Delhi Election Live Updates: ‘What did EC find?’ Arvind Kejriwal asks after 15-minute search at Bhagwant Mann’s Delhi home

Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: In a press conference, Kejriwal held up bottles of water from the Yamuna river, daring BJP and Congress to drink the water.

Delhi Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: Delhi Police and Election Commission officials left after a 15-minute incomplete search at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s house in Delhi’s Kapurthala following a complaint regarding cash distribution at the site. “BJP people are distributing money, shoes, sheets in broad daylight – that is not visible. Instead they go to raid the residence of an elected Chief Minister. Wow BJP! People of Delhi will give their answer on 5th!” Delhi CM Atishi wrote on X. The development comes a day after a private vehicle bearing the “Punjab government” sticker and registration number of the state was seized by the Delhi Police. Delhi Police has registered a case after the vehicle parked near the Punjab Bhawan was found loaded with liquor, cash and election publicity materials of the AAP. EC officials initially said that they were not allowed to enter the premises. AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal asked on X what the EC officials found at his residence.

Arvind Kejriwal’s Yamuna offensive: Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday dared leaders from BJP and Congress to drink the water of Yamuna river after the Election Commission responded to the Aam Aadmi Party chief amid the ongoing row over Yamuna, asking the former Delhi chief minister not to mix the issue of increased ammonia in Yamuna with his allegation of river poisoning. The EC gave Kejriwal another chance to explain his charges against the Haryana government. The EC further asked Kejriwal to provide factual evidence with specific and pointed response to type, quantity, nature and manner of poisoning of Yamuna.

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi mount attacks on Arvind Kejriwal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mounted attacks on the Aam Aadmi Party and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal amid the run-up to the Delhi elections, set to take place on February 5. PM Narendra Modi attacked the Delhi Assembly for its lack of progress, pointing out that only 14 laws were passed in the last five years, five of which were related to increasing the salaries of MLAs. Rahul Gandhi attacked Kejriwal for failing to deliver on the promise to clean up the Yamuna, challenging the AAP chief to take a dip in the river and drink its water.

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21:19 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: Punjab AAP leaders condemn EC action at Bhagwant Mann's residence in Delhi

Punjab AAP leaders on Thursday condemned the alleged raid conducted by the Election Commission at Kapurthala House, which is the official residence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Delhi, and said the action "reeks of dirty politics." They accused the ECI of being biased in its action, claiming that it could not notice any "wrongdoings" by the BJP leaders.

An election official in Delhi said the team was at Mann's residence to conduct a search following a complaint of money distribution from Kapurthala House.

Mann too lashed out at the poll body and the Delhi Police and accused them of trying to "defame" Punjabis at the behest of the BJP.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on X, "@ECISVEEP with Delhi Police conducted raids on CM @BhagwantMann Ji's official residence (in Delhi) today. He is an elected CM & such actions reek of dirty politics. EC must take notice of @BJP4India candidates distributing cash to voters before doing such raids. Democracy deserves better".

Punjab AAP president and Cabinet minister Aman Arora said the BJP is "afraid of losing" the Delhi Assembly polls, and is trying to "spoil" the election atmosphere.

He alleged that the action was taken at the behest of the BJP.

(PTI)

20:59 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
‘When will you take a dip?’: Rahul Gandhi slams Arvind Kejriwal over Yamuna pollution row

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday continued his attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, targeting him over the pollution in the Yamuna asking him when he will take a dip in the river.

Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, took to X to challenge the former Delhi chief minister, saying, “Kejriwal ji, 2025 is here. When will you take a dip in the Yamuna? Delhi is waiting!”. He also shared a video of his visit to the Yamuna River, where he spoke to locals who expressed concerns over the pollution, saying that the river continues to get more polluted with no apparent efforts from the government to clean it.

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20:48 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: Kejriwal anti-national', says BJP chief Nadda over 'Yamuna poisoning' claim

BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday attacked Delhi's ruling AAP over corruption and asked people to make the national capital "AAPda free" in the February 5 polls.

Addressing a poll rally in Krishna Nagar, he also slammed AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal for claiming that Haryana was "mixing poison" in the Yamuna.

Calling Kejriwal "anti-national" for making such an allegation, Nadda said, "He is pitting the people of Delhi and Haryana against each other. He is trying to create panic. This man does not deserve to be in politics." The BJP chief also alleged that the AAP-led Delhi government had been involved in a Rs 8,000-crore scam in Yamuna cleaning projects.

