Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said he had written to Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung over shortage of staff in the Anti Corruption Branch. He said he would meet Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi over the matter. “There are 19 vacant positions at inspector level. We have asked LG to provide us inspectors. I will […]
Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Monday suggested cancellation of licences of those power companies not willing to cooperate with the audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. “A CAG audit of the electricity companies in the national capital from the time of privatisation shall be carried out. Government is willing to even consider […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday tried to put an end to the controversy over Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas’s remarks on Muharram, saying he has apologised for it. “This is an old issue, at one of the poetry conventions, he (Kumar Vishwas) had said something in a satire…” said Kejriwal. “Kumar said later […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said there will be no compromise on corruption, and sought time for taking action against it. “It has just been eight days, give us some time. We will not spare anyone who is corrupt,” Kejriwal told reporters. “There is no question of compromising on corruption, I will put my […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday he would not contest the April-May Lok Sabha elections. “I am not contesting the Lok Sabha elections,” Kejriwal told mediapersons. The rresponse came after a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Yogendra Yadav, earlier in the day said he wanted to see Kejriwal as the prime […]
A day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal proved his majority in the Delhi assembly, AAP’s M.S. Dhir was Friday elected speaker of the house. A chief warden in the civil defence, Dhir defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jagdish Mukhi 37-32 in the 70-member legislature – the same margin by which the Aam Aadmi Party government […]
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said his party was not afraid of facing a trust vote in the Delhi assembly Thursday to determine whether or not his government enjoys majority support. “We are not afraid of the trust vote, we are not here (to enjoy) power,” a smiling Kejriwal told the media. “It does not matter […]
The Aam Aadmi Party’s government in Delhi Wednesday lived up to its yet another big-ticket poll promise of getting the financials of power distribution companies audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. After cheap power and water to Delhiites, audit of power distribution companies was one of the major poll promises of […]
The Delhi government will replace all night shelters being run under tents by portacabins within four days to shield thousands of homeless from the intense cold which has gripped entire north India. “The night shelters are being run under tents which hardly protect people from cold. We will build portacabins in place of them,” said […]
The final decision on the audit of power companies in the national capital will be taken Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. “The power companies were supposed to send their replies by (Wednesday) noon, the final decision will be taken today,” he told reporters outside Delhi assembly. Kejriwal, who took oath as chief minister […]