Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Atishi on Thursday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not addressing "big problems" in the country like inflation and instead focusing on bringing down state governments.
The AAP alleged on Thursday that 40 of its Delhi MLAs were targeted by the BJP with an offer of Rs 20 crore each to switch sides, even as all the 62 of its legislators were accounted for during a meeting at Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal's residence here.
BJP's "Operation Lotus" has failed in Delhi, the AAP said on Thursday, asserting that it will stay in touch with its MLAs to ensure they do not get influenced by the saffron party.
The AAP also alleged that 40 of its Delhi MLAs were targeted by the BJP with an offer of Rs 20 crore each to switch sides, even as all the 62 of its legislators were accounted for during a meeting at Chief MinisterArvindKejriwal's residence here.
AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said the country has seen BJP's tactics of luring MLAs of other parties in states such as Maharashtra and Goa.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's weekly meeting scheduled for Friday has been called off owing to the Vidhan Sabha session.
A special session of the Delhi Assembly will be held Friday to discuss central probe agencies' action in the excise policy issue and the AAP's allegation that the BJP was trying to buy its MLAs.
The Assembly session is scheduled to be begin at 11 am on August 26.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned the source of the Rs 800 crore allegedly offered by the BJP to 40 AAP MLAs for switching sides.
They sent me a message that govt will put me behind the bars and asked me to better leave the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal & that they'll end all cases against me along with making me the CM if I break the party: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in Una
The BJP sent a message to Manish Sisodia and asked him to leave AAP and Arvind Kejriwal. They wanted him to join the BJP along with some other MLAs and they offered him (Manish Sisodia) Delhi CM post, also offered that all cases against him will be withdrawn:Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal's government in Delhi is under threat as some of its MLAs are unreachable ahead of the crucial upcoming meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party's MLAs at the Chief Minister's residence, according ANI.
The national capital will soon have 11 new hospitals that will add more than 10,000 beds to the health infrastructure of the city, according to a Delhi government statement.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister ManishSisodia, who also holds the PWD portfolio, reviewed various health infrastructure projects on Wednesday.
Sisodiareviewed the progress of construction works at hospitals being built at Siraspur, Jwalapuri, Madipur, Hastsal (Vikaspuri) as well as seven new semi-permanent ICU hospitals with a capacity of 6,838 ICU beds, said a government statement.
A special session of the Delhi Assembly will be held Friday amid a political slugfest over action by central probe agencies in theKejriwalgovernment's excise policy and the AAP accusing the BJP of trying to lure its MLAs.
Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwalon Wednesday took a jibe at the Assam government's decision to merge those schools with zero pass percentage in Class 10 examinations with other schools registering better results.
"Closing of schools is not the solution. We just need to open many new schools across the country. Instead of closing the schools, improve the school and provide quality education,"Kejriwaltweeted in Hindi.
Delhi BJP stepped up attack on AAP government by launching its Jan Chaupal protest from deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's Assembly constituency Patparganj on Wednesday, alleging it was "shocking" to see that those who came to cleanse the politics were involved in a liquor scam.
AAP chief ArvindKejriwalhad promised that he will not let a single tainted MLA to sit in the Assembly but has maintained two of his ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain in his cabinet, despite corruption charges against them, said Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta.