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Kejriwal announces Ambedkar scheme for free foreign education for Dalits

In the run-up to the assembly elections in Delhi, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced an Ambedkar scholarship for free foreign education of the city's Dalit students. Kejriwal said the Dr Ambedkar Samman Scholarship was a response to the BJP's "insult" of Ambedkar. Union Home Minister Amit Shah "insulted and made fun of Babasaheb Dr Ambedkar in Parliament. Crores of people who love Ambedkar were deeply pained," the former Delhi chief minister said at the AAP headquarters. Ambedkar had said education was the way forward and secured a PhD from the US against all odds, Kejriwal told reporters. The scholarship is a response to the insult meted out by the BJP to the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, the AAP chief added. "Under the scheme, any Dalit student from Delhi will be able to receive education in foreign universities. If they get admission in any such university, the Delhi government will bear the entire cost of their education, travel and accommodation,"

MCD approves Rs 25 crore fund for 2025 Delhi polls; to set up 13,000 booths

Delhi Assembly polls: The MCD is tasked with setting up 13,033 polling booths at 2,538 locations, with each booth allocated a budget of Rs 19,450

Delhi elections 2025: Complete list of welfare schemes announced by AAP

Delhi polls: The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections for all 70 constituencies are likely to take place by February 2025

Defamation case against Sanjay Singh aimed to disrupt Delhi campaign: AAP

Delhi elections: The AAP accuses Sulakshana Sawant of filing a defamation suit against Sanjay Singh to disrupt his role in the Delhi assembly elections campaign, set for early 2025

Delhi BJP announces state election committee for upcoming Assembly polls

BJP MPs Manoj Tiwari, Yogender Chandoliya, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Praveen Khandelwal and Bansuri Swara are also part of the committee

Delhi LG urges Atishi to table pending CAG reports, says 'deliberate lapse'

LG VK Saxena called the lapse 'conscious and deliberate' and recommended a special Assembly session on December 19 or 20 to address the issue

EC reviews Delhi polls preparedness, meets leaders from political parties

The Election Commission held a meeting with representatives of political parties in central Delhi on Wednesday, in the run-up to the assembly polls here due early next year. BJP MP from New Delhi Bansuri Swaraj, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chaddha and party leader Jasmin Shah attended the meeting. An election commission official said the meeting lasted for around half an hour and covered several topics. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar also reviewed poll preparedness for the upcoming Delhi elections. In a post on X, the Election Commission mentioned, "CEC Rajiv Kumar along with ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sandhu review poll preparedness for the upcoming Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. Meeting with enforcement agencies is currently underway. Earlier in the day, commission met representatives of the political parties." Sources earlier said the Election Commission will review on Wednesday the preparedness of its poll machinery in Delhi, where assembly elections are due early

Election Commission meets representatives of Delhi's political parties

The Election Commission held a meeting with representatives of political parties at Palika Kendra in central Delhi on Wednesday morning. BJP MP from New Delhi Bansuri Swaraj, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chaddha and party leader Jasmin Shah attended the meeting. An election commission official said the meeting lasted for around half an hour and covered several topics. Sources earlier said the Election Commission will review on Wednesday the preparedness of its poll machinery in Delhi, where assembly elections are due early next year. The term of the 70-member Delhi Legislative Assembly ends on February 23 next year and polls are to be held before that.

Kejriwal only leader in history of Delhi who works for poor people: Atishi

During her poll campaign in the Tilak Nagar area of the national capital she highlighted the works done by the AAP government

Will prove costly: AAP accuses Nadda of calling UP, Bihar people Rohingya

If you will call people of UP and Bihar as Rohingyas, who have been living here for 40-50 years if you want to remove their names from voter list, then would I not raise my voice? AAP MP Sanjay said

Nadda chairs BJP General secy meet over Delhi Assembly polls, other issues

According to sources, discussions were held on Delhi Assembly Elections, BJP's organization elections and some other issues

