New Delhi: 6:33 pm Arvind Kejriwal wins confidence motion in Delhi Assembly.
6:25PM: Kejriwal brings forth a 17 point demand :
"VIP rule should end in Delhi and the entire nation. I don't understand why traffic is stopped when ministers are there out on the road. I stop at traffic lights and I don't consider it a waste of time", he said.
6:23PM: I am not here to seek majority for my party or government but I want to know who all wants to stand with AAP in its fight with its attempts to clean up politics in the nation: Kejriwal
6:20PM: Today the education department, health sector, power and water is in shambles due to this corrupt politics: Kejriwal.
6:15PM: "Two days ago, two people died or cold in Delhi. Do not play politics in the matter. Where has all the money evaporated since independence. All of us in the Assembly and the people in Delhi need to think about it. Money has been wasted in politics", said Kejriwal.
6:14PM: When no option was left before the common man he or she was forced to enter politicS. Who would have thought a one year old party will win elections: Kejriwal
6:12PM: For AAP all those who want a corruption-free society and government are aam aadmi for us: Kejriwal
6:10 PM: I assure the Assembly that no one will be spared if found to be corrupt, whether it is done in the last 15 years, in the MCD, or in our government: Arvind Kejriwal
5:10 pm: There were unruly scenes in Delhi assembly after JDU MLA Shoaib Iqbal's speech. Iqbal targeted the BJP and raised Ram Mandir issue saying the party has not fulfilled any promise. There was a verbal spat between Iqbal and some BJP MLAs.
4:45 PM: The Congress on Thursday warned the AAP government against taking hasty decisions that may ultimately "hurt" the national capital's residents.
"The party should stop taking decisions in haste that may ultimately end up hurting the people of Delhi. Such decisions will halt developmental issues," Congress MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely said in the Delhi Assembly.
3:25 PM: Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely said his party is supporting AAP only and only to ensure the development of Delhi. "We are putting this on record that as long as AAP looks after interests of people, we will continue to support you. We may support you for 5 years too. We only request you not to take decisions in a hurry," said Lovely.
3:15 PM: Newly-appointed DPCC chief Arvinder Singh Lovely asks Arvind Kejriwal to take stern action against corruption in MCD. He says that his party will AAP in its moves against corruption.
3:08 PM: BJP leader Harsh Vardhan asks Kejriwal to come clean on donations from Ford foundation to their organisation, Kabir. He accused Kejriwal of adopting double standards by taking support from Congress.
3:00 PM: Leader of opposition in Delhi Assembly Harsh Vardhan launches a scathing attack on AAP. "I have information that your party members have identified government bungalows, contrary to your claims," he said. The BJP leader also called AAP a dangerous party for the country. "One of its prominent members has publically stated that Kashmir shouldn't be a part of India," he said.
2:45 PM: He accuses Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal of misleading people of Delhi. Dr Harsh Vardhan questions AAP leaders on austerity. "Traveling in the metro is nothing special, I also do and I am sure many other MLAs do as well," the BJP leader said.
2:15 PM: Manish Sisodia moves motion of confidence in Delhi Assembly. He says that Delhi voters have given AAP moral majority. He also said that his government wants to end VVIP culture in politics.
1:45 PM: Chaos in Delhi Assembly as BJP objects to AAP MLAs wearing AAP cap.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said he is not worried about the fate of his government when the Assembly votes on the confidence motion. "People have faith in us, we have no fear," said Kejriwal on the vote of confidence in the Assembly. The voting on the confidence motion will take place at 5PM.
Kejriwal is likely to sail through with the support of eight Congress MLAs and the lone Janata Dal United legislator, Shoaib Iqbal. Independent MLA Rambeer Shokeen, too, has backed the AAP government.
The Congress made it clear that it will continue its support to the AAP government and there was no question of reviewing the decision. "We had decided to support the AAP government from outside and we are not reviewing it. We stand by our decision. There is no threat to the government from our side," Delhi Pradesh Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely said.
AAP which had a spectacular debut in the recently concluded Assembly elections winning 28 seats in the 70-member House had formed the government on December 23. The Congress is extending outside support to the government.
However, the continuity of the AAP government largely depends on the support of the Congress party. The party which agreed to give unconditional support to the AAP later backtracked saying it's support is not an unconditional one, and it is just an outside support. "We have only said we will support from outside. We meant we will not be a part of the government. We never said the support is unconditional." Congress Delhi in-charge Shakeel Ahmed had said.
Even former chief minister Sheila Dikshit had cleared that it's not an unconditional support.
As far as government formation was concerned, Delhi witnessed BJP, the single largest party with 31 MLAs and its ally Shiromani Akali Dal's one MLA, refusing to stake claim and instead asking AAP bite the bullet. BJP Delhi in-charge Nitin Gadkari had said, "We won't indulge in horse-trading. We won't buy or purchase any MLAs."
The Number Game in Delhi Assembly:
Total Number of MLAs: 70
The majority mark: 36
BJP: 31
AAP: 28
Congress: 8
Shiromani Akali Dal: 1
JDU: 1
Independent: 1
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