The Aam Aadmi Party has (again) said the BJP win in the Delhi municipal elections was brought about by &quot;EVM tampering&quot;.&nbsp;

Speaking to the media, with the BJP set to sweep the polls, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said &quot;this difference is unbelievable&quot;.

He added, &quot;Without EVM tampering it is not possible.&quot;

AAP leader Gopal Rai said the machines were &quot;bugged and programmed&quot;.

He added, &quot;This is not a Modi lehar (wave), this is an EVM wave. This is the same wave that they (BJP) used in the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab polls.&quot;

AAP and a few other political parties had made similar claims -- that the EVM machines had been tampered with -- after the recent assembly elections.&nbsp;

The BJP formed governments in four of those five states.&nbsp;

(WION)

The Aam Aadmi Party has (again) said the BJP win in the Delhi municipal elections was brought about by "EVM tampering". Speaking to the media, with the BJP set to sweep the polls, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said "this difference is unbelievable". He added, "Without EVM tampering it is not possible." AAP leader Gopal Rai said the machines were "bugged and programmed". He added, "This is not a Modi lehar (wave), this is an EVM wave. This is the same wave that they (BJP) used in the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab polls." AAP and a few other political parties had made similar claims -- that the EVM machines had been tampered with -- after the recent assembly elections. The BJP formed governments in four of those five states. (WION)

AAP blames BJP's Delhi municipal election win on 'EVM tampering'

By Sumit Kumar Singh

The foreign visits of Delhi&#39;s ruling Aam Aadmi Party&#39;s (AAP)&nbsp;ministers and bureaucrats are now under the glare of the Comptroller and Auditor General&#39;s (CAG) office, which has started an audit of the expenditure on these trips.

The central auditing body has sent a missive to the Delhi finance, general administrative and urban development departments, seeking details of the foreign trips of babus and ministers. The auditing body also asked the &quot;purpose of the visit&quot; and &quot;cost to the government exchequer&quot;. It has also sought explanations on how the trip was fruitful in terms of the &quot;development&quot; and &quot;governance&quot; in the city.

Sources in the Delhi secretariat told DNA: &quot;The letter was marked to the principal secretary and secretaries of these departments.&quot; The auditing body has sought information regarding the Lieutenant Governor&#39;s approval regarding the foreign trips made by bureaucrats and ministers.

In the last 18 months, AAP ministers have made 10 foreign trips, with deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia alone making six foreign trips &mdash; one in every three months. Sisodia has incurred an expenditure of over Rs 30.73 lakh ($3.07 million) for three foreign trips.

Sources said that Sisodia had travelled to Athens, Finland and Sao Paulo. The Delhi deputy chief minister went to Sao Paulo from August 11 to August 15 in 2015, to attend a one-day conference, but spent two days in Rio de Janeiro before the conference and had taken a two-day break after the conference to visit the Igiazu falls and Argentina.

Sources said the issue of foreign trips came under public scrutiny last year after when the first dengue death was reported in the capital. That time, Sisodia was out of the country. He was in Finland from September 11 to September 17 in 2016, when Delhi witnessed the worst crisis of dengue and chikungunya cases.

Sisodia also went to Berlin to attend the German Habitat Forum, but extended his trip to visit Amsterdam and Paris as well.

Similarly, health minister Satyendra Jain made the maximum trips in a year &ndash; three -- incurring an expenditure of Rs 18 lakh ($1.8 million). Jain also accompanied Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Rome for two days for the canonization of Mother Teresa from September 3 to September 5, 2016, at a cost of Rs 13.5 lakh ($1.35 million).

In October 2015, a 10-member delegation of AAP, including ministers Gopal Rai and Jain, visited Sweden. The vice-chairman of Delhi Dialogue Commission, Ashish Khetan, also went to Manchester in United Kingdom in March, 2016, with Jain.

Earlier, former Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung had directed the state government&#39;s General Administration Department to furnish details about foreign visits by ministers, their personal staff and other officials to carry out an inquiry.

The inquiry was conducted after Jung called back Sisodia from Finland. In fact, most of the Delhi cabinet was out of town at a time when the capital was reeling from dengue and chikungunya.

