Delhi High Court dismisses plea for Arvind Kejriwal s removal as CM, calling it a publicity stunt . Kejriwal in Tihar Jail for corruption charges related to Delhi Excise Policy scam.
“It gives me great pleasure that in the presence of the Rajya Sabha Chairman and vice-president Jagdeep Dhankar, I had the honour of taking my oath in Sanskrit and swearing in as a Rajya Sabha MP,” Kulkarni said.
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Weighing in on the expulsion of Sanjay Nirupam from the Congress, party MLA and former Maharashtra chief minister, Prithviraj Chavan on Friday said the former was miffed with the state leadership for not getting a constituency of his choice for the Lok Sabha elections and was making anti-party statements that led to him being axed.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomed the Supreme Court s decision to grant bail to the party s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in a money-laundering case linked to the excise policy case, calling it "big day for democracy in the country and a moment of hope". In a joint press conference, AAP leaders claimed that the court order "exposed" that the entire liquor scam case was based on statements "extorted" from witnesses and approvers.