Aam Aadmi Party leader (AAP) Atishi Marlena took the charge as Delhi’s eighth Chief Minister. While assuming her post, she said that she will work as a caretaker CM, like ‘Bharat did for Ram in Ramayana’. She said while pointing towards an empty chair placed beside her: ‘this is the Chief Minister’s seat and it will remain empty till Kejriwal becomes CM again’. However, the BJP decried the move, asking Kejriwal if he will run the government with a remote control/
Meanwhile, a Delhi Court has extended AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s custody in the money laundering case linked to illegal recruitments in the Waqf board till October 7. The ED arrested Khan, the Okhla MLA, in connection with the case on September 2. The case against Khan stems from two FIRs: one filed by the CBI concerning alleged irregularities in Waqf Board appointments, and another by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch regarding an alleged case of disproportionate assets.
On September 25, the BJP’s Delhi unit will carry out a mega membership exercise on the occasion of the birth anniversary of party ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, it said in a statement. The party’s national general secretary Vinod Tawde emphasised the significance of expanding party membership ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, slated to be held early next year.
Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva’s reacted to Atishi taking charge, saying: ‘placing two chairs on the table of the Chief Minister is an insult to the Constitution, rules and the post of the Chief Minister. Atishi ji, this is not following any ideals as it is sycophancy. By doing this, Atishi has hurt the respect of the post of Chief Minister of Delhi as well as the sentiments of the people of Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal you should answer — will you run the Delhi government with this kind of remote control?”
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