"I can see that you have made up your mind to form a BJP government. This is not an ordinary election, it is an election to change Delhi's fate and image," the Union minister said.

"This election is about freeing Delhi from AAP, which has come to be known as 'AAPda (disaster)'... This election is about freeing yourselves from all the problems you have faced under its tenure," Nadda added.

He also accused the Delhi government of conducting 75,000 fake tests in mohalla clinics.

"As health minister, I am saying that in the mohalla clinics, 75,000 fake tests were conducted, resulting in crores of rupees in corruption. It (AAP government) also committed corruption of Rs 300 crore in medicines and gave tenders to their (leaders') relatives," he alleged.

Attacking the ruling party on civic issues, Nadda said the AAP dispensation had failed in effective administration.

"What has the AAPda done in the past 10 years other than blaming the central government and trying to cover up its mistakes? It has misled the people of Delhi and denied them the benefits of Modi ji's welfare schemes. Its only job has been to pit people against each other while sitting in glass palaces."

AAP leaders sought public support by declaring themselves as "kattar imandar (staunchly honest)" but they turned out to be "kattar bhrashtachar (staunchly corrupt)", Nadda alleged.

AAP ministers were in jail in a liquor scam case worth Rs 2,800 crore, he noted.

"These people say 'we have come out of jail'. Someone should tell them that they are out on bail. Their true place is behind bars and they will be sent back to jail after the elections," he warned.

Nadda also alleged AAP indulged in corruption amounting to Rs 28,000 crore in the Delhi Jal Board, Rs 500 crore in panic button installation in public transport, Rs 5,400 crore in ration distribution, Rs 5,710 crore in CCTV camera installation, and Rs 4,500 crore in bus procurement.

"Tell me, have there been water issues under it (AAP government) or not? Were tanker mafia flourishing or not? Kejriwal has turned Delhi into a garbage city. There is garbage outside every home. Dirty water is being supplied to households and drainwater is spilling onto the roads," he added.

Listing the BJP's poll promises, Nadda asked the public to vote for the BJP and benefit from the central government's welfare schemes such as Ayushman Bharat, which is not implemented in Delhi.

"Any development work that has happened in Delhi has been done by Modi ji. Elect our government and we will provide Rs 5 lakh from Modi ji and Rs 5 lakh from the Delhi government," he said, referring to the insurance cover promised by the BJP in its manifesto.

Elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly will be held on February 5 and the votes counted on February 8.

(PTI)

20:27 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: EC refuses to get drawn into Delhi-Haryana water dispute New Delhi

The EC on Thursday refused to get drawn into the Yamuna water dispute between Delhi and Haryana, saying it would leave "this important matter" to the competence of the governments.

The poll body also asked AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal not to mix the issue of increased ammonia levels in the Yamuna with his allegation of river poisoning, and gave him a fresh opportunity to explain his charges against the Haryana government.

In a fresh letter to Kejriwal, a former Delhi chief minister, the Election Commission (EC) said it agreed with the contention that availability of sufficient and clean water was a governance issue and all governments concerned at all times should engage in securing this for all the people.

"The commission finds no reason for anyone to dispute this noble position. It will leave this important matter to the competence and good discretion of the governments and the agencies without arbitering during the short time frame of the election period" on water sharing or water pollution issues, it said.

The poll authority said these issues had a long past and also long-term implications for the future.

The EC also reminded Kejriwal that Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal directions were already in play.

(PTI)

20:04 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: EC, Delhi Police trying to defame Punjabis, says Bhagwant Mann on raids

Election Commission and Delhi Police trying to defame Punjabis at BJP's behest: Bhagwant Mann on EC team reaching his Delhi residence Kapurthala House for search.

(PTI)

20:03 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: Atishi writes to EC; complains of money, liquor distributed in Kalkaji, attack on slum dwellers

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi wrote to the Election Commission on Thursday, alleging the distribution of money and liquor in Kalkaji constituency in "blatant violation" of the model code of conduct for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.

Atishi, who is also the AAP candidate from Kalkaji, claimed to have learned that money and liquor are being distributed in large quantities in slum areas, including Nehru Camp, Navjeevan Camp, Transit Camp A and B, and Pocket A14 in Kalkaji.

