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Aam Aadmi Party, Bhartiya Janta Party leaders target each other’s homes as Capital’s bulldozer politics heats up

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 After Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, bulldozer politics is now heating up in Delhi and political parties are trading barbs against each other.

Right from Jahangirpuri to Shaheen Bagh, bulldozers are being rolled over encroachments in the national capital.

After the Hanuman Jayanti violence on April 20, bulldozers removed the encroachments in the Jahangirpuri area. After that, the issue snowballed and reached the court, which put a stay on the demolitions.

After the court’s verdict, bulldozers stopped in Jahangirpuri but started rolling in Shaheen Bagh. When the CPM moved the Supreme Court about that matter too, expecting similar kind of relief as in Jahangirpuri, the top court reprimanded why a political party has come here.

The apex court refused to listen to the plea and said the case of Jahanguirpuri was different.

“If anybody is having any problem with the anti encroachment drive, then he/she should have moved the High Court first and then to the Supreme Court,” the top court had said.

After the issue at Shaheen Bagh took a back seat, the bulldozer started rolling in Madarpur, where stones were pelted at the MCD officials after which police lathicharged the protesters. AAP MLA Amanutullah Khan was arrested in this connection and later he got bail.

BJP leaders claimed that two rooms in AAP’s office in Rouse Avenue are illegal and demanded its demolition.

Delhi BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor has written a letter in this regard to North NDMC. However, the civic body is yet to respond over the issue.

AAP MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak said: “BJP has wreaked havoc in Delhi. Their men are threatening Delhiites and asking them to provide Rs 5- Rs 10 lakh failing which their houses will be demolished.”

The bulldozers are being rolled over the houses of poor, unauthorised colonies, and JJ Colonies but not over the homes of JP leaders or MCD officials who have connived to build these illegal constructions, Pathak added.

Pathak claimed that illegal construction has been made at Adesh Gupta’s house.

Pathak alleged that Adesh Gupta has captured the school land and made his office.

“We have officially complained to the Mayor and Commissioner but they don’t have the courage to take action,” Pathak added.

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal has called for a meeting of legislators at his residence to discuss anti-encroachment drive.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has shot off a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealing him to stop the BJP-ruled municipal bodies from “destruction in the name of anti encroachment drive”.

Sisodia claimed that the Municipal bodies have plan to demolish 63 lakh slums of the national capital.

In the past few days, demolition drive was conducted in Shaheen Bagh, Madanpur Khadar, New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri, Karol Bagh, Khayala and Lodhi Colony, among others.

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Special NIA Court Allows Activist Gautam Navlakha To Visit Ailing Sister

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The special NIA court on Thursday permitted activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to travel to Delhi for two months to be with his ailing elder sister.

Navlakha had approached the court for modification of the bail order granted last year, which restricted his movement to city limits.

The prosecution opposed the plea, apprehending that he may influence witnesses or skip the trial.

The court ruled out these possibilities and allowed the plea but with several conditions. Navlakha has been asked to furnish details of his mobile phone number on which video call facility is available, furnish his travel details, and deposit his passport in the court before leaving the city.

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Party Rebels Contesting Against MVA Candidates To Face Six-Year Suspension: Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala

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Party Rebels Contesting Against MVA Candidates To Face Six-Year Suspension: Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday said all the party rebels contesting against the official candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have been suspended for six years.

In a press conference, Chennithala stated that district units have been directed to compile a list of rebels still in the race for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls and issue notices to them.

“There will be no friendly contests. All rebels running against the MVA’s official candidates have been suspended,” said Chennithala, the All India Congress Committee in-charge of Maharashtra.

In some constituencies, despite official candidates from both Mahayuti and MVA, candidates from allied parties have been fielded. In other areas, friendly contests are happening. Several leaders have filed nomination papers after rebelling.

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Maharashtra Elections 2024: Devendra Fadnavis Refers To Sharad Pawar As ‘Owner Of Fake Narrative Factory’; Slams Opposition Over Claims About Industries Leaving State

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Maharashtra Elections 2024: Devendra Fadnavis Refers To Sharad Pawar As 'Owner Of Fake Narrative Factory'; Slams Opposition Over Claims About Industries Leaving State

Mumbai: In a scathing attack on Sharad Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis referred to the NCP leader as the “owner of a fake narrative factory” during an election rally in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Fadnavis accused Pawar and opposition leaders of spreading false information about industries leaving Maharashtra for Gujarat, attempting to tarnish the state’s image. He made it clear that Maharashtra remains the top choice for investment, with 52% of the country’s foreign investment flowing into the state.

Addressing a rally in support of Mahayuti candidate Shankar Jagtap, Fadnavis emphasized that Maharashtra is strong industrially and that the information being spread by the opposition is misleading. He stated, “Our government has made Maharashtra an ideal destination for investment.” According to Fadnavis, reports suggesting a shift in the state’s industrial landscape were false and intended solely to mislead the public.

Fadnavis Targets Supriya Sule

Fadnavis also targeted NCP MP Supriya Sule, calling her the “manager of the fake narrative factory.” He accused Sule of spreading incorrect information about IT companies leaving Hinjewadi, a major IT hub in Pune. Fadnavis stressed that both Maharashtra’s industrial and IT sectors are strong, and any challenges faced were the result of the difficulties encountered during the tenure of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. He labeled Sule’s statements as incorrect and harmful to the state’s progress.

Fadnavis also responded to criticism of Uddhav Thackeray’s “Ladki Behin Yojana” . He said that Thackeray’s approach, focused on opposition for the sake of it, was disconnected from the needs of ordinary people. Fadnavis clarified that the scheme would provide financial aid and educational opportunities to thousands of girls across Maharashtra.

Concluding his speech, Fadnavis reassured the audience about job creation under the BJP government. He announced an ambitious goal of generating employment opportunities for 10 lakh youths and promised to rejuvenate Maharashtra’s economic stability. He urged voters to be cautious of the “fake narratives” being spread by the opposition and to trust in the state’s economic progress.

Throughout the rally, Fadnavis highlighted BJP’s transparency and development-oriented policies, portraying the opposition’s tactics as a strategy to promote “fake narratives” and undermine the state’s growth.

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