Mumbai Mar 25 PTI The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday opposed the Maharashtra governments plan to allot 300 houses to legislators in Mumbai through state-run MHADA Mumbai AAP working president Rueben Mascarenhas said the decision placed selfish interests over public welfare Instead of providing relief to the aam aadmi citizens in a high-inflation and scarce housing market the MVA is seeking to provide 300 new flats to MLAs and MLCs in Mumbai despite fully functional MLA hostels being available he said An AAP release said the MVA government was choosing to provide for the lavish lifestyles of its MLAs and MLCs while its leader Preeti Sharma Menon said the move was nothing but arrogance of power and furtherance of VIP culture She claimed the AAP governments in Delhi and Punjab were taking people-centric decisions while the MVA government here was abusing its power to cater to the ruling class PTI KK BNM BNM BNM

Lucknow Jan 20 PTI The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday promised to waive loans of all farmers and withdraw all fake cases lodged against them if it is voted to power in Uttar PradeshSpeaking to reporters here AAP MP and Uttar Pradesh incharge Sanjay Singh also said that the party will clear the pending dues of sugarcane farmers in the state within 24 hours of government formationThe AAP will waive all loans of Uttar Pradeshs farmers and withdraw the fake cases registered against them if it wins the state assembly polls Singh saidThe partys government will also ensure a guaranteed minimum support price MSP for farmers Sugarcane prices will be increased every year and the pending dues of sugarcane farmers will be cleared by the AAP within a day of forming the government he saidThis is the guarantee of Arvind Kejriwal he addedThe AAP has already promised to waive power dues provide 300 units of free electricity and an unemployment allowance of Rs 5000 to youths in the stateThe Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will be held in seven phases between February 10 and March 7 The counting of votes will take place on March 10 PTI ABN DIV DIV

Chandigarh Jan 19 PTI The Aam Aadmi Party AAPs chief ministerial face in Punjab Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday squarely blamed all major rival parties for the states poor economic condition He said the AAP government will implement a pro-Punjab Financial Model to make the state prosperous and deliver corruption-free rule The traditional parties and political families have looted Punjab for decades and exploited its resources for their personal gains Mann the MP from Sangrur alleged Mann also attributed the states Rs 3 lakh crore debt to the misrule of the previous and incumbent governments COVID-19 has made us face the bitter truth of Punjabs deteriorating economic condition However even during such a situation the people of Punjab did not receive any medical help from the government he pointed out Mann said Punjab needed an honest government and only the AAP was capable of delivering it The party had already prepared a roadmap for the development of every sector in the state he mentioned Mann said his AAP government will implement a pro-Punjab Financial Model which according to him will take the state towards prosperity again The money which would otherwise be leaked through corruption will be used to impart better education provide medical facilities electricity generate employment opportunities and provide financial aid to women he said PTI SUN CJ CJ

Chandigarh Jan 18 PTI Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is not a common man but a dishonest man as he sought to corner the Congress leader over an ED raid on the premises of his nephew Kejriwal made the comment as the Enforcement Directorate ED raided the premises linked to the Channis nephew and others as part of a money laundering probe against sand mafia Channi has dubbed the raids an attempt to trap him in the case while claiming that it was being done to take revenge as PM Narendra Modi had to return without addressing a rally in Ferozepur earlier this month Kejriwal through his comment sought to target the common man image which Channi has tried to cultivate following his elevation as the chief minister last year Channi aam aadmi nahi baiman aadmi hai Channi is not a common man he is a dishonest man Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi attacking the CM on Wednesday On Tuesday too Kejriwal had attacked Channi over illegal sand mining It is sad that a relative of the chief minister is being raided for sand mining Kejriwal had said adding that his party leader had earlier exposed how illegal sand mining was taking place in Channis Assembly constituency Chamkaur Sahib Despite uncovering it the chief minister did not take action and even tried to justify it It is clear that he CM and his family are involved in illegal sand mining What can be expected for Punjabs future from a person whose family is involved in illegal mining he had said The ED raids have taken place just a month before the state goes to the polls on February 20 The action has been initiated after taking cognisance of a 2018 FIR lodged at a Nawanshahr Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar police station According to ED sources they seized around Rs 10 crore in cash including Rs 8 crore from the premises linked to Channis nephew PTI SUN RDK RDK RDK

New Delhi Dec 22 PTI The Aam Aadmi Party AAP government has failed to open new ration shops in Delhi but has started opening liquor stores across the city Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi claimed on WednesdayParticipating in the Delhi BJPs signature campaign against the new excise policy of the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation the New Delhi MP said that allowing private parties to open liquor stores will impact revenue of the city governmentThe Kejriwal government has not opened any new ration shops or issued fresh ration cards but is opening liquor stores all over the city It will have a harmful effect as families will be broken with people falling prey to alcoholism Lekhi told reportersDelhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said that his partys workers have been opposing the AAP governments excise policy for weeks and will not rest till its withdrawnThe people of Delhi are unhappy with this policy that aims to open 850 liquor stores across the city on the pretext of equal distribution Is there any need for this Why does not the Kejriwal government work for equal distribution of water improving health and education and cleaning the Yamuna river instead Gupta saidHe said that the campaign led by the BJPs mahila morcha will collect 15 lakh signatures in the coming eight to 10 daysThe list of signatures will be handed over to the President of India requesting him to intervene for withdrawal of the Delhi governments excise policy Gupta said PTI VIT ANB ANB

New Delhi Sep 25 PTI The Aam Aadmi Party strongly supports the call for a Bharat Bandh issued by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on September 27 party leader Raghav Chadha said on Saturday He said AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has always stood by the farmers against the black laws The Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal have always stood by the farmers against black laws AAP strongly supports the call for a Bharat Bandh issued by the United Kisan Morcha on September 27 Chadha tweeted The farmers union said they will observe Bharat Bandh on September 27 against the Centres three farm laws PTI UZM HDA HDA HDA

Noida Aug 24 PTI The Aam Aadmi Party will stage protests across Uttar Pradesh including in Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Wednesday over corruption in the BJP government in the state the partys office-bearers here said on Tuesday The Matka Phodo campaign will be held to protest the corruption of thousands of crores done by the state government in the Jal Jeevan Mission Aam Aadmi Party AAP district unit president Neeraj Judaun saidAAPs district spokesperson Sanjeev Nigam saidThe Matka Phodo demonstration is being organised across the state on the call of party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh to highlight the corruption of thousands of crores in the Jal Jeevan Mission in the state government However the local BJP unit dubbed the AAPs allegations as devoid of any substance and a bid to create sensationThe AAP is only engaging in hawabaazi loose talk and raking up a non-issue as they have no actual issue against the government BJP spokesperson Tanmay Shankar told PTIThe AAP which has a government in Delhi is itself facing inquiry in procurement of DTC buses so of all people it should be the last one to talk of corruption he addedThe AAP earlier this month accused Uttar Pradesh Minister for Jal Shakti Mahendra Singh of giving contract worth crores of rupees to a rejected company and procuring water supply at 40 per cent higher rate than standard tender PTI KIS ANB ANB