She also alleged that violence and threats are being used to intimidate voters in these slum clusters.

The AAP leader, seeking re-election from Kalkaji, is pitted against BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress' Alka Lamba.

Citing recent incidents where locals were allegedly threatened and attacked, Atishi called for an increased presence of paramilitary forces in Kalkaji's slum areas to ensure voters can cast their ballots without fear in the upcoming elections.

She also demanded round-the-clock patrolling to deter anti-social elements.

Delhi goes to polls on February 5 and counting of votes will be undertaken on February 8.

(PTI)

19:59 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: Amit Shah slams AAP, Arvind Kejriwal over Yamuna river 'poisoning'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday alleged that AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal allowed the Yamuna river to get polluted and forced the people of Delhi to drink its water.

With people asking what happened to fulfilling his promise of making the Yamuna clean like the Thames river in London, Kejriwal is making an "excuse" by falsely accusing the BJP government in Haryana of mixing poison in the river, Shah charged while addressing a public meeting in the Rohini Assembly constituency.

He termed Kejriwal's accusation against the Haryana government "petty politics" and alleged the AAP government could not fulfil Kejriwal's promise of cleaning the Yamuna during its 10-year rule due to "corruption".

"Kejriwal says people from the BJP have mixed poison in the Yamuna to trouble the people of Delhi. I have come to tell Kejriwal that he should stop telling lies to win the election," Shah told the gathering.

"Kejriwal, you polluted Yamuna and forced the people of Delhi to drink its water. And you offered all the money meant to be used in the cleaning of the river to AAP's corruption," he charged.

Shah alleged that Kejriwal is resorting to such "petty politics" after sensing his party's defeat in the upcoming assembly polls. "They keep making excuses... Kejriwal ji, leave (Delhi for the BJP) if you cannot do anything. We will show how Delhi can be better governed," he said.

The AAP means "lies and deception", he said, alleging that its government failed to fulfil any of its promises. Kejriwal made entire Delhi a "kind of dustbin" during the 10-year rule of AAP, the senior BJP leader added.

Shah also raked up the issue of alleged corruption during 10 years of AAP's rule in Delhi and alleged that scams worth crores of rupees were committed during its term under the leadership of Kejriwal.

(PTI)

19:41 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: 'What did the Election Commission find?' Arvind Kejriwal asks after 15-minute search at Bhagwant Mann's home

Arvind Kejriwal questioned what did the Election Commission find during the raid at Bhagwant Mann's house.

"When will the Election Commission muster the courage to raid those BJP leaders who are openly distributing money and goods?" Kejriwal wrote on X.

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19:03 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: 'When will you take a dip in the Yamuna?' Rahul Gandhi asks Arvind Kejriwal with video

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched yet another attack on Arvind Kejriwal and asked him when was he going to take a dip in the Yamuna River.

"Kejriwal ji, now 2025 has come. When will you take a dip in the Yamuna? Delhi is waiting!," Gandhi tweeted.

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18:50 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: EC officials conducting searches at Bhagwant Mann's residence Kapurthala House in Delhi

After initial resistance, Election Commission officials are now at Mann's residence. Searches were underway for 15 minutes before the team left, without completion.

18:47 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: What EC officials said on raids at Bhagwant Mann's Delhi residence

This is to clarify the actions taken in response to cVIGIL Complaint ID 1282744 regarding the alleged distribution of cash at Kapurthala House, New Delhi which falls under jurisdiction of AC-40, New Delhi. The complaint was received via the cVIGIL app, a platform where any citizen can report alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

As per standard protocol, the Flying Squad Team (FST) of New Delhi AC, stationed nearby was assigned the task by the Control Room to investigate the complaint and close it by taking appropriate action within the stipulated 100-minute timeframe.

Upon receiving the complaint, the FST promptly reached the location of the alleged violation at Kapurthala House. However, the team is not being permitted by the security personnel to enter the premises to verify the complaint.

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18:23 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: Bhagwant Mann tweets after EC, Delhi police reach Kapurthala House

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann tweeted after Election Commission officials and Delhi police reached his residence in the national capital for searches.

"Today, the Election Commission team along with Delhi Police has come to raid my house Kapurthala House in Delhi. BJP people are openly distributing money in Delhi but Delhi Police and Election Commission are not seeing anything. No action is being taken on all this. In a way, Delhi Police and Election Commission are defaming Punjabis at the behest of BJP, which is very condemnable," Mann tweeted in Hindi and Punjabi.

