Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested the deputy director and project director of the watershed in Malkangiri Santanu Mohapatra, and four of his associates on charges of corruption. The officials recovered Rs 2 crore from Mohapatra's possession during searches.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Delhi issued a notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Minister Mukesh Ahlawat on Friday over allegations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to poach AAP MLAs, according to official sources.
Claiming that AAP has "accepted defeat" and will later claim discrepancies in EVMs, Bidhuri told ANI, "They (AAP) have accepted defeat. They will later say that the EVM was faulty... How long will this continue?"
Ahead of the counting of votes for the Delhi assembly elections, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday expressed confidence that BJP would emerge as victorious and results would tell how people have given a befitting reply to corruption.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to trouble AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the upcoming poll results, further mentioning that the "BJP is rattled by their loss".
The information required revolved around details of the 16 AAP MLAs who were allegedly offered bribes, the contents of tweets posted by these MLAs, and the identities of the individuals who made the bribery offers.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team arrived at the residence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal following the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's recommendation for a probe into allegations of bribes being offered to the party's MLAs.
Hitting out at the opposition party, Kesavan criticised the tenure of former Prime Ministers, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, ruing the days of stifling individual enterprise, freedom of expression and a culture of corruption.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has recommended an Anti-Corruption Bureau probe into the allegations by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal that BJP has attempted to poach its MLAs, ahead of the Delhi Assembly election results on February 8.
"I am a Constable in Delhi Police, and I am contesting this poll as an independent candidate...My symbol is a shoe, which is a very strong thing for all the corrupt people.., they run away when they see this... This day will be written in golden words in the history of Democracy..." Panka