BJP leaders on Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a Jan Sunvai, calling it a "cowardly" act and alleging a larger conspiracy by the Opposition to derail her public outreach program.
The Congress leader said that the amendment being touted as an anti-corruption measure is just a "veil over the eyes of people," claiming that a Chief Minister could be arrested on fabricated charges and be removed from their post after 30 days without a conviction if the bill is passed.<
Speaking to ANI, Jha described it as a "tactic" that wherever the BJP can't win elections, it will not indulge in horse-trading, but destabilise and topple that government through the bill.
"The people have the right to hold elected governments accountable; this bill goes against that. Executive agencies will get a free run to become judge, jury, and executioner themselves. The Chief Minister is removed in the Assembly," Owaisi said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday spoke to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini over the phone on the incident of the murder of Uttarakhand youth Sahil Bisht in Ambala.
He said that the accused reached CM Rekha Gupta's Shalimar Bagh residence and did the recce. He stated that the accused spent the night near her residence and attacked after meeting her.
"...We have seen past incidents where the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal faced these kinds of attacks. At that time, the BJP used to celebrate those attacks. The law and order challenge has entered the doorstep of the sitting CM of the capital of this country. It is extremely worrisome, and que
The accused had come to the Jan Sunvai with a plea to release his relative who is imprisoned in jail, as per sources. Earlier, the accused was apprehended by the Delhi police and was taken to the Civil Lines police station for questioning.
The Congress MP mentioned that the BJP is the "mother" of violence and there is anger among people for them. He also referred to previous cases of former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal being attacked during public meetings and said that the BJP used to claim that the AAP chief used to be behind th
The four-day-long Uttarakhand Assembly's monsoon session started on August 19 with CM Dhami introducing the state's Rs 5,315 crore supplementary budget.
Sachdeva said that a man approached her and presented her papers during the Jan Sunvai on Wednesday morning. The accused tried to pull CM Gupta towards him, following which there was a little "jostling".