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Om Prakash Rawat to take over as new CEC today
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Om Prakash Rawat, who has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner, will take over the charge on Tuesday.
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AAP to file fresh petition against disqualification of 20 MLAs
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The 20 MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday withdrew their plea from the Delhi High Court against Election Commission's (EC) recommendation over their their disqualification in the office of profit case.
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OP Rawat appointed next CEC
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan. 21: Om Prakash Rawat has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner, and he will replace incumbent Achal Kumar Jyoti.
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Office of profit: AAP in cahoots with BJP, alleges Congress
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): The Congress on Sunday suggested that there was a hidden alliance between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the disqualification of 20 MLAs was deliberately delayed on account of the same.
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Misuse of power won't be entertained: BJP on office of profit
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday termed disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs as correct and asserted that misuse of power will not be entertained.
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President Kovind approves disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Twenty Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, accused of holding the ‘office of profit’, were disqualified from the Delhi Assembly on Sunday after President Ram Nath Kovind approved the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) recommendation in the mat
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AAP says EC gave no opportunity to explain
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 20 (ANI): Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was not given an opportunity by the Election Commission to explain its stand in the office of profit case.
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Office of profit case: Shiv Sena raises doubts over EC's recommendation
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday questioned the Election Commission's recommendation of disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs from the Delhi Assembly in connection with the office of profit case.
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AAP to hold emergency meeting on prevailing situation
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): In the wake of the current situation, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called an emergency meeting of its leaders here today.
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AAP cries foul over office of profit case
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national spokesperson Sanjay Singh on Saturday said that the Election Commission (EC) has not followed due process while recommending the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs from the Delhi Assembly in the office of profit case.
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Kumar Vishwas terms office of profit case as 'unfortunate'
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Saturday termed the disqualification of 20 of its MLAs for holding the office of profit as 'unfortunate' and 'sad'.
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Anna says not in contact with Kejriwal
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Satara (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 20 (ANI): Reacting on the 'office of profit' case, social activist Anna Hazare said on Friday that he has not been in contact with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, since the day he formed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
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