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18:16 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi election Live updates: EC official at Bhagwant Mann’s Delhi residence says search team ‘not allowed to enter’

A team of Election Commission officials have reached Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s Kapurthala House residence in Delhi to conduct searches but were not allowed to enter, an official said.

This comes a day after the Delhi Police seized a private vehicle, bearing a Punjab registration number and sporting a ‘Punjab government’ sticker, with liquor bottles, cash and AAP pamphlets in it.

On Thursday, the Delhi Police said the registration number on the car was found to be fake. Meanwhile, the AAP has maintained that the vehicle seizure is a “planted stunt” while the Punjab government said the “apprehended vehicle does not belong to the Punjab Government at all”.

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17:51 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: JP Nadda on Arvind Kejriwal's Yamuna being "poisoned" by Haryana claims

Union Minister and BJP national president JP Nadda says, "Arvind Kejriwal said that poison is being mixed in the water from Haryana... He is working to make one state fight with another state. Is this anti-national work or not? 5 February is the day to retire from politics those people who make Haryana fight with Delhi and create fear among the people... Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said that he would clean the Yamuna water but he committed a scam of Rs 8000 crore in its cleaning. Even today foam is visible in the Yamuna water..."

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17:46 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Why have police, EC reached Bhagwant Mann's house?

The Aam Aadmi Party claimed that a team of Election Commission officials and Delhi police reached Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's Kapurthala House residence in Delhi for a search.

The development comes a day after a private vehicle bearing the "Punjab government" sticker and registration number of the state was seized by the Delhi Police.

Delhi Police has registered a case after the vehicle parked near the Punjab Bhawan was found loaded with liquor, cash and election publicity materials of the AAP.

17:41 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: What EC officials say on the raids on Bhagwant Mann's house

A senior Election Commission official said thata complaint regarding cash distribution at the Kapurthala House was received on the Cvigil app. As per ECI protocol, Flying Squad Team of the district reached the location. The GPS coordinates were received with the complaint.

The check was to be conducted on complaint by Returning Officer and FST. Police presence is on requisition and requirement for safety of FST, said Devesh Mahala, DCP New Delhi said.

Returning Officer OP Pandey, who led the EC search team: "We got a complaint regarding money distribution, we are required to dispose of these complaints within 100 minutes, our FST came (to Kapurthala House), we were not allowed to enter...we requested that we be allowed to enter with me and a cameraperson...it is a CVigil complaint, anyone can make it..."

#watch | Delhi | Returning Officer OP Pandey says, "We have got a complaint about money distribution. We have to dispose of the complaint in 100 minutes. Our FST had come here which was not allowed to enter. I have come here to request them to let us enter along with a… pic.twitter.com/UbFR83Hrb1— ANI (@ANI) January 30, 2025
17:34 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Security outside Bhagwant Mann's residence

Security has been deployed outside Kapurthala House, the official residence of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in Delhi.

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17:28 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: AP says Delhi police are at Bhagwant Mann's residence in Delhi to "raid" it

AAP says Delhi police are at Bhagwant Mann's residence in Delhi to "raid" it.

"The BJP people are distributing money, shoes and sheets in broad daylight, but the police and the Election Commission are blindfolded by the BJP people," AAP wrote.

BJP's Delhi Police has reached to raid the Delhi house of Punjab CM @BhagwantMann . The BJP people are distributing money, shoes and sheets in broad daylight, but the police and the Election Commission are blindfolded by the BJP people.
17:12 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Atishi says Delhi police at Bhagwant Mann's Delhi home to "raid" it

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, in a tweet, claimed that the Delhi Police has reached Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's house in Delhi to raid it.

"BJP people are distributing money, shoes, sheets in broad daylight - that is not visible. Instead they go to raid the residence of an elected Chief Minister. Wow BJP! People of Delhi will give their answer on 5th!" she wrote.

16:54 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: BJP MLA candidate releases balloon that says 'Kejriwal ke paap'

BJP MLA candidate from New Delhi Assembly constituency, Parvesh Verma today released a balloon reading 'Kejriwal ke paap' in Delhi's Connaught Place.

