Tag: Manish Sisodia
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Sack Delhi government, but don’t defame our minister: AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday termed the recording of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's statement by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at his residence as BJP's "revengeful action" and "dirty politics". "I want to say this to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and our Prime Minister that if you have so much...
June 16, 2017 -
CBI records Sisodia’s statement in Talk to AK programme scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday recorded Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's statement in connection with the Talk to AK programme scam. The programme was an interactive session for the public to speak to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. "A team of officers have gone to Sisodia's residence to record his statement...
June 16, 2017 -
CBI questions Manish Sisodia in ‘Talk to AK’ campaign case
In yet another major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday reached Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's house and recorded his statement in a case related to the AAP's ‘Talk to AK’ campaign. "The CBI visit to Manish Sisodia’s house is to seek clarification on certain issues...
June 16, 2017 -
800 IAS officers to inspect Delhi Anganwadi centres: Sisodia
With an aim to clean the Anganwadi system in the national capital, around 1,600 Anganwadi centres in Delhi will be inspected by IAS officers on Saturday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday. Addressing the media, Sisodia said there were around 800 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and DANICS (Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil...
June 13, 2017 -
Manish Sisodia answers Delhi traders’ queries on GST
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday held a Facebook Live session on GST, where taxation on goods that will remain unsold till June 30 emerged as the chief concern of the city's traders. Sisodia, who was assisted by VAT department officials, took up a series of questions that came up during the hour- long...
June 9, 2017 -
Delhi government orders removal of DIP director
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has directed the chief secretary to take action against the director of the Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP) for his "failure" to do the work assigned to him. In his written direction to Chief Secretary M M Kutty, Sisodia on Monday asked him to replace DIP Director Jayadev...
June 6, 2017 -
Kejriwal, Sisodia laud govt school students’ performance in CBSE Class 12 result
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Sunday hailed government schools in the national capital for outperforming private ones in CBSE Class 12 results — announced earlier in the day — for the second year in a row. "The Delhi government schools outperform private schools by a huge margin. Education revolution...
May 28, 2017 -
Delhi govt waives pending electricity bills of 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims
The Delhi government has decided to waive the pending electricity bills of 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Thursday. "The cabinet decided yesterday (Wednesday) that pending electricity bills of 1984 riot victims living in Delhi will be waived off, and they will get 50 per cent subsidy till 400 units...
May 25, 2017 -
Delhi ministers, officers to meet public without appointment: Sisodia
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said all the government ministers and officials will meet the public without appointment in their offices. "Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered all the Delhi government ministers and officers except field staff to meet public without appointment between 10-11 a.m. from Monday to Friday," Sisodia said while...
May 24, 2017 -
Break social taboos about menstruation, says Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday urged all sections of society to break the cultural and societal taboos around the issue of menstruation and help normalise the discourse on the topic. Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, was speaking at National Menstrual Hygiene Conclave organised by NGO Sachhi Saheli. At the conclave,...
May 22, 2017 -
Manish Sisodia seeks PMO’s intervention for water supply
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday reiterated that Haryana was not releasing water for the national capital and added he has requested Lt Governor Anil Baijal to seek the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) intervention. "Delhi water crisis. Haryana not releasing Delhi's share. I just spoke to LG and requested him to seek PMO's intervention,"...
May 16, 2017 -
Delhi facing shortage of water supply, government gets on toes
A few areas of Delhi are facing shortage of water supply due to Haryana government allegedly curtailing its supply to the national capital. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has directed Chief Secretary M M Kutty to talk to his Haryana counterpart and ensure restoration of full water supply to Delhi as soon as possible. Delhi's...
May 16, 2017 -
AAP: Vishwas not quitting party, Amanatullah Khan suspended
After receiving a big blow post the MCD poll debacle, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday averted a crisis when its founding members Kumar Vishwas agreed not to quit the party. After attending the Political Affairs Committee meeting of the party along with deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, Vishwas thanked his supporters for standing...
May 3, 2017 -
Kejriwal meets Vishwas as rift remains unresolved in AAP
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's late night meeting with senior AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, who has threatened to quit over the attacks on him by a "coterie" surrounding the AAP convener, appears to have yielded little result. At Tuesday's meeting, Vishwas insisted that stern action be taken against Okhla MLA Amantullah Khan, who had accused him...
May 3, 2017 -
Sisodia slams Vishwas for criticising AAP in media
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday slammed senior AAP leader Kumar Vishwas for making statements in the media over the ongoing infighting within the party in the wake of its civic polls debacle. "Rather making statements on TV channels, he should raise his concerns within the party forum," Sisodia told reporters. He also...
May 2, 2017 -
Twitter account hacked, claims Sisodia after anti-Hazare posts
In a major embarrassment for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), tweets against activist Anna Hazare were posted from the Twitter account of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday. Sisodia claimed that his account was hacked. Sisodia also claimed that he was unable to delete the tweets. "My account hacked. Someone retweeting anti Anna...
April 29, 2017 -
No holiday on birth, death anniversary: Delhi govt
Taking a cue from Uttar Pradesh, the Delhi government has decided to cancel public holidays marking the birth or death anniversary of eminent personalities, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday. "The Delhi government will cancel holidays on birth or death anniversary of eminent personalities. I have issued instruction to the chief secretary in...
April 28, 2017