(This article first appeared in DNA)

In the last 18 months, AAP ministers have made 10 foreign trips. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has made six

By Sumit Kumar Singh The foreign visits of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) ministers and bureaucrats are now under the glare of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) office, which has started an audit of the expenditure on these trips. The central auditing body has sent a missive to the Delhi finance, general administrative and urban development departments, seeking details of the foreign trips of babus and ministers. The auditing body also asked the "purpose of the visit" and "cost to the government exchequer". It has also sought explanations on how the trip was fruitful in terms of the "development" and "governance" in the city. Sources in the Delhi secretariat told DNA: "The letter was marked to the principal secretary and secretaries of these departments." The auditing body has sought information regarding the Lieutenant Governor's approval regarding the foreign trips made by bureaucrats and ministers. In the last 18 months, AAP ministers have made 10 foreign trips, with deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia alone making six foreign trips — one in every three months. Sisodia has incurred an expenditure of over Rs 30.73 lakh ($3.07 million) for three foreign trips. Sources said that Sisodia had travelled to Athens, Finland and Sao Paulo. The Delhi deputy chief minister went to Sao Paulo from August 11 to August 15 in 2015, to attend a one-day conference, but spent two days in Rio de Janeiro before the conference and had taken a two-day break after the conference to visit the Igiazu falls and Argentina. Sources said the issue of foreign trips came under public scrutiny last year after when the first dengue death was reported in the capital. That time, Sisodia was out of the country. He was in Finland from September 11 to September 17 in 2016, when Delhi witnessed the worst crisis of dengue and chikungunya cases. Sisodia also went to Berlin to attend the German Habitat Forum, but extended his trip to visit Amsterdam and Paris as well. Similarly, health minister Satyendra Jain made the maximum trips in a year – three -- incurring an expenditure of Rs 18 lakh ($1.8 million). Jain also accompanied Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Rome for two days for the canonization of Mother Teresa from September 3 to September 5, 2016, at a cost of Rs 13.5 lakh ($1.35 million). In October 2015, a 10-member delegation of AAP, including ministers Gopal Rai and Jain, visited Sweden. The vice-chairman of Delhi Dialogue Commission, Ashish Khetan, also went to Manchester in United Kingdom in March, 2016, with Jain. Earlier, former Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung had directed the state government's General Administration Department to furnish details about foreign visits by ministers, their personal staff and other officials to carry out an inquiry. The inquiry was conducted after Jung called back Sisodia from Finland. In fact, most of the Delhi cabinet was out of town at a time when the capital was reeling from dengue and chikungunya. (This article first appeared in DNA)

India's top audit authority questions foreign visits of Aam Aadmi Party ministers

Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister of Delhi finally let the cat out of the bag when he said, &quot;Vote for AAP thinking that you are voting for Arvind Kejriwal,&rdquo; a hint picked and immediately criticised by political parties in the fray in Punjab.&nbsp;

The deputy chief minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Badal, said, &quot;I ask Punjabis to evaluate the action of this anti-Punjab party and reject the attempts to foist outsiders in the state.

Even Yogendra Yadav pitched in. He said, &quot;Kejriwal should make a clear announcement. It is good for Delhi as they would realise who is not their chief minister (CM) and good for Punjab as they would know who is AAP&rsquo;s CM candidate.&rdquo;&nbsp;

For a long time, the AAP has maintained the suspense on who the CM candidate for Punjab from the party would be. Even the BJP was quick to attack the AAP.&nbsp;

&quot;He didn&rsquo;t work in Delhi and his politics has only been that of accusations,&quot; said BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli.

Sources said that AAP&rsquo;S talks with Navjyot Singh Sidhu failed on this issue since he wanted to be the face of the AAP&rsquo;s campaign. &nbsp;With Kejriwal firmly pitched for Punjab, the dynamics of polls will change and the politics of insider and outsider might get added to the narrative. 
 
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For a long time, the AAP has maintained the suspense on who the chief ministerial candidate for Punjab from the party would be

Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister of Delhi finally let the cat out of the bag when he said, "Vote for AAP thinking that you are voting for Arvind Kejriwal,” a hint picked and immediately criticised by political parties in the fray in Punjab. The deputy chief minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Badal, said, "I ask Punjabis to evaluate the action of this anti-Punjab party and reject the attempts to foist outsiders in the state. Even Yogendra Yadav pitched in. He said, "Kejriwal should make a clear announcement. It is good for Delhi as they would realise who is not their chief minister (CM) and good for Punjab as they would know who is AAP’s CM candidate.” For a long time, the AAP has maintained the suspense on who the CM candidate for Punjab from the party would be. Even the BJP was quick to attack the AAP. "He didn’t work in Delhi and his politics has only been that of accusations," said BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli. Sources said that AAP’S talks with Navjyot Singh Sidhu failed on this issue since he wanted to be the face of the AAP’s campaign. With Kejriwal firmly pitched for Punjab, the dynamics of polls will change and the politics of insider and outsider might get added to the narrative. (WION)

Delhi deputy chief minister drops the hint: Kejriwal to move to Punjab?

Delhi&#39;s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia&#39;s office in Vinod Nagar area of his Patparganj constituency&nbsp;has been burgled, with the thieves decamping with computers, documents, CCTV camera DVR among others, police said on Friday.

