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Delhi to begin registration for Rs 2,500 monthly scheme for women on Mar 8

The registration process for providing Rs 2,500 per month to women from economically weaker sections by the BJP government in Delhi will begin on March 8, party MP Manoj Tiwari said on Sunday.. In its Delhi Assembly election manifesto, the BJP promised to provide Rs 2,500 per month to women from economically weaker sections under the Mahila Samriddhi Yojna, once it came to power in Delhi. Tiwari, on the sidelines of an event, told PTI Videos, "We are beginning registrations for our announcement of Rs 2,500 to be provided to poor women in Delhi from March 8.. A list of beneficiaries will be prepared. The entire process of providing Rs 2,500 to every financially poor woman will be completed in one and a half months, he said, appealing to women to register for the scheme. The opposition AAP has criticised the BJP government for not approving the scheme in its first Cabinet meeting, as promised by the Prime Minister. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has claimed that the previous AAP .

Delhi to begin registration for Rs 2,500 monthly scheme for women on Mar 8
Updated On : 02 Mar 2025 | 9:00 PM IST

Woman, old-timer, or Purvanchali face: Who will be BJP's Delhi CM pick?

There is a speculation that BJP might opt for a woman candidate, given that female voters played a crucial role in BJP's victory. The swearing-in ceremony for the new CM is scheduled for February 20

Woman, old-timer, or Purvanchali face: Who will be BJP's Delhi CM pick?
Updated On : 19 Feb 2025 | 9:03 AM IST

From Parvesh Verma to Manoj Tiwari: Who are in BJP's Delhi CM race?

Delhi Assembly elections: With BJP inching towards win in Delhi, the question now emerges whether BJP will choose one of its seasoned leaders or go for another surprise pick

From Parvesh Verma to Manoj Tiwari: Who are in BJP's Delhi CM race?
Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 1:35 PM IST

Airport violation: SC rejects plea on HC order quashing FIR against BJP MPs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of the Jharkhand government against the high court order quashing an FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari, who are accused of forcing the air traffic control to allow their aircraft to take off from Deoghar airport after sunset in 2022. A bench comprising Justices A S Oka and Manmohan, however, granted the state government the liberty to forward the material collected during the probe to the authorised officer under the Aircraft Act within four weeks. The competent authority of the DGCA shall take a decision in accordance with law as to whether a complaint needs to be filed under the Act, the bench said. The top court, in December 18, had reserved its verdict on the appeal of the state government against the Jharkhand High Court judgement. The case relates to an FIR lodged at Kunda police station in Deoghar district of Jharkhand against nine people, including Dubey and Tiwari. They had allegedly forced ATC personnel at

Airport violation: SC rejects plea on HC order quashing FIR against BJP MPs
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 12:41 PM IST

Kejriwal claims BJP distributing gold chains, asks people not to sell votes

The former Delhi chief minister criticised the saffron party, accusing it of 'stooping to dishonesty' despite lacking a clear vision for Delhi

Kejriwal claims BJP distributing gold chains, asks people not to sell votes
Updated On : 14 Jan 2025 | 5:16 PM IST

Manoj Tiwari slams Kejriwal for calling people from UP, Bihar 'farzi'

Tiwari, in a statement, claimed that Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) harbour a deep hatred for the residents of these states

Manoj Tiwari slams Kejriwal for calling people from UP, Bihar 'farzi'
Updated On : 10 Jan 2025 | 9:00 AM IST

AAP threatens every constitutional institution: Manoj Tiwari attacks AAP

The latest attack came on a day the Election Commission is set to announce the dates for the Delhi Assembly polls

AAP threatens every constitutional institution: Manoj Tiwari attacks AAP
Updated On : 07 Jan 2025 | 1:49 PM IST

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 BJP announces state election committee for upcoming Assembly polls
Updated On : 19 Dec 2024 | 7:10 AM IST

Manoj Tiwari slams Kharge over 'B' in BJP for Betrayal, 'J' for Jumla'

Manoj Tiwari rclaimed that the Congress president is not appreciated within the party and that the party had turned its back on him during Priyanka Gandhi's nomination process

Manoj Tiwari slams Kharge over 'B' in BJP for Betrayal, 'J' for Jumla'
Updated On : 02 Nov 2024 | 11:50 AM IST

AAP govt has no intention to reduce pollution, says BJP's Manoj Tiwari

Hitting out further, the BJP leader said that the health of Delhi citizens has been put at risk by AAP and Arvind Kejriwal

