Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will announce its Lok Sabha candidates for Ludhiana and Jalandhar on April 16, AAP Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday. The AAP has already announced nine Lok Sabha candidates in Punjab.
A Delhi court on Wednesday said that it will hear, on April 15, the bail application of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy-related money laundering case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday heard arguments from Sisodia's counsel, who opposed the submissions made by the ED, saying that the probe agency was reiterating arguments previously presented before both the Delhi court and the Supreme Court.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was questioning Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's PA (Personal Assistant) Bibhav Kumar in the alleged excise policy scam, sources said on Monday. Sources further revealed that the ED has summoned AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak in the case.
Fakir Dingaleshwara Mahaswami, a Lingayat pontiff from the Shirahatti Bhavaikyata Maha Sansthan, on Monday declared his candidacy as an Independent nominee for the Dharwad Parliamentary seat in Karnataka. This announcement sets the stage for a compelling electoral battle between BJP's Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, who is seeking renomination from the seat for the fifth consecutive term, and the Lingayat seer.
Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister of State (Independent charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs, on Monday, spoke about the transformational changes in the country under the Narendra Modi government and also explained how the Centre was facilitating an enabling atmosphere for the private sector to chip in with their contributions.
President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday urged people to boycott Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for 'insulting' freedom fighter Bhagat Singh by 'misusing' the martyr’s native village to hold a protest demanding the release of liquor scam accused and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
