{"id":256431,"date":"2025-02-08T00:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T19:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=256431"},"modified":"2025-02-08T00:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T19:11:03","slug":"bjp-in-aap-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/bjp-in-aap-out\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP in, aap out?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delhi Verdict<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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By Insaf<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s D-Day today. Counting of votes begins for Delhi Assembly election. The million-dollar question is whether AAP will secure a third consecutive term in power or will the BJP\u2019s 27-year wait to rule the capital finally comes to an end? While it has been a high-powered campaign by all three major parties, AAP, BJP and Congress, with freebies flying all across, citizens view it largely as a two-corned contest, with Congress apparently giving the message of being B-team of BJP, lashing out at its INDIA bloc ally the AAP, and in turn cutting into its votes, giving advantage to the BJP. Forty-eight hours before the results start pouring in AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and team have come out with fresh accusations against the BJP. They accuse it of attempting to poach on their candidates! In a post on X, Kejriwal claimed: \u201cSome agencies are showing that the abusive party (BJP) is getting more than 55 seats. In the last two hours, 16 of our candidates have received calls that if they leave the AAP and join their party, they will be made ministers and given Rs 15 crore each.\u201d Plus asserting \u201cif they are indeed winning over 55 seats, why are they calling up our candidates? These fake surveys are a conspiracy to create an atmosphere to break AAP candidates. But not a single one of them will switch sides.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similar allegations have thrown up by AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh saying it clearly \u2018shows that BJP has accepted its defeat even before the results and is now resorting to such tactics.\u2019 On its part, BJP has trashed these saying it is clear \u2018signs of AAP\u2019s frustration\u2019 over an impending electoral defeat. It demanded: \u2018AAP must either retract their allegations and tender an apology or face legal action.\u2019 Singh, however, sticks to his claim and has advised party candidates \u2018to record such calls and use spy cameras to document what transpires in any face-to-face meeting regarding poaching attempts.\u2019 Chief Minister Atishi has also weighed in on the issue: the exit polls predicting a BJP victory are a \u201cconspiracy\u201d aimed at demoralising AAP candidates. Predictably, not just the candidates but AAP as a party shall be demoralised as Delhi is its main fiefdom and if it loses, then its existence is in peril, leaving Punjab as its only bastion. In the end, the outcome is critical for Delhi, nation\u2019s capital and its citizens who aspire for good governance and not a perennial pow-wow with the Centre.<\/p>\n

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Handcuffed Indians<\/p>\n

Not only is a bleak future staring the illegal Indian migrants deported from the US, but the horrific treatment meted out to them will sadly remain etched. The latter reverberating in Parliament, with Opposition vociferously protesting the way 104 of these immigrants, mostly from Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana, landed in Amritsar on Wednesday last in a US military plane. Members protested while wearing handcuffs in the premises, accused Prime Minister Modi of allowing \u201cIndians being chained like terrorists\u201d and demanded they \u2018deserve dignity and humanity and not handcuffs.\u2019 A deportee was quoted: \u201cFor 40 hours we were handcuffed, our feet tied with chains, weren\u2019t allowed to move from our seats. After repeated requests we were allowed to drag ourselves to the washroom\u2026\u201d Shocking, to say the least. But in Rajya Sabha on Thursday Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar making a statement asserted deportation process has been ongoing for several years and as many as 15,668 illegal Indian immigrants were deported by US since 2009. The deportations, said he are organised and executed by ICE authorities and \u201cstandard operating procedure for deportations by aircraft used since 2012, provides for use of restraints\u2026We are informed that women\/children aren\u2019t restrained\u2026. needs of deportees during transit related to food and other necessities, including possible medical emergencies are attended to.\u201d The INDIA bloc in the Upper House wasn\u2019t convinced. The bottom line being: Why is the US being defended and not interests of the Indians? An issue which the government can\u2019t wish away.<\/p>\n

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Mahayuti Churnings<\/p>\n

All is not good in Maharashtra\u2019s Mahayuti government. Shiv Sena President and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is apparently sulking, giving BJP\u2019s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reason to worry, two months after government formation. The discordant note being struck by Shinde was by skipping a \u201cwar room\u201d meeting held on Monday last by Fadnavis to discuss important schemes\/projects related to various departments, including Health, Housing, and Water Supply and Sanitation held by the Sena ministers. This, as Shinde is apparently peeved over appointment of guardian ministers for Nashik and Raigad districts, among 36 districts announced last month. While one was from Ajit Pawar\u2019s NCP and the other from BJP, two of his ministers staked claim, leading to Fadnavis having to stay the posts, leading to tension in the collation. Last week, Shinde had skipped the Cabinet meeting, as he was upset that despite returning from WEF at Davos over 10 days ago, Fadnavis hadn\u2019t tried to resolve the issue. BJP is peeved over Shinde not reining his ministers and that he continues to bargain hard. Guess, he must extract his pound of flesh as his role in government formation can\u2019t be wished away!<\/p>\n

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Gujarat on UCC Path<\/p>\n

Uttarakhand comes to the aid of Gujarat. It\u2019s given impetus to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to finally announce a 5-member panel under retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Desai to prepare a Uniform Civil Code. But after a 2-year gap after BJP government announced in 2022 it would introduce it. On Tuesday last, Patel said the panel would \u201cassess the need\u201d for UCC, prepare a draft law and submit its report within 45 days. The timing coincides with Delhi elections and local body polls less than a fortnight away in the state, but government is said to have been testing waters, as unlike Uttarakhand, Gujarat has a good number of Muslims 9% and tribals, 14% of population, wary of UCC trampling over their personal laws and customs. Given sensitivity, ruling BJP chose to tread carefully until confident. However, will it exempt tribals from UCC, and if so, what about other communities? While The Opposition sees the announcement as means to divert attention on BJP\u2019s internal fighting and government\u2019s non-performance, it may not be so. The choice of Justice Desai heading the committee shows a keen intent for state to deliver. She had headed the Gujarat panel and thus much of the work has been \u2018done theoretically.\u2019 Remember, well begun is half done!<\/p>\n

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Karnataka BJP Row<\/p>\n

The infighting in BJP camp in Karnataka may offer solace to ruling Congress, which is battling a similar war within amongst its top brass. The BJP organisational polls are on the cards and there\u2019s a big tug of war. State BJP President Vijayendra, son of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa wants to continue, but MLA B Yatnal Patil is seeking a change in leadership and has been camping in Delhi for past few days to meet the top brass. More so, as Vijayendra camp is scheduled to meet in Bengaluru on Wednesday to discuss possible polls for state party hot seat. While Yatnal faction claims there shall be good news; former state minister Sriramulu is a contender to succeed Vijayendra. But Vijayendra camp is adamant for no change. Says it if he is asked to step down, \u2018BJP won\u2019t get even 10 seats in the State\u2019! While BJP headquarters in Delhi would want to have a consensus, elections for the kursi is not being ruled out. The party, however, must remember a stitch in time saves nine! \u2014 INFA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delhi Verdict By Insaf It\u2019s D-Day today. Counting of votes begins for Delhi Assembly election. The million-dollar question is whether AAP will secure a third consecutive term in power or will the BJP\u2019s 27-year wait to rule the capital finally comes to an end? While it has been a high-powered campaign by all three major […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-256431","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-features"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256431\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}