AAP govt has no intention to reduce pollution, says BJP's Manoj Tiwari
Updated On : 18 Oct 2024 | 10:35 AM IST

Manoj Tiwari asks Delhi CM to inquire excise case, fix roads, reduce bills

He also requested that the work to repair the roads under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) be carried out immediately, claiming that most of the roads are broken

Manoj Tiwari asks Delhi CM to inquire excise case, fix roads, reduce bills
Updated On : 21 Sep 2024 | 6:23 PM IST

BJP leading on all 7 seats in Delhi; eyes to repeat 2019, 2014 verdicts

The BJP is leading in all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi as of 1.45 pm on Tuesday. Manoj Tiwari leading with over 100,000 votes in North-East Delhi against Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar

BJP leading on all 7 seats in Delhi; eyes to repeat 2019, 2014 verdicts
Updated On : 04 Jun 2024 | 2:56 PM IST

BJP leading in all 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi: Election Commission trends

The BJP is leading in all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on Tuesday, according to trends on the Election Commission (EC) website. The BJP's Praveen Khandelwal was initially trailing the Congress' Jai Prakash Agarwal in the Chandni Chowk seat but has now moved ahead to secure a lead of 27,041 votes, EC data showed. The BJP's North-East Delhi candidate Manoj Tiwari, who is pitted against the Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar, was leading by a margin of 73,781 votes. BJP West Delhi candidate Kamaljeet Sehrawat, who is up against AAP's Mahabal Mishra, was ahead by a margin of 69,296 votes, and the BJP's North-West Delhi candidate Yogender Chandoliya was leading by 1,05,266 votes against the Congress' Udit Raj, the data showed. On the East Delhi seat, AAP's Kuldeep Kumar was trailing by a margin of 14,134 votes against the BJP's Harsh Malhotra. The BJP's Ramvir Singh Bidhuri was ahead by a margin of 63,675 votes against AAP's Sahi Ram Pahalwan from South Delhi, while in the New Delhi constituen

BJP leading in all 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi: Election Commission trends
Updated On : 04 Jun 2024 | 2:13 PM IST

BJP ahead in six Lok Sabha seats, Congress in one in Delhi: EC trends

The BJP was leading on six seats and the Congress on one in Delhi on Tuesday, according to Election Commission trends. Congress's Jai Prakash Agarwal was leading by a margin of 624 votes, EC data showed. BJP's North East Delhi candidate Manoj Tiwari, who is pitted against Congress's Kanhaiya Kumar, was leading by a margin of 31,547 votes. West Delhi candidate Kamaljeet Sehrawat, up against AAP's Mahabal Mishra, was ahead by a margin of 31,315 votes and North West Delhi candidate Yogender Chandoloya was leading by 42,922 votes, the poll panel's data showed. On East Delhi seat, AAP's Kuldeep Kumar was trailing by a margin of 9,407 votes to BJP's Harsh Malhotra. BJP's Ramvir Singh Bidhuri was ahead by a margin of 13,201 votes against AAP's Sahi Ram Pahalwan from South Delhi, while in New Delhi constituency, BJP's Bansuri Swaraj -- daughter of late veteran leader Sushma Swaraj -- was in the lead by a margin of over 12,000 votes. The BJP is in a direct contest with the Congress-AAP ..

BJP ahead in six Lok Sabha seats, Congress in one in Delhi: EC trends
Updated On : 04 Jun 2024 | 11:45 AM IST

It's fight of 'tukde-tukde' vs 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': BJP's Manoj Tiwari

BJP candidate from the North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat Manoj Tiwari on Sunday said the fight in his constituency is between those who promote "tukde-tukde" (divisive) ideology and those who chant "Bharat Mata Ki Jai". The Congress has pitted Kanhaiya Kumar against the BJP's Tiwari who is seeking a hattrick of victory in North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat. Campaigning for the BJP in the constituency, Union Minister Giriraj Singh referred to his victory against Kumar in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Begusarai. "A person's poster has been pasted in Begusarai who is a member of the tukde-tukde gang and is missing there. He has changed the party now," he said. Kumar contested against Singh in 2019 as a CPI candidate. He later crossed over to the Congress. The former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president was charged with sedition by the Delhi Police over "anti-India slogans" that were allegedly raised on the university campus on February 9, 2016. At a poll

It's fight of 'tukde-tukde' vs 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': BJP's Manoj Tiwari
Updated On : 20 May 2024 | 7:28 AM IST

