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Culture

Aam Aadmi Party | Kejriwal at a crossroads

It was during the India Against Corruption (IAC) agitation in 2011 that Arvind Kejriwal shot to national fame. The movement, allegedly backed by the RSS-BJP, gave voice to the public anger against graft at a time when the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre was fighting allegations of several scams. Social activist Anna Hazare had been the face of the campaign but, by the next year, Kejriwal had shaped the public antipathy towards the political class into a creation of his making—the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Its election symbol, the broom, was an apt representation of its intent to clean up Indian polity, resonating widely with the capital’s disillusioned electorate. Source link
Politics

Months After Praful Patel Joins NDA, CBI Closes Probe In UPA-Era Aircraft Leasing Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has closed its investigation into the alleged irregularities surrounding the leasing of aircraft by National Aviation Corporation of India Ltd (NACIL), formed by the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines during the UPA era, news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) reported citing officials on Thursday, the closure report was filed due to a "lack of evidence of wrongdoing". Eight months after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel, along with Ajit Pawar and other party leaders, joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the CBI has filed a closure report in the Air India-Indian Airlines merger case. As reported by PTI, other cases related to alleged irregularities in Air India, including the seat...
Politics

CBI files closure report in AI case against Praful | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: CBI has filed a closure report in a case of alleged irregularities in leasing aircraft for Air India that involved former civil aviation minister Praful Patel among others. The agency is learnt to have filed the report in a court on March 19 after no evidence was found to establish charges of corruption.The court has summoned the investigating officer of the case on next date of hearing on April 15.The special court will decide whether to accept the report or direct the agency to probe further. Last year, Patel, along with Ajit Pawar, orchestrated a split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and joined the Maharashtra govt.In May 2017, CBI had filed two cases alleging abuse of power by officials of the ministry of civil aviation under Patel. The allegations pertained to ca...