16:41 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: AAP leaders carry bottles of ammonia mixed water to BJP headquarters; dare Amit Shah, Nayab Saini to drink it

The AAP leaders were stopped by police near the BJP headquarters in Delhi on Thursday, as they tried to give ammonia mixed water to the party leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Amid controversy over his "Haryana government mixed poison in water for Delhi", AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal earlier the day claimed that ammonia content in Yamuna went up to 7 ppm (parts per million) that is dangerous for human health.

During a press conference, Kejriwal also showed four bottles -- one each for Shah, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

He said the AAP leaders will present the bottles to the BJP and Congress leaders, daring them to drink it if they thought that it was fit for human consumption.

Carrying a bottle outside the BJP headquarters here, AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said this "poisonous" water is having six times more ammonia than permissible limit that was being tried to be supplied in Delhi.

"We want to take this water to the BJP office and let Shah, Sachdeva, Saini and Rahul Gandhi, who is supporting them, drink it," he said.

The AAP leader said that the BJP should be ashamed and alleged it wanted to make the people of Delhi drink "poisonous" water.

The AAP leaders kept the bottles outside the BJP headquarters when the police stopped them.

(PTI)

16:24 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Arvind Kejriwal slams Congress, cities AAP's achievements

AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, speaking in Delhi, claimed that some Congress supporters met him and told him that the party is not how it once used to be.

"They said now all that the party’s leaders do is fight among themselves…they cited the example of Haryana, they said it was an election which we had almost won…they said while Congress supporters do their best to make the party win an election, its leaders do all they can to make sure it loses," Kejriwal said.

He added: "Then they mentioned an interesting thing: that it was clear for all to see that the Congress’s aim is clear: to make the AAP lose the election. The Congress is not contesting the election to win even a single seat, but fighting along with the BJP to make the AAP lose."

Kejriwal continued: "I told them I don’t know how to do politics, all I know is how to work. I worked not only for the AAP but also for you. I asked them, do you get free power at home? They said they do. I said, am I not the one who made electricity free?"

"I asked where do your children study, they said in government schools. I asked, hasn’t their condition improved? BJP will worsen the condition of government schools, stop free power and water, shut mohalla clinics, stop free bus rides for women."

"You will get additional expenses of Rs. 25,000 per month, I told them…where will you get this money from? They said I was right. I asked them, then what is the point of voting for the Congress?…I assured them of all help whenever they needed it in the future," Kejriwal said.

16:09 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Want double engine 'sarkaar' under PM Modi's leadership, says Amit Shah in Delhi's Rohini

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, speaking at a campaign rally in Delhi's Rohini, launched an offensive against the Aam Aadmi Party-government in the national capital, saying Arvind Kejriwal has turned the city into a "dumpyard". He asked the residents to vote for BJP to get a "double engine sarkaar" in Delhi.

"We will make Delhi the number 1 state in the country," Shah said.

The BJP leader also attacked Kejriwal over his comments on the Haryana government "poisoning" Yamuna river's water, that is Delhi's water supply.

He attacked the former Delhi CM over the pollution in the city and for not "fulfilling promises" made by the party.

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झूठ और बहानेबाजी में नंबर 1 अरविंद केजरीवाल के खिलाफ पूरी दिल्ली में परिवर्तन की लहर है। रोहिणी जनसभा से लाइव... https://t.co/z6hoekhHcd— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 30, 2025
15:32 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Congress and AAP now exposing each other's corruption, says BJP

Taking potshots at the Congress and AAP, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Thursday alleged that the two parties gave clean chits to each other about six months ago and are now exposing their corruption.

Addressing a press conference, Trivedi said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has given a statement for the AAP's liquor scam that it was an open corruption and the party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal is corrupt. He (Kejriwal) is giving certificates of honesty to himself even after that, he added.

Trivedi said the AAP supremo alleged that the Congress is involved in the National Herald corruption case. "Both these scams are unique in Indian politics. In connection with liquor scam, you have never seen that a policy government formed and later takes it back.

After withdrawing, they have said that the policy was good and defended it in media," he said. The National Herald case is important in that way where a party has scammed its own institute. The BJP had nothing to do with these two cases since the National Herald case was started in October 2013 when the Congress government was at the Centre and the first allegation of liquor scam was levelled by the Congress, the BJP MP stated.