Manoj Tiwari carried out attack on me as people have rejected him: Kanhaiya

INDIA bloc's North East Delhi candidate Kanhaiya Kumar on Saturday claimed the constituency's sitting MP Manoj Tiwari Kumar carried out an attack on him as he has realised that the people of the constituency are no longer accepting him. Kumar's accusation against his BJP rival in the Lok Sabha elections came a day after he was allegedly assaulted and attacked with ink by some people. The incident happened outside the AAP office in the New Usmanpur area as he was coming out after a party meeting with local Councillor Chhaya Sharma. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Kumar accused Tiwari of trying to instigate people against him though false rumours and doctored videos. "Instead of showing his work, ever since I was nominated as the candidate for northeast Delhi, the MP (Tiwari) is continuously lying, circulating doctored videos, and trying to instigate the common people." He further alleged that the sitting North East Delhi MP did not have even 10 projects to show in hi

Manoj Tiwari carried out attack on me as people have rejected him: Kanhaiya
Updated On : 18 May 2024 | 8:46 PM IST

LS polls: Manoj Tiwari richest contender in Delhi, Bidhuri on 2nd spot

BJP's Manoj Tiwari (53) is the richest among the prominent Lok Sabha poll candidates in Delhi with assets worth Rs 28.05 crore. Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (71), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from South Delhi, is on the second spot with assets worth Rs 21.08 crore. According to his income-tax returns for 2022-23, Bidhuri has an annual income of Rs 14.93 lakh. The third-richest among the poll contenders is Mahabal Mishra (69), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from West Delhi. He has declared assets worth Rs 19.93 crore. Mishra's highest qualification is pre-university certificate from the LS College in Bihar's Muzaffarpur that he obtained in 1971. Oxford University-returned lawyer Bansuri Swaraj (40), daughter of former external affairs minister late Sushma Swaraj, with assets worth Rs 19 crore, occupies the fourth spot, followed by former AAP leader Raaj Kumar Anand, who is now with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Anand owns assets worth Rs 17.87 crore. Swaraj, who is makin

LS polls: Manoj Tiwari richest contender in Delhi, Bidhuri on 2nd spot
Updated On : 07 May 2024 | 11:21 AM IST

Manoj Tiwari richest Lok Sabha contender in Delhi, BJP's Bidhuri is 2nd

Bhojpuri singer-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari (53) is the richest among the prominent candidates from the BJP, AAP and the Congress in fray for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi with total assets worth Rs 28.05 crore. Second in line is Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (71), the BJP's candidate in South Delhi, with total assets of Rs 21.08 crore. According to his 2022-23 Income Tax returns, Bidhuri had an income of Rs 14.93 lakh. The third richest among poll contenders is Mahabal Mishra (69), the AAP's candidate from West Delhi. He has declared Rs 19.93 crore. Mishra's highest qualification is pre-university certificate from LS College Muzaffarpur, Bihar obtained in 1971. Oxford-returned lawyer Bansuri Swaraj (40), daughter of former external affairs minister late Sushma Swaraj, with total assets worth Rs 19 crore, stands fourth in the row, followed by former AAP leader Raaj Kumar Anand who jumped ships to the BSP and owns assets worth Rs 17.87 crore. Swaraj, who is the BJP's debutant contender

Manoj Tiwari richest Lok Sabha contender in Delhi, BJP's Bidhuri is 2nd
Updated On : 06 May 2024 | 11:41 PM IST

Controversial YouTuber joins BJP: Why is Manish Kashyap making news again

Manish Kashyap was in jail for months after posting videos that wrongly said Bihari migrants had been attacked in Tamil Nadu

Controversial YouTuber joins BJP: Why is Manish Kashyap making news again
Updated On : 26 Apr 2024 | 1:32 PM IST

Kejriwal's order from custody part of 'script,' says BJP's Manoj Tiwari

Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Sunday hit out at the Aam Aadmi party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, calling his instruction from ED custody to the water minister scripted and his arrest a cause of celebration for the people of the city. Tiwari said, "In ED's custody there is a culprit and taking his reference today a script has been written that water and sewer-related facilities in Delhi are disorganised." Tiwari's remarks come after Water Minister Atishi, in a press conference, informed media that she received directions from the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal late Saturday, from ED custody, on running the city government. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on Thursday from his official residence. A court on Friday sent him to the central agency's custody till March 28. "This (Kejriwal's direction) comes after no one in Delhi came to his support. The public didn't express sorrow at his arrest. In fact, they are celebrating, distributing sweets, and bursting crackers that the man who m

Kejriwal's order from custody part of 'script,' says BJP's Manoj Tiwari
Updated On : 24 Mar 2024 | 2:44 PM IST