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Delhi Assembly: BJP rejects allegation of not letting AAP table Jan Lokpal Bill

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): BJP's Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that his party is not opposed to the Jan Lokpal Bill but to the presence of one particular AAP minister (Somnath Bharti) who he said should resign from his ministerial post. He further asked Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal if the Lokpal Bill wasn't on the agenda how did the Congress-BJP block it on Thursday. Feb 14, 2014
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Govt set to raise Rs 61,162 cr from spectrum auction

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): India is set to raise about Rs 61,162 crore from the auction of telecommunication spectrum, said Telecoms secretary M F Farooqui, far exceeding the government's target as it tries to narrow its budget deficit. Eight companies, including Bharti Airtel Ltd, Vodafone Group Plc's India unit and Reliance Industries Ltd, had applied to bid in the auction of 900 megahertz and 1800 megahertz band airwaves. Feb 14, 2014
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AAP founder member Madhu Bhaduri resigns

New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): AAP founder member and former diplomat Madhu Bhaduri handed over her resignation after fallout with the senior leaders of the party. Bhaduri wanted the party's national council, which met in the capital on Saturday, to adopt a resolution condemning the Khirki Extension incident in which law minister Somnath Bharti allegedly forced Ugandan women to undergo narcotic tests in the intervening night of January 15 and 16. Feb 2, 2014
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Barkha Singh did her duty, no state govt can remove her: NCW

Hyderabad, Jan 30 (ANI): After DCW Chairperson Barkha Singh alleged that AAP government is harassing her for summoning Somnath Bharti, NCW member Nirmala Samant said that Singh did her duty and that no state government has the authority to remove her. She said that Singh is not a state government appointee and therefore they cannot remove her. Further, Samant said that rather Delhi government should remove Bharti who pulled a women organization in his politics. Jan 30, 2014

Barkha Singh not working impartially but doing politics: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 30 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday reiterated that DCW chief Barkha Shukla Singh should be removed from her post to ensure 'unbiased' probe against Law Minister Somnath Bharti over the allegations against him in connection with a mid-night raid in south Delhi. Talking to mediapersons, he said that Bharka Singh is from the Congress and if she remains the chairperson of DCW then she will do politics. Jan 30, 2014
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Delhi Govts decision to remove Barkha Singh inappropriate: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi, Jan 30 (ANI): BJP’s Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the Delhi government’s decision to remove DCW chief Barkha Singh from her post is inappropriate. While the AAP government wants DCW Chief Barkha Singh removed from her post to ensure 'unbiased' probe against Bharti over the allegations against him in connection with a mid-night raid in south Delhi, the DCW has demanded that a FIR be lodged against the Law Minister for not heeding to repeated summons by the panel. Jan 30, 2014
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Delhi Govt wants to remove me for acting against Somnath Bharti: DCW chief

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Barkha Shukla Singh on Wednesday said that Delhi Government wants to remove her from the post because she acted against Law Minister Somnath Bharti. She further said that said only Lieutenant Governor has power to remove her from the post but the AAP Government is pressurizing her to leave the post. She also questioned AAP’s stand on safety of women saying that being the Chairperson of DCW, if she is facing harassment, the plight of the other women can be easily imagined. Jan 29, 2014
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Delhi HC issues notice to Kejriwal, Bharti on poll expenses

New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti. The notices were issued after BJP leaders Vijender Gupta and Arti Mehra filed pleas seeking cancellation of their election for exceeding the expenditure limit in recent assembly polls. The court has sought their response by Feb 25 Jan 28, 2014
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Binny calls off hunger strike, gives 'more time' to Kejriwal govt

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Expelled AAP leader Vinod Kumar Binny on Monday called off his hunger strike for 10 days and said that the purpose is to give Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal more time to implement his policies. He said that Anna Hazare advised him that such hunger strikes won't work and that spreading awareness against AAP is what is needed. Binny started his hunger strike demanding expulsion of Somnath Bharti as the law minister of Delhi. Jan 27, 2014
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Binny calls off hunger strike, gives more time to Kejriwal govt

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Expelled AAP leader Vinod Kumar Binny on Monday called off his hunger strike for 10 days and said that the purpose is to give Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal more time to implement his policies. He said that Anna Hazare advised him that such hunger strikes won’t work and that spreading awareness against AAP is what is needed. Binny started his hunger strike demanding expulsion of Somnath Bharti as the law minister of Delhi. Jan 27, 2014