India&#39;s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today suspended Sandeep Kumar from the party, following his sacking from the post of women and child development minister over an &quot;objectionable&quot; CD showing him in a compromising position with a woman. 
 
&quot;Party is taking action. Whatever Sandeep Kumar has done is wrong. He has been suspended from the primary membership. The matter has been sent to the disciplinary committee and whatever recommendations will come from it, the party will follow it. But, the PAC has suspended him from primary membership after discussing the issue this morning,&quot; Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told PTI. 
 
The 36-year-old minister was sacked from the council of ministers by Delhi&#39;s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday after receiving the &#39;objectionable&#39; CD. 
 
&quot;Sandeep Kumar&#39;s action cannot be defended. No such behaviour will be tolerated. I have said this on the very first day that in the matter of character, corruption and crime, no one will be spared. And, if tomorrow, even if it comes to me, then the same action will be taken against me as well,&quot; he said. 
 
Responding to party leader Ashutosh&#39;s stand on the issue, the deputy chief minister today said, &quot;Ashutosh&#39;s opinion could be his own, but the whole party is very clear on it.&quot; 
 
Ashutosh in a blog had said that the legislator&#39;s &quot;consensual act&quot; was not wrong and his sacking from the cabinet was aimed at &quot;perception management&quot;. 
 
In the blog, he had also said the row over Kumar&#39;s &quot;objectionable&quot; video exposes the &quot;hypocrisy of the society and hollowness of the media&quot; and wondered why the seemingly obvious &quot;consensual act&quot; should create ripples in the media and politics. 
 
Kumar, meanwhile, alleged that he was targeted under a conspiracy as he was a Dalit. 
 
(WION with inputs from agencies)

The Aam Aadmi Party leader was earlier sacked from the post of Delhi's women and child development minister

India's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today suspended Sandeep Kumar from the party, following his sacking from the post of women and child development minister over an "objectionable" CD showing him in a compromising position with a woman. "Party is taking action. Whatever Sandeep Kumar has done is wrong. He has been suspended from the primary membership. The matter has been sent to the disciplinary committee and whatever recommendations will come from it, the party will follow it. But, the PAC has suspended him from primary membership after discussing the issue this morning," Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told PTI. The 36-year-old minister was sacked from the council of ministers by Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday after receiving the 'objectionable' CD. "Sandeep Kumar's action cannot be defended. No such behaviour will be tolerated. I have said this on the very first day that in the matter of character, corruption and crime, no one will be spared. And, if tomorrow, even if it comes to me, then the same action will be taken against me as well," he said. Responding to party leader Ashutosh's stand on the issue, the deputy chief minister today said, "Ashutosh's opinion could be his own, but the whole party is very clear on it." Ashutosh in a blog had said that the legislator's "consensual act" was not wrong and his sacking from the cabinet was aimed at "perception management". In the blog, he had also said the row over Kumar's "objectionable" video exposes the "hypocrisy of the society and hollowness of the media" and wondered why the seemingly obvious "consensual act" should create ripples in the media and politics. Kumar, meanwhile, alleged that he was targeted under a conspiracy as he was a Dalit. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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Here is what Dr Kumar Vishwas tweeted:
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Off to Mother Teresa&#39;s Canonization. Feeling blessed to be a part of invited attendees! <a href="https://t.co/rbNTBXBw0G">pic.twitter.com/rbNTBXBw0G</a>
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The two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders were flying to the Vatican City for Mother Teresa&#39;s canonization. 
 
The name of the four-year-old political party - Aam Aadmi - loosely translates into the Common Man&#39;s Party. 
 
On the eve of the 19th anniversary of her death, Mother Teresa will be canonized with a mass led by Pope Francis at the Vatican&#39;s St Peter&#39;s Square. 
 
(WION)

Dr Kumar Vishwas, the national executive for India's Aam Aadmi Party, posted this picture on Twitter today

Here is what Dr Kumar Vishwas tweeted: Off to Mother Teresa's Canonization. Feeling blessed to be a part of invited attendees! pic.twitter.com/rbNTBXBw0G — Dr Kumar Vishvas (@DrKumarVishwas) September 2, 2016 The two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders were flying to the Vatican City for Mother Teresa's canonization. The name of the four-year-old political party - Aam Aadmi - loosely translates into the Common Man's Party. On the eve of the 19th anniversary of her death, Mother Teresa will be canonized with a mass led by Pope Francis at the Vatican's St Peter's Square. (WION)

India: Aam Aadmi Party leaders do not fly 'cattle class'

Indian Supreme Court will now hear together the Delhi Government&#39;s civil suit seeking a declaration that the national capital is a state and its petition against the order of the high court which held that the city is a union territory with Lt Governor as its administrative head. 
 
