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Delhi trust vote Highlights: Assembly passes confidence motion through voice vote
Delhi trust vote Highlights Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal called for a trust vote on Saturday, with the assembly passing the confidence motion.
Delhi trust vote Highlights: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called for a trust vote in the assembly on Saturday, February 17, soon after he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the alleged scam in the liquor excise policy in the national capital. The discussion regarding the trust vote motion will take place today, while the AAP national convener is also expected to appear before the court on Saturday and explain why had skipped the previous five ED summons in relation with the Delhi liquor policy case....Read More
This is the second time that the Kejriwal government has sought a trust vote in the 70-member Assembly. In the current Assembly, the AAP has 62 MLAs while the BJP has eight.
CM Kejriwal tabled the confidence motion on Friday saying, "Two MLAs had come to me saying they were contacted by BJP members offering them ₹25 crore each. They were told that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be arrested and the government will be toppled."
The Delhi chief minister also alleged that the Delhi liquor policy case is false, and its only aim is the topple the AAP government in the national capital. He further said that BJP knows it can never win elections in Delhi and that's why they are using different tactics remove AAP from the capital.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Manish Sisodia's judicial custody extended
The judicial custody of AAP MP Sanjay Singh and former Deputy CM Manish has been extended till March 2, the next date of hearing, in the Delhi excise policy case.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: AAP MLA lauds confidence motion
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: No AAP MLAs defected, says Kejriwal
Delhi CM Kejriwal says no AAP MLAs defected; two MLAs in jail, some unwell and some out of station after assembly passes confidence vote. (PTI)
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Assembly passes confidence motion
Delhi Assembly passes confidence motion through voice vote; 54 of 62 AAP MLAs present during voting (PTI)
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: ‘BJP claims to be Ram Bhakt but…’
Kejriwal said in the legislative assembly, “BJP claims to be 'Ram bhakt' but they stopped medicines of poor people at our hospitals.”
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal on Lok Sabha elections
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, “AAP will free the country from BJP in 2029 elections even if they win this year's Lok Sabha polls.”
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: ‘Confidence motion was needed’, says Kejriwal
"We have majority in the House but this confidence motion was needed because BJP was trying to poach AAP MLAs," said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal attacks PM Modi
'Does PM Modi want to crush Kejriwal?' said Delhi CM in legislative assembly amid confidence vote motion.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal commences address
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal commences his address at the Legislative Assembly of the national capital over the confidence motion.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Discussion begins
The Delhi Assembly on Saturday initiated a discussion on the motion of confidence brought by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who alleged that the BJP tried to poach AAP MLAs to topple his government.
Starting the discussion, the AAP's Kasturba Nagar MLA Madan Lal alleged that the BJP was persistently trying to "fail" and "paralyse" the Kejriwal government -- either by poaching party MLAs or interfering in its workings. (PTI)
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: AAP's Gopal Rai on confidence vote
On the Motion of Confidence moved by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal yesterday, AAP leader Gopal Rai says, "...Discussion will be held on the Motion of Confidence moved by him yesterday. We will respond to the ED summons after taking legal opinion."
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal reaches Legislative Assembly
Ahead of the confidence vote, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was seen arriving at the Delhi legislative assembly.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Next hearing on March 16
The next hearing for the ED case on Arvind Kejriwal will be on March 16. The Delhi CM has said that he will appear in court in person during the next hearing.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal to appear in person in court
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will be present in the Delhi Rouse Avenue court in person for the next hearing, senior advocate Ramesh Gupta told the bench.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Court exempts Kejriwal from personal visit
A Delhi court on Saturday granted exemption to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance for the day in connection with a complaint filed by the ED against him over non-compliance with its summonses in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra granted relief to Kejriwal after the AAP leader appeared before the court via videoconferencing and urged for exemption from physical appearance for the day. (PTI)
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal appears before court
Arvind Kejriwal appears before the Rouse Avenue court through videoconferencing in case of evading ED summons, reported PTI.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal ‘setting wrong example’, says ED
In its official complaint to the court, the Enforcement Directorate said that if a high-ranking public functionary like Arvind Kejriwal disobeyed the law, it would “set a wrong example for the common man i.e. the Aam Aadmi.”
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal's remarks on confidence vote
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal making ‘lame excuses’, says ED
The Enforcement Directorate said in a complaint that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is making “lame excuses” for not obeying the summons sent to him in relation with the Delhi liquor policy case.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: Kejriwal may appear before Delhi court
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is likely to appear before the Rouse Avenue Court today in connection with the ED's complaint against him for skipping five summons linked to a probe related to the excise policy case. (PTI)
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: AAP confident og getting majority
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday was confident that his party will win the trust vote with a significant majority, and said that it was necessary to display to the people that the House believes in the council of ministers.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: ‘Two AAP MLAs approached by BJP’
On Friday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that two AAP MLAs were approached by the members of opposition party BJP, who claimed that that CM would be arrested soon.
Delhi trust vote LIVE updates: ‘Delhi liquor case false,' says Kejriwal
While moving the trust vote on Friday, CM Arvind Kejriwal said, “This so-called liquor scam is not a scam. The only aim is to topple the Delhi government by one means or another. AAP leaders were arrested under the guise of the scam. But even this effort was not successful. Not a single MLA of ours has defected and all our MLAs are still with us.”
