New Delhi: BJP youth wing workers led by party's Delhi unit president Vijay Goel on Sunday courted arrest while protesting at the residence of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanding release of Delhi's share of water allegedly held back by the state. Goel and scores of activists of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), including Delhi BJYM chief Gauarav Khari, were taken to Parliament Street police station and were later released.
Earlier, addressing the protesters, Goel said, "The overall water management system has collapsed in Delhi. Not only Delhi has not got its due share from Haryana, the much-delayed Munak Canal whose cost overruns are phenomenal doesn't have single drop of water despite tall claims made by the Chief Minister during the last one year. The fact is that from Munak Canal also, Delhi will only get around 75-80 MGD water. But there will still be shortfall of more than 200 MGD and the government has no plan to fill this gap. The way Congress is trying to project Munak canal as a panacea for Delhi's water crisis is thus misleading."
Goel said that Congress governments in Delhi and Haryana should stop "shadow boxing" at least on sensitive issues like water crisis which affect life of every citizen of Delhi. "The political acrobatics of Congress which is ruling both the states (Delhi and Haryana) on the issue of water cannot escape the eyes of angry public," he said.
The BJP state unit chief also alleged that every
06:53 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Friday took to streets to protest against scarcity of water in various parts of the city during summer and blamed poor water management by Congress government for the situation. BJP activists led by Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel held a demonstration near ITO with police using water cannons and lathicharge to disperse them. "The crisis is so acute and the common people are in such...
01:33 AM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday landed in a controversy for her comments that a man had offered her money to get a ticket for assembly polls with BJP slamming her for not taking action against the person and terming the incident as reflection of "Congress culture". "It is an open secret that tickets are sold in Congress party. But this is the first time that a Chief...
10:20 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday accused the Delhi government of "stonewalling" information required for a detailed investigation into the December 16 gangrape incident which had triggered massive public outrage in the city. "I am shocked to know that the file pertaining to the private bus in which the 23-year-old girl was gangraped has gone missing as reported in a section of media. Unfortunately, there hardly seems to be any...
10:03 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Accusing Sheila Dikshit government of failing on every front, BJP on Saturday said it was time the Congress was ousted from power in Delhi to relieve the common man of their troubles. Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, while speaking at a meeting of party workers, accused the Delhi Government of total failure in checking rising tariff of power and water as well addressing security concerns of the...
09:52 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: Opposing any further hike in power tariff, Delhi BJP Chief Vijay Goel on Sunday promised that multiple discoms will be allowed to supply power if his party wins in assembly polls later this year so that the rates go down drastically. Addressing a rally at Rohini area in West Delhi, Goel said BJP will launch a "massive" agitation if the rates were increased again. "A massive agitation will...
01:32 AM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: BJP on Sunday cautioned partymen against speaking out of turn on its prime ministerial nominee with its President Rajnath Singh saying some leaders have been 'announcing' names virtually on a 'daily basis' creating unnecessary controversy. The party emphasised on the need for discipline and improving its image at a meeting of its office-bearers here to discuss the strategy and issues ahead of polls in six states and the...
10:14 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: The leadership battle heated up in the Capital with cine star and MP from Patna Saheb, Shatrughan Sinha, batting for senior leader LK Advani on Sunday. Backing BJP leader Vijay Goel's remark on Saturday about BJP winning the Lok Sabha elections under Advani's leadership, Shatrughan Sinha complimented Advani on his illustrious career and vast experience. Shatrughan Sinha said, "LK Advani is the seniormost leader of the BJP. He...
07:40 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: The newly appointed office bearers of the BJP will hold their first meeting in Delhi on Sunday. All the state presidents have been called to the capital for the meeting that will be chaired by party president Rajnath Singh. The BJP is likely to discuss its preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and also elections to the state assemblies slated for this year. The BJP is planning...
07:57 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Saturday created a flutter with his remark that the next government at the Centre will be formed under LK Advani's leadership. The Congress, which itself has been speaking in different voices on its prime ministerial candidate, has targeted the BJP over the race for the top post. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari said that the public is aware of who can run, ...
06:46 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: The leadership debate within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) revived on Saturday as the party celebrated its 33 Foundation Day in Gujarat. While party leader Vijay Goel said the BJP would win the next Lok Sabha elections under LK Advani's leadership, the latter emphasised in his address that "today's BJP is different from my idea of the party". "The party was strengthened by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK...
02:08 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP's Delhi unit on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit following a CAG report that slammed the Delhi government. "All our allegations have proved to be true with this report. The Delhi government has looted and cheated people," Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel told reporters. "Sheila Dikshit should resign from the chief minister's post," he said. In its report, the Comptroller and Auditor...
04:53 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Delhi BJP Vice-President Vijay Jolly on Tuesday claimed the meeting of US Congressmen with Narendra Modi was not sponsored and those spreading such rumours were "jealous" of the Gujarat Chief Minister. "The trip hasn't been sponsored by either BJP or Gujarat government. These rumours are being spread by our opposition parties which are feeling jealous that Modi's good governance mantra is admired by foreign countries also," Vijay Jolly, BJP's Overseas...
03:18 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Sunday night nominated senior BJP councillors Azad Singh and Ram Narayan Dubey as party candidates for posts of mayor in North Delhi Municipal Corporation and East Delhi Municipal Corporation respectively. Azad Singh, who is a councillor from Mundka, is the deputy mayor of North Delhi Municipal Corporation. While, Ram Narayan Dubey is a councillor from Dilshad Garden in East Delhi. ...
01:40 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Taking a dig at scam tainted the UPA government, Delhi Pradesh BJP President Vijay Goel on Sunday said corruption and price rise must be handled aggressively and with utmost thought. ...
10:49 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Delhi BJP state President Vijay Goel on Monday criticized the state government's reported move to shut down 2,235 unrecognized public schools in the city saying the step will deprive four and a half lakh children of education. "As a result of closure of 2235 schools, four and a half lakh children will be deprived of education. Before implementing any provision, the government will have to see what alternative arrangement for...
01:40 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Not satisfied with Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission's explanation on hiking electricity tariff, city BJP president Vijay Goel on Friday demanded resignation of the regulator's chairman, saying he has totally failed to protect the interests of the consumers. ...
02:55 AM, Mar 23, 2013
While his revelations against Robert Vadra took everybody by surprise, it is Arvind Kejriwal's continuous campaign against the power price hike that seems to gain some popular support. ...
07:47 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Social activist Arvind Kejriwal on Monday protested at the office of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) against inflated electricity bills. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel, who was already present at the protest venue, gheraoed the Chairman of the DERC, PD Sudhakar. They demanded that the electricity price be reduced and new tenders be issued. Responding to a query, Goel said that Kejriwal was welcome to...
02:35 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Jaipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said over one lakh party workers will court arrest in Rajasthan on June 22 against the Union Government's "failure to deal with inflation and petrol price hike". "Under the nationwide call to launch a 'jail-bharo' agitation on June 22 by the party, we are confident that one lakh workers would court arrest in the state," BJP's national general secretary Vijay Goel told...
11:06 PM, Jun 08, 2012
