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.
Delhi’s first major monsoon showers on Wednesday evening left the city stranded, battling severe waterlogging issues and hours-long traffic snarls across the national capital. Criticising the tall claims by the Delhi Government of “no waterlogging this year”.
"A little rain in Delhi and the roads have turned into a swimming pool," the AAP quipped.
Atishi termed the BJP’s recent letter to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) – a central agency – “pure theatrics”, and warned that the party’s “sham correspondence” and inaction would soon expose its alleged nexus with car manufacturers and scrapping companies.
AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj said the BJP’s so-called “four engines” of governance have all failed miserably, unable to provide even clean drinking water to the people despite being in power for five months.
Councillors from the opposition AAP on Thursday dumped garbage outside the office of Mayor Raja Iqbal to register their protest against the failure of the ruling BJP in managing the city's sanitation facilities.
