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BJP kicks off ‘Badlo Dilli Padyatra’ today
BJP declares remaining seats
Cong rakes up 17-yr-old rape charge against Vardhan
Balli may get Cong ticket
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AAP ‘autocratic’; party dismisses rebel’s claims
Metro stations to sell trade fair tickets
Man stabbed after scuffle over cigarette, dies
3-yr-old girl sexually assaulted by minor neighbour
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BJP kicks off ‘Badlo Dilli Padyatra’ today
New Delhi, November 12 Addressing a press conference, Goel said, "The purpose of the yatra is to bring back the poor and marginalized sections of society into focus. The Congress has neglected them during its 15-year misrule. The Congress has further pushed them towards the fringes of development." Goel said, "The anti-poor policies of the Congress will be exposed during this campaign, which will be undertaken in a large number of assembly segments. We will also share the BJP's vision for the uplift of the poor and marginalized sections of society." He said, "The Food Security Scheme launched by the Congress is a non-starter and fell apart within a few weeks of its launch. The government has destroyed the Public Distribution System (PDS). When voted to power, the BJP will revamp the PDS in Delhi on the Chhattisgarh model, which has been hailed worldwide for its efficiency and success." The Congress had claimed that the Food Security Scheme would provide cheap foodgrain to about 74 lakh people of Delhi. The poor are not getting the foodgrain as a majority of them have not even got the requisite food card. "The BJP will provide affordable housing to the poor under its slogan, 'Jahan Jhuggi, Wahin Makan'. The poor will not be displaced. The party will provide them all the basic civic amenities," Goel said. |
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BJP declares remaining seats
New Delhi, November
12 The following is the list finalised for the constituencies: Rajni
Abbi, former Delhi Mayor, Timarpur; Ram Kishan Singhal, sitting corporator from Shalimar
Bagh, Adarsh Nagar; Guggan Singh, Bawana (SC); Brahm Singh Tanwar,
Chhatarpur; Dheer Singh Bidhuri, Okhla; Rampal Singh, Seemapuri (SC); and Jagdish
Pradhan, Mustafabad. Activists clamour for tickets
BJP activists from
Madipur, Seelampur and Badarpur today protested at the Delhi BJP headquarters demanding tickets for the candidates of their choice. Protestors of the Gihara community said that their community has always been ignored by the
BJP. "Our national president Mohan Lal is a popular social worker in the area. He has a strong following. But instead of giving ticket to him, the party has chosen Kailash
Sankhla. Party workers from Badarpur demanded that the BJP should cancel the candidature of Ramvir Singh Bidhuri as he keeps changing the party. In the last election, he had contested on the Congress ticket and before that he was with the Nationalist Congress Party. He has also been with the Janta
Dal. The party has insulted its Badarpur workers by giving ticket to
Bidhuri. They demanded ticket for Shri Chand Chokan. The BJP has fielded Kaushal Mishra from the Seelampur assembly constituency, but the party activists are demanding the ticket for Sanjay
Jain, sitting councillor and zone chairman. They said Sanjay is a strong candidate. He can give a tough fight to the Congress candidate who has been winning the seat for the last four terms. |
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Cong rakes up 17-yr-old rape charge against Vardhan
New Delhi, November 12 Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and two of her Cabinet colleagues Harun Yusuf and Raj Kumar Chauhan raised the issue at a press conference at Dikshit's residence to reply to BJP's attack on the Delhi Government that it failed to check the growing incidents of rape in the city. However, Vardhan said he does not consider it necessary to reply to such "wild and frivolous" allegations. "Vardhan has raised the issue of rape incidents in Delhi. When as Health Minister in the BJP government in 1996, he could not ensure the safety of a woman, how can he ensure the security of women in entire Delhi," said Yusuf while referring to the BJP's billboards that said "Rok na paye balatkar, badlo Congress sarkar" (change the Congress government which failed to prevent rapes). Dikshit said BJP's "misleading" campaign against the government forced the Congress to raise the 17-year-old allegation against Harsh Vardhan. "We had to give an answer to their misleading campaign as they said we could not prevent incidents of rapes in the city," the Chief Minister said, replying to questions why such an old issue had been raked up. The allegations against Vardhan were levelled in July 1996 that a maid was raped at his official residence. Vardhan was Health Minister then. The woman, who was an inmate at a women's home, had delivered a baby boy. When the issue was raised in the Delhi Assembly, Vardhan had strongly denied the allegations and offered to undergo a DNA test. |
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Harsharan Singh Balli, the four-time BJP legislator from Hari Nagar, is most likely to contest on a Congress ticket in the upcoming December 4 Assembly elections, said sources in Congress party. Hari Nagar has been the weakest constituency for the Congress in the past two decades, hence, the party has decided to float Balli's name. Though, the Congress in its first list of 56 candidates released yesterday, announced the name of Surender Kumar Setia as its official candidate from Hari Nagar. "A decision has been taken to revoke Setia's name," said a source. Balli had protested to the BJP last week when the party refused him a ticket, citing his poor health as a deterrent in winning the seat. Balli has been in power as BJP MLA since 1993. He had contested the first election of erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Delhi in 1977.