This was stated by a bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana today after the Arvind Kejriwal government informed the apex court that it will file an appeal shortly against yesterday&#39;s high court verdict. 
 
As AAP government&#39;s earlier suit came up for hearing, the court said that instead of pursuing its earlier civil suit, the city government should file an appeal challenging the Delhi high court&#39;s decision. 
 
&quot;You have to challenge the order of the Delhi high court. Whether the HC has decided the issue rightly or wrongly would be decided by the Supreme Court in a special leave petition (SLP). What is the use of this suit now. What is the point in duplicating the proceedings,&quot; a bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana said. 
 
The observation came when senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for the Arvind Kejriwal government, informed the bench that a fresh appeal would be filed shortly in the apex court against the decision of the high court. 
 
She sought adjournment of the proceedings on the original civil suit earlier filed by Delhi government seeking various reliefs including a declaration that the national capital is a state and not a union territory. 
 
She said that the law suit and the SLP, which will be filed shortly, be heard together. 
 
Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi and solicitor general Ranjit Kumar, both representing the Centre, vehemently opposed the plea of Delhi government saying that they cannot pursue parallel recourse for the same relief. 
 
The bench termed one of the applications of the Delhi government as infructuous in which it had sought directions restraining the high court from pronouncing verdict on its petition on the conflict of power with the LG. 
 
During the brief hearing, the bench asked the Delhi government to apprise it about the issues already addressed by the high court in its verdict yesterday. 
 
The bench considered the submissions of Delhi government and adjourned the hearing on the lawsuit to August 29. 
 
It, however, clarified that the lawsuit and the SLP will be heard together. The Chief Justice of India will decide which bench will hear the matter. 
 
The high court had yesterday held that Delhi will continue to remain a union territory under the Constitution with the LG as its administrative head. 
 
The special constitutional provision Article 239AA dealing with Delhi does not &quot;dilute&quot; the effect of Article 239 which relates to the Union territory and hence, concurrence of the LG in administrative issues is &quot;mandatory&quot;, the bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini had said.&nbsp; 
 
Kejriwal-led government had approached the court alleging that it was unable to function as most of its decisions were either annulled or changed by the federal government at the behest of the lieutenant governor. 
 
The court also held that no action can be taken by the anti-corruption branch against federal government officials.&nbsp;Delhi unit of India&#39;s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Satish Upadhyay welcomed the court order. 
 
&quot;They will have to follow the high court&#39;s order. They will have to rule within law. The president has given powers to the governor as an administrator. You will have to take the needed permissions and sanctions from the governor,&quot; said Upadhyay. 
 
The relations between Delhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s government have remained frosty since AAP swept to power in the national capital in last year&#39;s polls.&nbsp;AAP alleges that Modi government is creating hurdles in the functioning of Delhi government, a charge the latter denies. 
 
(PTI) 
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The high court had yesterday ruled that all the Delhi government's notifications need the federally-appointed lieutenant governor's approval