"One thing is clear in front of the people of Delhi that both these parties lie. They were giving clean chits to each other six months ago and now exposing each other's corruption. It means that the Congress Party was lying on the National Herald and the AAP was lying on the liquor scam," he alleged.

Trivedi further claimed that the Centre gave Rs 8,500 crore to clean Yamuna.

(PTI)

14:28 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: EWS houses, working hour rules among AAP's 7 guarantees to domestic workers

Days before the Delhi polls, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced seven guarantees, including EWS flats and working hour rules, for domestic workers employed at official residences of MPs, ministers and government officers.

A servant registration portal, salary regulations, Rs 10 lakh insurance cover and free education for their children are also among the guarantees.

Addressing a press conference here, Kejriwal claimed that 70-80 per cent of the domestic helpers are not paid salaries and are treated like "bonded labour", with only servant quarters provided to them.

Some MPs have rented out these quarters instead of housing their domestic staff, he alleged.

"First, we will create a servant registration portal to match workers with employment opportunities. Second, hostels will be built for those between jobs. Third, we will deploy mobile mohalla clinics for their healthcare.

"Fourth, laws will be enacted to regulate their salaries and working hours. Fifth, they will receive an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh. Sixth, Rs 1 lakh will be provided for their daughters' weddings. And seventh, their children will get free education," he said.

Delhi goes to polls on February 5 and the results will be declared on February 8.

The AAP, which has governed Delhi for the past decade, is locked in a fierce battle with the BJP, which is attempting to reclaim power in Delhi after 25 years. (PTI)

14:09 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Kejriwal attacks CEC Rajiv Kumar

Launching a scathing attack at Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal said at a press conference on Thursday, "I want to say ECI, with respect, they (ECI) can't see money being distributed openly in Delhi. They can not see blankets being distributed in the city.... ECI is doing politics because Rajiv Kumar wants a job post-retirement. I want to say to Rajiv Kumar that history will not forgive you. Rajiv Kumar has made a mess of the poll body."

13:38 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Kejriwal slams EC over language of its notice

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal slammed Election Commission over language of its notice to him on his 'mixing poison' in Yamuna remark. He further claimed that the CEC has made a mess of the poll panel.

"I will not let people of Delhi drink poisonous water till I am alive," he said during the press conference on Thursday.

13:18 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Kejriwal announces 7 guarantees for government residential staff

Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced seven guarantees for servants and staff working in government residences.

The AAP leader announced the opening of a servant registration portal, a platform where both job seekers and employers can register.

During the press conference, Kejriwal said that the seven guarantees include a personal staff card based on the government employee card; a similar card will be issued for personal staff and staff hostels.

13:12 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Kejriwal dares Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah to drink Yamuna water

Arvind Kejriwal, at a press conference, said, "This is 7 PPM ammonia water, with chlorine mixed in. BJP and Congress have joined hands, putting Delhiites' health at risk. Sanjay Singh will deliver these bottles to the BJP headquarters for Amit Shah, Virendra Sachdeva, Nayab Singh Saini, and also one for Rahul Gandhi. If they have the courage, they should drink this water in a press conference and show us."

13:00 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: 'MPs, MLAs putting servant quarters on rent,' claims Kejriwal

Addressing a press conference in Delhi, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said, "Every government housing place, MP and MLAs residence has a servant quarter, which is meant to house the staff who work at there. Those who work at their house should obviously get a salary, you would be surprised to know that 70-80 percent staff does not get their salaries, they are told that we have given you a servant quarter and to work for free in return."

He further said, "Many MPs, MLAs and ministers have also put their servant quarters on rent, which is a criminal offence and one can be jailed for this, when an officer gets transferred, then those who work at their place are out of work and homeless, they have a very temporary existence, there is no stability in their life."

12:43 (IST) 30 Jan 2025
Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: EC responds to Kejriwal's Yamuna poisoning claim

The Election Commission on Thursday asked AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal not to mix the issue of increased ammonia in Yamuna with his allegation of river poisoning, and gave him a fresh opportunity to explain his charges against the Haryana government.

Not satisfied with his reply, the EC asked him to provide factual evidence with specific and pointed response to type, quantity, nature and manner of poisoning of Yamuna.

He was also asked to share details of engineers, location and methodology of detecting the "poison" by Delhi Jal Board staff by Friday 11 am, failing which the Commission will be free to take appropriate decision in the matter. (PTI)

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