Walking the scam talk

AAP ropes in 30,000 people for padyatra; alleges scam of Rs 2,500 crore in BJP-led municipal corporations  Expect your locality in Delhi to be swarmed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has about 25,000-30,000 volunteers roped in for a ‘padyatra’ on 22 December. This is to spread word about the BJP-led municipal corporations’ alleged […]

Rs 2,500 cr scam in Delhi municipal corporations bigger than Commonwealth Games scam: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the alleged scam of Rs 2,500 crore in the BJP-ruled municipal corporations was even bigger than the Commonwealth Games scam Addressing a special session of the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal claimed that scams of Rs 5,000-10,000 crore happen every year in municipal corporations while giving required permissions for […]

HC seeks police stand on pleas of AAP MLA’s request to protest outside homes of Shah, Delhi L-G

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought responses from the Delhi government and police on AAP MLAs Raghav Chadha and Atishi Marlena’s pleas challenging the denial of their request for permission to hold protests outside the residences of Home Minister Amit Shah and Lt Governor Anil Baijal Justice Navin Chawla issued notices to the Delhi […]

Chandni Chowk pedestrianisation project will be complete by Dec 31: AAP govt to HC

The AAP government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the stretch of road between the Red Fort intersection and the Fatehpuri Masjid in Chandni Chowk will be inaugurated on December 31 following its pedestrianisation. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad was informed by various local bodies and the Delhi government […]

Impasse continues as BJP-ruled MCDs clash with AAP

The Kejriwal government refuses to budge, says BJP mayors can sit outside CM’s office for as long as they want. Going into the intricacies of funds transfers, AAP does seem to be in the right The Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) Mayors have taken the blame game to the next level, sitting outside Chief Minister […]

AAP enters 2019 arena

Can the Aam Aadmi Party use the work it has done at the local level to wrest some of the seven Lok Sabha seats from the BJP? It is certainly trying Mukim Ahmed runs a biryani business. He voted for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections and the Congress in the Vidhan Sabha. But […]

To be AAP or not to be

It is a story of those who think that AAP has lost its core principles and about those who want to stick to it, despite being disillusioned. Patriot spoke with two AAP MLAs who have returned, and two former members who say they never will The Aam Aadmi Party has seen prominent faces drop out […]

A tale of two swimming pools

The Delhi Government has taken another inspired initiative in the education sector by providing two state-run schools in the trans-Yamuna area with swimming pools A swimming pool with crystal clear water, proper training facilities, diving boards and separate changing rooms for boys and girls within the premises of a school. At first glance, this seems […]