Tag: Sanjay Singh

Chief Secretary assault: AAP accuses Delhi police of ‘dadagiri’

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday accused the Delhi Police of acting like a bully by entering Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence “illegally” and being a mere “puppet” in the hands of the central government. The police team went inside the chief minister’s residence only to “humiliate and insult him (Arvind Kejriwal),” AAP leader …

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February 23, 2018

AAP MP Sanjay Singh gets Rs 5,000 crore defamation notice

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh has been slapped with a Rs 5,000 crore defamation notice for making “false, distorted and malicious insinuations” against the Reliance Group. The notice by the Reliance Group of companies sent to the AAP leader refers to Singh’s February 13 press briefing in which he had raised …

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February 16, 2018

3 AAP MPs, one from BJP take oath in Rajya Sabha

Four new members took oath in the Rajya Sabha on the first day of the budget session on Monday as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled the Economic Survey for 2017-18. Soon after the House met after President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to a joint sitting of members of both houses of Parliament and the four …

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January 29, 2018

‘Finally, AAP will be the voice of Delhi in Rajya Sabha’

Aam Aadmi Party’s victorious Rajya Sabha candidate Sanjay Singh on Monday said that he along with N.D. Gupta and Sushil Gupta will be the voice of the people of Delhi who till now didn’t have a say in the “biggest temple of democracy” (upper house of the Parliament). The party made its debut entry in …

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January 9, 2018

AAP announces three Rajya Sabha candidates  

The AAP on Wednesday named veteran leader Sanjay Singh, businessman Sushil Gupta and chartered accountant Narain Dass Gupta as its debutants for the Rajya Sabha, sparking criticism from founding member Kumar Vishwas and other political parties. The decision was finalised at a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC), the AAP’s highest decision making body, …

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January 3, 2018

AAP yet to finalise names of Rajya Sabha candidates

Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to finalise the names of candidates for three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi which are falling vacant next month, with party leaders Ashutosh and Sanjay Singh emerging as the possible choices. AAP sources said that the process of consultations was still on and no final decision has …

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December 30, 2017

Excluding Kejrwal from metro inauguration ‘cheap mentality’: AAP

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Sunday criticised the Narendra Modi-led Central government for its “hatred” towards Arvind Kejriwal, terming the Delhi Chief Minister’s exclusion from the inauguration of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line their “cheap mentality”. “This hasn’t happened for the first time. The same thing happened during the launch of the Faridabad corridor. “This …

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December 25, 2017

Amit Shah’s, BJP’s style of politics dangerous: AAP

AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Thursday termed BJP President Amit Shah and his BJP's style of politics dangerous for the country. Responding to queries on the developments in Bihar where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal-United again joined hands, the senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said that Amit Shah's and BJP's dictatorial …

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July 27, 2017

Jolt to Opposition unity, says AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said the decision of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party was a big jolt to Opposition unity in the country.  Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said the turn of events in Bihar in the last 24 hours have proved that the BJP …

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July 27, 2017

Centre should review Yatra security: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack on Amarnath Yatris in Anantnag area of south Kashmir in which seven people lost their lives and said the Central government should review security measures during the ongoing pilgrimage in the valley. Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said intelligence agencies had already alerted the …

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July 11, 2017

AAP to launch programme for farmers from June 10

The AAP on Sunday said that they will launch a programme to fight for farmers all over the country from June 10. Senior party leader Sanjay Singh made the announcement after the party's National Executive Meet held at the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also the party's national convener. "Just like the …

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June 4, 2017

Court rejects AAP leaders’ plea in Jaitley’s DDCA case

AAP leaders Ashutosh and Sanjay Singh have failed to get relief from a sessions court which rejected their plea against an order to put them on trial along with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation complaint filed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA controversy. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit dismissed the revision …

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May 25, 2017

AAP urges EC not to set any rules for hacking EVMs

The AAP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to "reconsider" the terms of the EVM challenge, saying it should not set any rules and regulations and allow it to be an open "hackathon". An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation led by senior leader Sanjay Singh submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission in this regard …

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May 24, 2017

Mishra says AAP lied to EC on donations; party says BJP using him

Suspended AAP leader Kapil Mishra on Sunday accused AAP of lying to the Election Commission (EC) about donations and laundering money through shell companies, before he fainted midway through the presser and was hospitalised. The AAP dismissed the charges as a “conspiracy” by the BJP and said the latter was shooting from the sacked minister’s shoulder. Mishra …

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May 14, 2017

BJP conspiring to crush AAP, says Sanjay Singh

The AAP on Monday blamed the BJP and the central government for the charges hurled by sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying this was part of a larger conspiracy to "finish off" the party and to "silence" the opposition. Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh told the media that the …

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May 8, 2017

Sanjay Singh steps down as AAP’s Punjab in-charge

Stunned by the crushing defeat in the Delhi civic polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Thursday resigned as its Punjab in-charge. The co-incharge for Punjab, Durgesh Pathak, also resigned and the leaders submitted their resignations to AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal more than a month after the party received a drubbing in Punjab assembly …

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April 27, 2017

Himachal athletes bring laurels at Special Olympics

India finished with a total of 73 medals, which included 37 gold medals, 10 silvers and 26 bronze.

April 7, 2017