CM Atishi reaffirms AAP's commitment to promises ahead of Delhi polls

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday reiterated that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will fulfil all its promises, including a monthly allowance of Rs 2,100 for women, if voted back to power in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections due in February next year. Atishi conducted a 'padayatra' (foot march) in the Tilak Nagar constituency as part of AAP's city-wide campaign to connect with voters and strengthen support. Addressing the gathering, Atishi highlighted the AAP government's achievements and urged voters to support the party once again. "Arvind Kejriwal has always worked for the common man, unlike other parties. We delivered on promises that others claimed were impossiblesuch as ensuring round-the-clock electricity even during peak summers," she said. We will start providing Rs 2,100 to every eligible women in the city as soon as Kejriwal becomes the chief minister again after winning the elections, she added. Last week, the former Delhi chief minister Kejriwal announced the launc

Kejriwal intensifies outreach, urges 100% women support for AAP in polls

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has ramped up his outreach, especially to women, ahead of the February 2025 Assembly elections. During a padayatra in the Badarpur constituency on Monday, Kejriwal cited a survey that he claimed shows 60 per cent of women in Delhi are set to vote for AAP. He urged the remaining 40 per cent to join the fold. "There must be some shortcoming in my penance that 40 per cent of women are not voting for me. This time, 100 per cent of women must vote for the Aam Aadmi Party," Kejriwal said. Last week, the former Delhi chief minister announced the launch of the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojna to give monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 to women of the city and promised to raise it to Rs 2,100 after the elections. As he highlighted his party's work in the field of education, healthcare, and water supply, Kejriwal blamed the BJP for stalled development in areas like Badarpur, where BJP MLA Ramvir Singh Bidhuri won the election in 2020. "Many projects in Badarpur are

It's our track record we release candidates' list early: Satyendar Jain

AAP released its fourth and final list of 38 candidates for the Delhi Elections 2025 and Jain has been given a ticket from the Shakur Basti Assembly seat

Assembly elections 2025: Two-pronged litmus test for AAP's 'Delhi model'

Both BJP and Congress are chalking out strategies to make the most of the anti-incumbency that may have set in during the Aam Aadmi Party's 10 years in office

AAP unveils final Delhi poll list; Kejriwal criticises BJP for 'no CM face'

After AAP released its final list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Delhi, party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who will contest from the New Delhi constituency, took a swipe at the BJP, alleging that the saffron party has no chief ministerial face. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday released its final list of 38 candidates for the Assembly polls due in February, fielding Kejriwal from New Delhi besides repeating Chief Minister Atishi from Kalkaji. In a post on X in Hindi, Kejriwal said, "The party is contesting the elections with full confidence and full preparation. BJP is missing. They have no CM face, no team, no planning, and no vision for Delhi. They have only one slogan, only one policy, and only one mission -- 'Remove Kejriwal'. Ask them what they did in five years, and they reply, 'Kejriwal ko bahut gaali di' (cursed Kejriwal a lot)." The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is yet to announce its candidates, is reportedly planning to pitch Parvesh Verma, son of ..

People of Delhi trust Kejriwal, they don't need anyone else: Sisodia

Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday expressed confidence of former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal returning to power in the national capital after the assembly elections, saying "the people of Delhi have faith in Kejriwal and they do not need anyone else". Talking to PTI on his return from the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, the former deputy chief minister of Delhi slammed the BJP over Delhi's "deteriorating law and order situation". "We have fought all the elections without any alliance with the Congress, whether it was in 2013, 2015 or 2019 and we will fight the upcoming (assembly) election alone as well," Sisodia, who had reached the shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district on Friday evening, said. He said it is the people of Delhi who make AAP leaders fight the elections. "Kejriwal's work on electricity, water, education and health fronts is well known and so are the schemes for women empowerment. He had promised Rs 1,000 for women but our government is paying them Rs ..

Congress candidate Sandeep Dikshit slams AAP's 'Mahila Samman Yojana'

He also highlighted that unlike AAP, Congress has consistently fulfilled its promises to the people

Why no alliance with AAP could be a blessing in disguise for Delhi Congress

The Congress, which has been relegated in Delhi politics since 2013, is looking to turn the tables on the AAP with calculated strategy and reviving an old battle which started its downfall

AAP names Tarun Yadav for Najafgarh seat, earlier held by Kailash Gahlot

Led by Arvind Kejriwal, AAP is campaigning to secure its third consecutive term after winning 62 out of 70 seats in the last Assembly elections