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BJP begins protest against AAP, demands to sack Somnath Bharti

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): BJP leaders led by Harsh Vardhan on Monday started their protest against AAP outside national capital's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office at Delhi Secretariat, pressurizing the party to sack his controversial Law minister Somnath Bharti. Bharti is facing criticism for his midnight raid at a house in Khirki Extension and also for misbehaving with a Ugandan woman who alleged that he manhandled them and molested them during the raid. Jan 27, 2014

Expelled AAP MLA Vinod Kumar Binny begins hunger strike

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Expelled AAP MLA Vinod Kumar Binny on Monday started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Earlier today Binny met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and apprised him of the ongoing situation and talked about the alleged misbehaviour of Law Minister Somnath Bharti with Ugandan women during the midnight raid that took place in Khirki Extension in South Delhi recently. The Aam Aadmi Party's disciplinary committee on Sunday expelled Binny for publicly making false statements against the party and its leadership. Jan 27, 2014
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Bharti has apologized, matter should be closed now: AAP

Ahmedabad, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the criticism received by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti for making a derogatory comment on a reporter, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Spokesperson Ashutosh on Saturday said that the whole matter should be closed as Bharti had apologized for his statement. He further said that Delhi Chief Minister had made the right statement by saying that Bharti's remark was wrong. Jan 25, 2014
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Somnath Bharti's remark on reporter extremely wrong: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the criticism received by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti for making a derogatory comment on a reporter, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that it was extremely wrong on the part of Bharti to have said something like that to the media. Jan 25, 2014
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Politicos condemn Somnath Bhartis paid media comment

New Delhi/ Nagpur, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the recent comment made by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on a reporter, after he was asked if he was planning to resign from his post on moral grounds, BJP leader Harsh Vardhan said that it was very unfortunate that Bharti was insulting women as well as the media, and that he should be sacked if he did not resign. Meanwhile, CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury slammed saying that when media was in his favor, he was fine with it but now that media is not showing things he wants, he has a problem. Jan 25, 2014
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Statement misinterpreted: Somnath Bharti on his paid Media comment

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on Saturday clarified his statement, wherein he questioned a journalist how much was she paid by Narendra Modi, he said that his statement is being misinterpreted. He further said that if anyone has been hurt by his statement he apologize for that. Jan 25, 2014
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Political parties condemn Somnath Bhartis paid media comment

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Political parties condemned Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti’s ‘paid media’ remark on Saturday. Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi said that media has right to show both sides of the coin and to present its opinion too and the Bharti brought up the real face of AAP in front of people. Meanwhile, BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that AAP cannot take criticism and that till the time media was questioning other parties, it was fine and the moment it started questioning AAP, they are putting allegations on the same. Jan 25, 2014
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Somnath a controversial man, should resign from post: Vijay Goel on Bharti's remark

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): After Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti questioned a journalist that how much was she paid by Narendra Modi, BJP leader Vijay Goel said that Somnath is a controversial man and he should better resign instead of sticking to his post even after so many allegations on him. Further, Goel said that Bharti is not targeting Modi but the media who supported AAP and publicized the same during its initial period. Jan 25, 2014
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DCW act on complaints, no question of resigning without any fault: Barkha Singh

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting on Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti’s allegations that DCW Chairperson Barkha Singh is Congress motivated, Singh said that DCW acts on complaints and that there is no question of her resigning with no fault of her. Singh further said that rather Bharti should resign who mis-behaved with the Ugandan women and that the case which comes to the committee is seriously taken into concern. Jan 25, 2014

AAP behaving like unguided missiles: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the recent comment made by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on a reporter, after he was asked if he was planning to resign from his post on moral grounds, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should maintain some decency and discipline in their party, and that they were behaving like unguided missiles. Jan 25, 2014
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DCW's actions political & motivated, Barkha Singh from Congress: Somnath Bharti

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief Barkha Singh's meeting with Lieutenant Governor to seek action against Delhi Law Minster Somnath Bharti, Bharti said that Singh was a member of Congress, and that the decision of the DCW was motivated and political. DCW had summoned Bharti over the controversial midnight raid led by him, in which four Ugandan women were allegedly mistreated. Jan 25, 2014
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BJP takes on AAP, demands resignation of Somnath Bharti

New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): BJP leader Harsh Vardhan, took on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday saying that the party, which won Delhi assembly election on the basis of clean politics, should ask Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti to step down. Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti is involved in a controversy over a midnight raid that he led where four Ugandan women were allegedly mistreated. Meanwhile, Harsh Vardhan slammed Delhi state chief, Arvind Kejriwal, and said if people have chosen the party for clean politics, he should ask Bharti to resign on moral grounds. Jan 24, 2014
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Somanth Bhartis lawyer engages in heated argument with DCW chief

New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's lawyer and Delhi Commission for Women chief Barkha Singh Shukla had a heated argument on Friday as Bharti did not appear before the panel. Chaos prevailed at DCW’s office when Bharti sent his lawyer as his representative before the panel to reply over allegations of manhandling some Ugandan women by a group led by him during a midnight raid in South Delhi. Meanwhile, Shukla expressed her anger over the heated argument. Jan 24, 2014