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AAP ‘autocratic’; party dismisses rebel’s claims
New Delhi, November 12 Sharing his three-charter demands with the media, he stressed that the party should have a democratic set-up of functioning by holding internal elections and should not be a "one-man controlled show". It should refrain from vote bank politics and abolish all religion and caste-based cells such as the Sikh cell. "AAP lacks a democratic governing agenda and once it comes to power and fails to deliver, people will lose faith in such movements. I demand that elections should be held and democracy in the party should be restored," he said, adding there having a Sikh cell in the party would only encourage vote bank politics. Apparently peeved with the whole process of selection of candidates and posts given, he said, "Those who are holding posts have not been elected but nominated. I have raised the issue and written an open letter to Kejriwal, but have not received any reply, and if I don't get any reply by November 21, I will go on an indefinite fast." However, AAP members said that the party works in a democratic manner. The party rubbished all his claims and stated that Rakesh Agarwal is not a member of any committee or functioning body in the party and had never been part of the party's any decision-making body. Clarifying further, the AAP said it was only during a rally of autorickshaw drivers at Ramlila Maidan that he approached the party earlier this year and later, thousands of autorickshaw drivers approached Kejriwal and other AAP leaders, asking them not to keep any contact with Agarwal. "He is not an active member of the party. He has done no service to the party," said the party leader Manish Sisodia. According to the AAP, Agarwal, who claims to be the secretary of NGO Nyayabhoomi, is a "fraudster who has embezzled funds of his NGO and duped thousands of autorickshaw drivers on the pretext of getting them clearance from the transport authority”. |
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Metro stations to sell trade fair tickets
New Delhi, November 12 "The IITF entry tickets for the general public will be available at all the Metro stations. Therefore, the public is advised not to rush for purchasing tickets at Pragati Maidan Metro station. They can purchase them from their originating station. However, tickets for the business days will be available only at 27 Metro stations," said a senior DMRC official. These stations include Rithala, Dilshad Garden, Jahangirpuri, HUDA City Centre, Noida City Centre, Anand Vihar, Central Secretariat, Inderlok, Kashmere Gate, Rajiv Chowk, Barakhamba, Saket, MG Road, Noida Sec-15, Vaishali, Rajouri Garden, Janakpuri West, Dwarka Mor, Dwarka Sec-9, Mundka, Peeragrahi, Punjabi Bagh, Badarpur, Govindpuri, Lajpat Nagar and Dhaula Kuan. IITF tickets for both business as well as general days can be purchased from Customer Care Centres of the stations from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on all days. "In order to help the public using Delhi Metro while going back from the fair, the Delhi Metro will be exclusively operating 20 token or smart card counters from within the premises of IITF, Pragati Maidan near its Gate No. 10 from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm on all general days," he said. |
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Kapil opens 'Shelter House' for AIIMS patients' kin
New Delhi, November 12 The function was held at the AIIMS Trauma Centre. Dr M C Mishra, Director AIIMS; Dilip Trivedi, Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); and Suneeta Trivedi, the president of CWWA attended it. Kapil Dev congratulated CWWA and said, "If privileged people give five per cent to the people who are needy, the world will be a beautiful place." In his address, Dr. M C Mishra said that he had earlier requested the president of CWWA to set up a shelter for the patients' relatives at the AIIMS Trauma Centre. He expressed his gratitude to CWWA. CWWA has provided the infrastructure for 100 people and also provided blankets. Suneeta Trivedi said that the CRPF has a pan-Indian presence and is conducting many such programmes across the country. |
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Man stabbed after scuffle over cigarette, dies
New Delhi, November 12 According to the police, Hussain's mother runs a general store in Shriram Colony in northeast Delhi. On November 6, six men refused to pay for a cigarette. When Hussain demanded the payment, an argument ensued between him and the group of men. Hussain's mother, brother and an acquaintance intervened. A scuffle started between the two groups. The groups, armed with knives, reportedly attacked each other. The police after being informed about the incident, reached the site and saw six of the ten people lying in bloodied conditions. While the others were discharged from the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Shahdara, Hussain succumbed to his injuries. Police said that they have registered a case of murder and attempt to murder at the local police station and arrests will take place soon. |
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3-yr-old girl sexually assaulted by minor neighbour
New Delhi, November 12 Last evening, the girl was alone at home when the boy allegedly came into her room. He allegedly sexually assaulted her. When the girl started crying, he fled for fear of being caught. The girl's mother returned home and came to know of the incident. The girl's relatives informed the police. The police took her to a hospital where her medical examination confirmed that she had been sexually assaulted. He was presented before a juvenile justice board and sent to a juvenile home. |
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