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.
The Enforcement Directorate raided AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence in a hospital scam probe. He joins a list of AAP leaders, including Kejriwal, Sisodia, Jain, and Amanatullah Khan, who have faced ED action in recent years.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal strongly condemned the attack on CM Gupta.
Kapoor said that Singh should remember that just like many other promotional campaigns, the people of Delhi have not forgotten the alleged loot and propaganda carried out under the name of the Tiranga campaign by the previous Kejriwal government.
AAP’s student wing—Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP)—will now extend the campaign to every school gate, exposing a collusion between the BJP government and private school owners, and highlighting how the law lacks even a provision to roll back the fee hikes imposed this April.
Sachdeva has said these anonymous bomb threats are not confined to Delhi or India. In today's world, it has become a recurring phenomenon with schools, hospitals, and airplanes being targeted globally.