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.
Responding to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s remarks on power cuts in the city's Jagatpur Extension area, Delhi’s Power Minister Ashish Sood said on Friday that the electricity supply in the area has already been improved and that the reported power cut was a minor and localized incident.
Several legislators, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, were on Friday marshaled out of the Delhi Assembly by Speaker Vijender Gupta for disrupting the proceedings.
Trouble seems mounting for AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal as an FIR has been registered against him over allegations of misusing public money by putting up large hoardings in the national capital in 2019.
As the protest against the remark intensified, the speaker ordered marshalling the AAP legislators, Vishesh Ravi and Kuldeep Singh, out.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Tuesday emphasised the need to expand the 'Make in India' initiative and bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its ambit for solidifying country's growth potential in next few decades.
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