Indian Supreme Court will now hear together the Delhi Government's civil suit seeking a declaration that the national capital is a state and its petition against the order of the high court which held that the city is a union territory with Lt Governor as its administrative head. This was stated by a bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana today after the Arvind Kejriwal government informed the apex court that it will file an appeal shortly against yesterday's high court verdict. As AAP government's earlier suit came up for hearing, the court said that instead of pursuing its earlier civil suit, the city government should file an appeal challenging the Delhi high court's decision. "You have to challenge the order of the Delhi high court. Whether the HC has decided the issue rightly or wrongly would be decided by the Supreme Court in a special leave petition (SLP). What is the use of this suit now. What is the point in duplicating the proceedings," a bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana said. The observation came when senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for the Arvind Kejriwal government, informed the bench that a fresh appeal would be filed shortly in the apex court against the decision of the high court. She sought adjournment of the proceedings on the original civil suit earlier filed by Delhi government seeking various reliefs including a declaration that the national capital is a state and not a union territory. She said that the law suit and the SLP, which will be filed shortly, be heard together. Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi and solicitor general Ranjit Kumar, both representing the Centre, vehemently opposed the plea of Delhi government saying that they cannot pursue parallel recourse for the same relief. The bench termed one of the applications of the Delhi government as infructuous in which it had sought directions restraining the high court from pronouncing verdict on its petition on the conflict of power with the LG. During the brief hearing, the bench asked the Delhi government to apprise it about the issues already addressed by the high court in its verdict yesterday. The bench considered the submissions of Delhi government and adjourned the hearing on the lawsuit to August 29. It, however, clarified that the lawsuit and the SLP will be heard together. The Chief Justice of India will decide which bench will hear the matter. The high court had yesterday held that Delhi will continue to remain a union territory under the Constitution with the LG as its administrative head. The special constitutional provision Article 239AA dealing with Delhi does not "dilute" the effect of Article 239 which relates to the Union territory and hence, concurrence of the LG in administrative issues is "mandatory", the bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini had said. Kejriwal-led government had approached the court alleging that it was unable to function as most of its decisions were either annulled or changed by the federal government at the behest of the lieutenant governor. The court also held that no action can be taken by the anti-corruption branch against federal government officials. Delhi unit of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Satish Upadhyay welcomed the court order. "They will have to follow the high court's order. They will have to rule within law. The president has given powers to the governor as an administrator. You will have to take the needed permissions and sanctions from the governor," said Upadhyay. The relations between Delhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government have remained frosty since AAP swept to power in the national capital in last year's polls. AAP alleges that Modi government is creating hurdles in the functioning of Delhi government, a charge the latter denies. (PTI)

Delhi government to approach Supreme Court on administrative tussle

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal washed dishes today at Golden Temple in north India&#39;s Punjab state as a mark of &#39;repentance&#39; after his party received flak for depicting the image of the reverred Sikh shrine with the party symbol, a broom, in their election manifesto. 
 
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or the common man party, created controversy when they superimposed a broom&#39;s image on the cover of their youth manifesto for 2017 local elections alongside a picture of Sri Harmandir Sahib, also known as Golden Temple. 
 
AAP spokesperson Ashish Khetan added fuel to the fire when he compared the party manifesto to the Guru Granth Sahib, the prime Sikh religious scripture. 
 
Party chief Arvind Kejriwal offered voluntary service at the holy shrine to make up for the mistake. 
 
&quot;We made some mistakes while drafting our youth manifesto due to our ignorance. I have come here to apologise for them. We offered sewa (voluntary service offered by devotees in Gurudwaras) which gave us immense pleasure. Then we prayed before God,&quot; he said in Amritsar city. 
 
In its youth manifesto, AAP promised to free the region of corruption and end the widespread drug menace in Punjab. 
 
A three-way political contest is shaping up between the AAP, the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance, which has ruled Punjab since 2007, and opposition Congress party. 
 
(Reuters)

His party had created controversy by printing a broom's image with a photo of Golden Temple, the most revered Sikh shrine

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal washed dishes today at Golden Temple in north India's Punjab state as a mark of 'repentance' after his party received flak for depicting the image of the reverred Sikh shrine with the party symbol, a broom, in their election manifesto. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or the common man party, created controversy when they superimposed a broom's image on the cover of their youth manifesto for 2017 local elections alongside a picture of Sri Harmandir Sahib, also known as Golden Temple. AAP spokesperson Ashish Khetan added fuel to the fire when he compared the party manifesto to the Guru Granth Sahib, the prime Sikh religious scripture. Party chief Arvind Kejriwal offered voluntary service at the holy shrine to make up for the mistake. "We made some mistakes while drafting our youth manifesto due to our ignorance. I have come here to apologise for them. We offered sewa (voluntary service offered by devotees in Gurudwaras) which gave us immense pleasure. Then we prayed before God," he said in Amritsar city. In its youth manifesto, AAP promised to free the region of corruption and end the widespread drug menace in Punjab. A three-way political contest is shaping up between the AAP, the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance, which has ruled Punjab since 2007, and opposition Congress party. (Reuters)

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