&quot;Some materials have been stolen from the reception area of the office which is in the process of being shifted. The burglary is expected to have taken place late last night. The matter is being probed,&quot; said a senior police officer.

Two computers, letter pad, hard disk, documents, digital video recorder of CCTV camera among others were stolen by the burglars who entered the premises by breaking the lock of the office, sources said.

Police said they received a burglary call at around 9:20 am following which a team was sent to the spot.

&quot;The whole office was ransacked and we are trying to ascertain what others item are missing. The office was locked at 2:30 AM yesterday,&quot;&nbsp;the office in-charge Upendra said.

The matter is being probed, police added.

(PTI)

Two computers, a hard disk, and documents have gone missing from Manish Sisodia's office

Delhi's deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's office in Vinod Nagar area of his Patparganj constituency has been burgled, with the thieves decamping with computers, documents, CCTV camera DVR among others, police said on Friday. "Some materials have been stolen from the reception area of the office which is in the process of being shifted. The burglary is expected to have taken place late last night. The matter is being probed," said a senior police officer. Two computers, letter pad, hard disk, documents, digital video recorder of CCTV camera among others were stolen by the burglars who entered the premises by breaking the lock of the office, sources said. Police said they received a burglary call at around 9:20 am following which a team was sent to the spot. "The whole office was ransacked and we are trying to ascertain what others item are missing. The office was locked at 2:30 AM yesterday," the office in-charge Upendra said. The matter is being probed, police added. (PTI)

India: Delhi deputy chief minister's office burgled

Indian capital New Delhi&#39;s&nbsp;deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was attacked with ink outside the Lt Governor&#39;s Office by a man who claimed that he was upset over the leader undertaking a tour of Finland at a time when the city was grappling with a health crisis. 
 
When Sisodia was about to get into his car after talking to media persons, Brijesh Shukla threw ink at Sisodia which splattered across his arms and on a portion of his forehead. 
 
Sisodia said the ink attack on him was a reflection of the &quot;dirty politics of Congress and BJP&quot;. 
 
Shukla, a resident of north-east Delhi&#39;s Karawal Nagar, has been detained by police. 
 
He said he was angry with the deputy&nbsp;chief minister for visiting Finland at a time when the city was grappling with rising cases of chikungunya and dengue. 
 
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader had returned to the Indian capital last night from Finland after he was asked by LG Najeeb Jung to return on Saturday. However, he came back according to his schedule yesterday. 
 
Reacting to the attack, Sisodia said, &quot;Delhi government is committed to working on health and education. But Congress and BJP are working on ink. They have nothing to do with Delhiites. Their aim is to stop our initiatives. This is the dirty politics of BJP and Congress.&quot; 
 
He also challenged the BJP-ruled civic bodies to clear the &quot;filth across the city&quot; and hit out at Congress for &quot;ruining&quot; the city&#39;s education and health sector during its term. 
 
&quot;This is merely a diversionary tactic adopted by them since we are focusing on development,&quot; he said.&nbsp; 
 
(PTI)

He said he was upset with the politician for touring Finland while the city grappled with a health crisis

Indian capital New Delhi's deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was attacked with ink outside the Lt Governor's Office by a man who claimed that he was upset over the leader undertaking a tour of Finland at a time when the city was grappling with a health crisis. When Sisodia was about to get into his car after talking to media persons, Brijesh Shukla threw ink at Sisodia which splattered across his arms and on a portion of his forehead. Sisodia said the ink attack on him was a reflection of the "dirty politics of Congress and BJP". Shukla, a resident of north-east Delhi's Karawal Nagar, has been detained by police. He said he was angry with the deputy chief minister for visiting Finland at a time when the city was grappling with rising cases of chikungunya and dengue. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader had returned to the Indian capital last night from Finland after he was asked by LG Najeeb Jung to return on Saturday. However, he came back according to his schedule yesterday. Reacting to the attack, Sisodia said, "Delhi government is committed to working on health and education. But Congress and BJP are working on ink. They have nothing to do with Delhiites. Their aim is to stop our initiatives. This is the dirty politics of BJP and Congress." He also challenged the BJP-ruled civic bodies to clear the "filth across the city" and hit out at Congress for "ruining" the city's education and health sector during its term. "This is merely a diversionary tactic adopted by them since we are focusing on development," he said. (PTI)

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AAP blames BJP's Delhi municipal election win on 'EVM tampering'

India's top audit authority questions foreign visits of Aam Aadmi Party ministers

Delhi deputy chief minister drops the hint: Kejriwal to move to Punjab?

India: Delhi deputy chief minister's office burgled

Man throws ink at Delhi's deputy chief minister