New Delhi, November 22
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said that sting operation done by some media groups has exposed the Aam Admi Party (AAP) for "raising funds through illegal means".

The sting operation has hurt the people's feeling as when the AAP was created, it had touched the emotions and feelings of general people. But now today it is totally changed, the Chief Minister said in an interactive session organize by Women Press Corps.

Admitting that the party had been able to influence people, she said the bubble around it has now ruptured.

"They influenced people in such a way that people started believing that they will really change ways, thoughts and means of the system, but they are exposed now. So, now time will see what happens next", she said.

The BJP is nearest rival of the Congress in the election. The AAP is not a serious contender. The BJP is an established party, said Dikshit.

Talking about BJP's prime ministerial candidate, the Chief Minister said that he would not have impact on electorates of Delhi.

When asked whether she will move to the Centre if the Congress does not come to power in Delhi, Dikshit said, "If we win, the MLAs will decide who they want as the leader and then the high command will take a call on it. However, if we do not win, of which chances are very less, I will go along with the system till Parliament elections take place. After that whatever I will be given I will do that," she added.

As well as anti-incumbency factor is there, Dikshit said that every contest is tough. "We are contesting the election with a confidence," she said.

When asked about her reaction on the Tehelka episode, she said that it was shocking.

New Delhi, November 22
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called upon people in Delhi, especially the youth, to participate in the Delhi Assembly elections by voting for a change in politics. The party is organising a gathering at Jantar Mantar to appeal people to support the party's goal of clean and honest political alternative.

"Tomorrow, people from across India would be joining us and we request every citizen of Delhi to come out and make their presence count in the democratic revolution to cleanse the corrupt political system," said spokesperson for the party.

Several singers, including Vishal Dadlani, Ranvir Shorey, Meiyang Chang, Shilpa Rao, Rabbi Shergill, Jasbir Jassi, Aditi Singh Sharma, Swanand Kirkire, Shruti Pathak, Mohan and Koco, from Mumbai and other parts of the country are expected to come and extend their support to the AAP.

All these people have repeatedly voiced their support for the AAP and wanted to be part of this history and now they would appeal to Delhi people to vote for an honest party.

New Delhi, November 22
Chief ministerial candidate of the BJP Harsh Vardhan said, "Manmohan and Sonia have degraded the honour of the country. The scams of this government have maligned the image of India".

Harsh Vardhan said that the Manmohan government at Centre has no solution for the problems of the country because their leaders do not have the knowledge of ground realities. During the past 10 years of the Manmohan government and 15 years of the Sheila government, people have suffered due to price rise, corruption and mis-governance.

The BJP government made Delhi free from polio. It was appreciated in the entire world and the international community changed its opinion about India. The BJP government worked for health, education and transport facilities on a long term basis. Price rise was no problem during the BJP rule. People had forgotten ration cards. If the BJP government could continue for more five years, the country would have progressed more, he said.

Vardhan said, "I am confident that after coming to power we will provide employment to youth, safety to women, sanitation in the city and will free Delhi from corruption and price rise.

The BJP will provide an accountable and transparent government to the people of Delhi.

People's participation will be ensured in all the development projects in Delhi. Area-wise policy for the development will be framed and implemented in a time-bound manner.

New Delhi, November 22
The BJP today released its first local manifesto for the Delhi Assembly polls for the Model Town constituency from where Ashok Goel is contesting the election.

The Model Town manifesto was released by Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel who said, "The party is releasing local manifestos for assembly constituencies to fix constituency specific accountability. People want local area development programmes and local manifestos.

Local manifesto for Model Town addresses the issues concerning the people of the constituency and BJP's promise to address these issues. Similar manifestos, prepared by respective party candidates for other assembly segments will be released in days to come, he said.

Goel said, "The BJP will release its state-level manifesto in next couple of days. The state-level manifesto has its limitations as it cannot address the specific concerns of all the assembly constituencies. It will reflect the common concerns of all the constituencies and the BJP's positive agenda to address those concerns to bring Delhi on the path of all-round progress."

New Delhi, November 22
Following a protest by the members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) outside the office Tehelka in Greater Kailash today against the founder-editor of the magazine Tarun Tejpal, on allegations of sexually assaulting a young woman colleague, a Delhi Police team rushed to his residence in Jangpura to assess the security situation and prevent an untoward incident.

A three-member team of police visited Tejpal's residence about 3 pm today. "The police officers were sent there to prevent a law and order situation. But, we are not related to the case," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-East) P Karunakaran.

A young woman journalist working at Tehelka has alleged that Tejpal sexually assaulted her on two occasions in Goa, where the magazine was recently conducting an event. The victim had sent an email about the incident to managing editor of Tehelka Shoma Choudhary.

Meanwhile, the Goa Police have registered a case in this regard. A team of the Goa Police will reach Delhi to question Tejpal.

New Delhi, November 22
After the police raided a pub in Vasant Kunj that was allegedly illegally serving alcohol to people below 25 years of age and was functioning beyond the one am deadline for all pubs in Delhi, three owners of the pub have been arrested and five Delhi Police personnel have been suspended.

The police have arrested Prateek Choudhary, Amit Nagpal and Sarvinder Sehrawat, who are the owners of the pub. The police personnel, who have been suspended, are identified as constables, Kapil, Manish and Madan Pal, head constable Surinder and sub-inspector Pawan. Sources in the police department said that they have been suspended for negligence of duty.

"Disciplinary action will be taken against these personnel," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) B. S. Jaiswal.

Senior police officers said that the three owners of the pub were inviting people on Facebook for the party. The party took place at a pub called "Club Billionaire", which is located in front of Kishangarh Kothi.

The police constituted a raiding party consisting of the police, task force and gazetted officers. "We waited outside the pub. The party continued beyond the 1 am deadline and we raided the pub about 2 am," said the officers.

There were about a hundred people, including girls, at the pub. According to the police, there were 13 boys, including minors and those below 25 years of age. The police conducted their medical examination, which confirmed that they had consumed alcohol. "No action was taken against the customers. We let them go," said Jaiswal.

The police have registered a case in regard to the incident. They said that the first offence is that alcohol was being served to people below 25 years of age. The legal drinking age in Delhi is 25 years. Section 42 (selling liquor to minors) of the Delhi Excise Act has been added to the case, because of this offence. The pub was also functioning until 2 am; however, all pubs in Delhi have to be shut by 1 am, according to a government order. The police have therefore added Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code to the case.

The third offence was that the pub did not display its license. This caused the addition of a relevant section of the Delhi Police Act to the case. And due to the noise created by the party at the pub, the police have added another section of the Delhi Police Act.

New Delhi, November 22
A 41-year-old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) head constable was killed when he was hit by a speeding car at Akbar Road in Delhi yesterday.

The victim has been identified as Tawar Singh Goud, who hails from Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh. He had joined the CISF in 1991. He was posted for duty at the Secretariat of the National Advisory Council in Motilal Nehru Place and 25, Akbar Road.

Tawar is survived by his wife and three children. The body was sent to Madhya Pradesh by the CISF after the postmortem today.

The car driver identified as P Chatterjee has been arrested. According to sources, Tawar and assistant sub-inspector of the CISF Neeraj Kumar had gone to Maulana Azad Road and were returning to Motilal Nehru Place when the incident occurred around 9 pm.