Student protests must not be hijacked by Opposition
In a healthy democracy, student activism has always been a vital force - a crucible where ideas are sharpened , injustices challenged, and futures forged.
In a healthy democracy, student activism has always been a vital force - a crucible where ideas are sharpened , injustices challenged, and futures forged.
AAP leaders Atishi and Sanjay Singh have accused Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of diverting attention from the month-long CJP-led student agitation. Here's what triggered the political tussle.
Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Monday alleged that the events unfolding in the national capital in the name of a youth movement were nothing but the outcome of negative politics by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, Communist and other Opposition parties.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday questioned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal over the denial of justice in the sacrilege cases even after four and a half years of their rule in the state.
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Municipal Councilor Vikas Tank, a young Valmiki community leader, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday in the presence of the Delhi state unit chief of the party Harsh Malhotra, and Chandni Chowk MP Praveen Khandelwal.
Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Vijender Gupta accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of indulging in politics based on false promises.
Senior Congress leader Rajeev Shukla on Monday said people of the national capital have taken a pledge to vote for the grand old party in the upcoming assembly elections as the BJP and the AAP have “ruined” their lives by doing nothing for their welfare.
Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Monday launched a scathing attack on the AAP-led ruling government in the national capital over the infrastructure and basic amenities in Delhi, saying that they don't need to make Delhi like "Africa's Sudan."
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party, which once claimed it would not allow criminals in the assembly to ensure the passage of strict laws, had fielded the highest number of candidates with criminal records.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Monday morning said that his party was contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi on the issue of development, implying that the ruckus between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Parvesh Verma and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after Arvind Kejriwal got into a car accident was their own to deal with.
