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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicAAP-BJP fight

Topic: AAP-BJP fight

Rallying cry for INDIA & against ‘dictators’ — Kejriwal & Mann beat poll war drum at Delhi roadshow

AAP supporters turned up in huge numbers with party flags, posters for Arvind Kejriwal & Bhagwant Mann's roadshow. Delhi CM claimed BJP will not win on 4 June & INDIA bloc will form govt.

‘Modi not retiring at 75, will complete 3rd term as PM’ — BJP responds to Kejriwal

After Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asks BJP who would succeed Modi as PM once he reaches retirement age of 75 next yr, Amit Shah says 'Modiji will continue to lead us in future'.

‘Modi on dangerous mission to crush all political leaders, Yogi next’ — Kejriwal begins poll campaign

Out on interim bail, Arvind Kejriwal addresses AAP workers, supporters in party’s Delhi office, says he won't walk into 'BJP’s trap' by resigning as CM & that 'govt will be run from jail'.

Bhagat Singh, again — how AAP’s using Kejriwal’s incarceration to project itself as BJP’s main rival

Punjab CM Mann led day-long symbolic fast & spoke at Bhagat Singh's village, drawing parallels between him and Kejriwal. State BJP & Congress leaders slam comparisons.

Delhi’s villages want land reforms, not AAP-BJP bickering — ‘why should we pay the price’

AAP-BJP spar over developmental work in Delhi; AAP says BJP trying to take credit for work done by Delhi govt, BJP claims residents made to wait for basic infrastructure for years.

BJP eyes votes in Delhi’s unauthorised colonies but Modi govt’s property rights scheme a slow starter

Four years on, PM-UDAY scheme’s red tape & stringent norms frustrate most residents’ hopes of getting ownership. AAP seeks to make it poll issue, BJP promises to work to expedite process.

Eye on Delhi polls & MPs’ failure to take on Kejriwal prompted BJP high command to replace 5 of them

Party insiders concede that BJP faces tough challenge from AAP & Arvind Kejriwal. Various factors & inputs decided poll tickets, but biggest criterion was winnability, they say. 

AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj says Delhi Police ‘deliberately not delivering notice’ to Kejriwal’s office

Delhi Police team Saturday visited Kejriwal’s residence to serve him a notice in connection with a probe over his claim that the BJP was attempting to buy AAP MLAs.

Union cabinet gives nod to bill to replace ordinance for control over civil servants in Delhi

Bill is likely to be introduced in the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. If passed, L-G will have more say on a matter that has seen AAP govt taking legal recourse earlier.

Manish Sisodia gets TV channels’ sympathy but AAP’s defence of excise policy yet to be heard

AAP and Manish Sisodia received plenty of mileage across TV new channels. And that's where the problem began.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.