "All of us have seen how political parties behaved in Parliament during a debate on FDI in retail. I think the issue should be brought under a referendum," Kejriwal told reporters on the sidelines of the panIIT conference in Kolkata. He alleged "by armtwisting the BSP and SP with...
02:39 AM, Dec 09, 2012
AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal has said that FDI in retail should have been decided through a referendum. He was speaking in Kolkata. ...
08:01 PM, Dec 08, 2012
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal and members of his Aam Aadmi party were physically lifted and taken away by the Delhi Police as they were agitating outside Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's house on Friday. They were protesting against the demolition of 500 houses in Shaheen Bagh, which they claim was done to grab prime land as the residents have legal land papers. Over 100 people started gathering at Dikshit's Motilal...
01:15 PM, Dec 07, 2012
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party staged a protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence on Friday morning. AAP workers protested against the demolition of 500 houses in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh. Over 100 people started gathering at Dikshit's Motilal Nehru Marg residence at 7 am while Kejriwal joined them an hour later to protest demolition of their houses in Shaheenbagh. A large number of police personnel were deployed...
08:55 AM, Dec 07, 2012
New Delhi: Congress' Mani Shankar Aiyar and BJP's Ravishankar Prasad on Thursday sought to tear into Arvind Kejriwal alleging that he is into "expose" to further his political ambitions which is not "productive". At a national news channel's two-day brainstorming session 'Agenda', the two leaders also said Kejriwal should not paint all politicians with the same brush. Kejriwal, meanwhile, stuck to his stand that he is into politics not for...
02:06 AM, Dec 07, 2012
New Delhi: Blaming Arvind Kejriwal's fascination for power for split in anti-graft movement, Anna Hazare on Thursday said he will not vote for the Aam Aadmi Party charging that it is going the same way as others by taking the path of 'money through power' and vice versa. Asked whether his former aide has become "greedy" for power, the 75-year-old activist said, "It was right". "I thought I will (vote...
01:20 PM, Dec 06, 2012
New Delhi: With days to go for the Gujarat elections, there is some embarrassment for Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has questioned his proximity to big business groups and raised uncomfortable questions about gas deals and favours to the Adani group in particular. It's an old allegation against Narendra Modi that Arvind Kejriwal has now given renewed momentum to. Kejriwal focused on the 2002 gas...
08:32 AM, Dec 05, 2012
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11:58 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Tuesday refuted Aam Admi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal's charge that it favoured certain industrial groups in the state. "The charges levelled by Kejriwal are baseless and aimed at maligning the reputation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi," government spokesperson and Minister of State for Energy, Saurabh Patel said. "The charge that the state government favoured Adani group while purchasing power is not true. Power was...
11:12 PM, Dec 04, 2012
New Delhi: Jubilant Energy on Tuesday said it won the KG Deendayal gas block through international competitive bidding and did not get participating stake of 10 per cent as "gift" from the Gujarat government. "Jubilant Energy (subsidiary of Jubilant Enpro) won this block under international competitive bidding under the third round of New Exploration Licensing Policy of the Government of India. Jubilant Energy is a partner in the block and...
09:58 PM, Dec 04, 2012
The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday suspended the Indian Olympic Association citing government interference. ...
09:24 PM, Dec 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Adani Group on Tuesday hit back at Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal who had levelled charges of corruption against it and the Narendra Modi government. "The allegations seem to be motivated and lack deeper understanding of the matter," Adani Group said in a statement. Kejriwal had alleged that the Adanis were allotted acres of land in Gujarat at less than half the rate prevalent. He further...
08:26 PM, Dec 04, 2012
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday took on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the Tehelka report alleging irregularities in the sale of stake worth Rs 20,000 crore in Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's (GSPC) gas exploration project in the Krishna Godavari Basin (KG), which the report alleged, was sold to a foreign company for virtually nothing. "In August 2002, two companies bid with government for the...
05:22 PM, Dec 04, 2012
New Delhi: The National Convener of the Aam Admi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, is expected to spring more revelations on Tuesday evening at 5 pm. There are no hints yet on who his next target will be or the nature of the revelation. Kejriwal had earlier targeted Robert Vadra, Nitin Gadkari and Mukesh Ambani. In his latest set of allegations, Kejriwal claimed that the NSG commandos who played a crucial role...
09:15 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Mumbai/Roha: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the White Paper on irrigation, brought out by the Maharashtra government, was "an attempt to absolve NCP leader Ajit Pawar of all the corruption charges against him". Addressing a well-attended rally at Roha in neighbouring Raigad district, his first public meeting after formation of AAP, Kejriwal said his party will bring out a "black paper" on the irrigation scam in...
11:11 PM, Dec 02, 2012
New Delhi: The supporters of Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal were allegedly rough-handled at the Narela police station on the outskirts of Delhi on Saturday. The AAP workers were at the police station in the morning demanding that a FIR be registered in a rape attempt case. The case pertained to a rape bid on a four-year-old by her neighbours on November 25. Sources said that after the intervention...
06:41 PM, Dec 01, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday said he will campaign only for candidates put up by Arvind Kejriwal and ruled out the possibility of supporting people from other parties. "I will campaign only for Kejriwal's candidates," Hazare told reporters here. "There may be good people in other parties but who has the control?" Criticising other political parties for indulging in politics in the name of caste and communities, the...
04:36 PM, Dec 01, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Anna Hazare on Thursday said his goal and that of Arvind Kejriwal was the same while announcing support for the Aam Admi Party, but made it clear, he would campaign for AAP candidates only after scrutinising them. "Raste do hai, lekin manzil ek. Arvind and I have adopted different paths, but our goal is one," Hazare said in Bhubaneswar. The Gandhian, however, made it clear that he would campaign...
07:40 PM, Nov 29, 2012
