Tag: Delhi Assembly

Delhi Assembly passes resolution against NPR, CM calls it ‘big message’

Cabinet Minister Gopal Rai had moved the resolution in the Assembly earlier in the day against the NRC and NPR.

March 13, 2020

Delhi poll results to be declared today; Kejriwal in pole position

The counting of votes for 70 Assembly constituencies will take place at 21 centres across Delhi, which will get underway from 8 am today.

February 11, 2020

Jobs, development, women safety among first-time voters’ concerns

Among the first-time voters, who reportedly exercised their franchise today, were Delhi chief minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's son Pulkit Kejriwal, top Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's son Raihan, and senior Delhi Congress leader Ajay Maken's son Aujaswi Maken.

February 8, 2020

Poison in the air

To suggest that the election to the Delhi Assembly was a match between India and Pakistan was bad enough; it earned for the candidate who termed it as such a mild reprimand from the Election Commission.

January 29, 2020

BJP announces 57 out of 70 candidates for Delhi Assembly election

The ruling AAP has already released the list of 70 candidates who will contest in the Delhi Assembly election.

January 17, 2020

Election Commission to announce Delhi Assembly election schedule today

Tenure of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will end in February 2022.

January 6, 2020

Ruckus broke out on last day of Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta marshalled out

This was the last day of the ongoing Assembly session. The tenure of the AAP government will end in February 2020.

December 3, 2019

Delhi Assembly passes bill for new sports university

Participating in the discussion on the bill, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said while India bagged 28 medals in Olympics in the last 70 years, China got 70 medals in the last Olympics.

December 2, 2019

Delhi Assembly’s two-day session to begin on Dec 2

This is expected to be the last session of the present Assembly as its tenure will end in February 2020.

November 25, 2019

Former AAP MLA Alka Lamba to join Congress on Saturday

'Today, for some reason, I will not be able to join the Congress. Now I will be joining the Congress tomorrow,' said Alka Lamba on Friday.

October 11, 2019

Research Centre at Delhi Assembly from September 2

Rs 14 crore has been sanctioned by the Delhi government for the Research Centre, which will function from the Assembly building.

August 28, 2019

Graces discarded

If an accusing finger can be pointed at any single individual, it must be directed at the first presiding officer of the Metropolitan Council, the forerunner of the Delhi Assembly.

December 16, 2018

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan thanks Delhi Assembly for flood relief donation

AAP MLAs had decided to donate a month's salary to the flood-hit state. The Delhi government had also donated Rs 10 crore to flood-ravaged Kerala.

November 8, 2018

AAP submits 10 lakh letters to PM for Delhi’s statehood

All Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators of the national capital, led by party leader and Minister Gopal Rai, on Monday submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi 10 lakh letters with Delhi’ites’ signatures demanding full statehood for Delhi. They first assembled at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and then proceeded to the PM’s office to submit …

Continue reading "AAP submits 10 lakh letters to PM for Delhi’s statehood"

August 28, 2018

Progressive adieu

A perhaps positive fall-out of the gradual eclipse of our comrades from the political forefront is that the term “progressive” has discarded its political connotation, and been restored to its original meaning ~ that is forward looking. And it is in that sense that there is reason to commend one of the final orders from …

Continue reading "Progressive adieu"

August 13, 2018

House panel head raps LG for desilting irregularities ‘cover-up’

The chairman of the Delhi Assembly’s Petitions Committee, Saurabh Bharadwaj, on Saturday accused Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal of permitting IAS officers to move the Delhi High Court against the Delhi Assembly panel instead of initiating inquiry into desilting “irregularities” as pointed out by the panel. Addressing a press conference, Bharadwaj said the Committee had recommended …

Continue reading "House panel head raps LG for desilting irregularities ‘cover-up’"

July 15, 2018

Delhi Assembly forms new panel to monitor bureaucrats’ behaviour, work

The 'House Committee on violation of protocol norms and contemptuous behaviour by government officers with MLAs' will be chaired by AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj and comprise 9 MLAs

April 24, 2018