January 15, 2020
I thought only the Congress and the BJP were scared
The founder-members of the party, who participated in the anti-graft campaign
that was the precursor to AAP, were known to be close friends.It referred to a
video in which Mr Vishwas was seen making a veiled attack on the Delhi
government over alleged corruption before the MCD polls. Kumar Vishwas (Photo:
PTI) New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party was a dream that thousands of people
breathed life into.
Mr Vishwas believes he has been overlooked by the top brass.
Recent developments indicate that the rift between poet-turned-politician
Vishwas on one side, and chief minister Kejriwal and his deputy Sisodia on the
other, has widened to an abyss.
I thought only the Congress and the BJP were
scared of me,†he later said, taking a dig at the AAP leadership.Mr Khan was
suspended, but the Vishwas camp said he was never out of favour.Mr Vishwas took
strong exception to that and threatened he would quit the party if action was
not taken against Mr Khan, who he described as just a "maskâ€. Bitterness has
reached a point where a détente seems unlikely, they said.Mr Vishwas is also
troubled over the top leaders’ relationship with Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan.
The
party’s national council meeting held last week reflected this. Recently, the
party revoked the suspension of Mr Khan, who, after AAP’s debacle in the MCD
elections, had accused Mr Vishwas of being an "agent of the RSS†and trying to
split the party. What if Kumar starts attacking the party after becoming a Rajya
Sabha member,†asked an AAP leader considered close to Mr Kejriwal. One bone of
contention is the tussle over a Rajya Sabha seat. Mr Vishwas often fondly
reminisced how key decisions over the formation of the party took place at his
residence in Ghaziabad."But the leadership has apprehensions about that.
With its
brute majority in the 67-member Delhi Legislative Assembly, AAP can send three
people to the Upper House of Parliament.Mr Vishwas alleged that for the first
time he was not among the speakers at the high-level meet. The Okhla legislator
was included on crucial panels of the Delhi Legislative Assembly and Mr Kejriwal
attended an iftar party organised by Khan, which was seen as a clear snub to Mr
Vishwas..Mr Vishwas, who fought — and lost to — Congress vice-president Rahul
Gandhi in Amethi in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, has been upset with the China bathroom waterproof panel Manufacturers
leadership for some time now.As AAP turns five this month, it seems unlikely
that the trio will ever be a cohesive group again.A section of AAP close to Mr
Vishwas believed the rift had been caused by a "coterie†around Mr Kejriwal
which, they claimed, was against Mr Vishwas, in charge of the Rajasthan unit of
the party.
The Kejriwal camp had its share of grievances against Mr Vishwas, whom
they disparagingly referred to as a "part-time politician†because of his
professional commitments as a poet. Mr Vishwas sees himself as a strong
contender for one of the seats.Sources from the two camps believed the strain in
the friendship has hit a nadir. Among them were three close friends — Arvind
Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas.AAP Rajasthan head believes he has
been overlooked by top brass
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January 09, 2020
The FBI and the oversight committee
Mr Trump fired Mr Comey on May 9, amid questions about the FBI’s investigation,
which is now being overseen by special counsel Robert Mueller, a former FBI
director."Mr Kushner previously volunteered to share with Congress what he China
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they suspect him of a crime or intend to charge him.
After NBC News and the
Washington Post reported that the FBI’s ongoing investigation includes a look at
Mr Kushner’s meetings with Russian officials in December, a move that would not
only place the probe inside the White House, but on the cusp of the Trump family
circle, Mr Kushner’s attorney said that he was willing to cooperate with federal
investigators.Mr Kushner, a key White House adviser, had meetings late last year
with Russia’s ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, and Russian banker Sergey
Gorkov.
He will do the same if he is contacted in connection with any other
inquiry,†the statement said.Investigators believe Kushner has significant
information relevant to their inquiry, officials said. White House senior
adviser Jared Kushner (Photo: AP) Washington: US President Donald Trump’s
son-in-law and one of his senior advisers, is under FBI scrutiny in the
investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.
The FBI and the
oversight committee, as well as several other congressional panels are looking
into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible connections
between Russia and the Trump campaign.Investigators believe Mr Kushner has
significant information relevant to their inquiry, officials said
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January 04, 2020
The toll operator would also have to install solar panels on the sea
According to officials, one of the reasons why many bidders are not interested
in bidding for BWSL is that it is not seeing any increase in traffic.The MSRDC
fear that since only one company has bided for the project, it should create
competition to avoid any controversy over benefiting any one particular bidder.
The second time, the bidder MEP Ltd had qualified in the bid and the financial
bid was being evaluated.. MEP has been collecting toll on the 5.6-km BWSL on a
weekly basis ever since it was opened to traffic in 2009. Interestingly, three
years ago MSRDC had received only one bidder, the MEP, who was later given the
contract.Currently, MSRDC earns about Rs 1.50 crore per week through the sea
link that sees a traffic of about 45,000 xps underlay
Manufacturers vehicles everyday."We have floated tenders twice already.
Mumbai: After having failed twice to generate competitive bidding for
securitisation of toll collection at Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), the
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has invited bidders for a
third time, fearing ire from the central vigilance commission (CVC) over lack of
bidders. Advance payment could be the reason for lack of bidders for the sea
link toll collection. The MSRDC has also demanded an upfront amount of `380
crore against the tolling rights for BWSL.
The toll operator would also have to
install solar panels on the sea link that is aimed to bring down the expenditure
on electricity consumption and also pave way for green energy.According to
officials, one of the reasons why many bidders are not interested in bidding for
BWSL is that it is not seeing any increase in traffic. However, it was later
decided that in order to not have any queries or issues from the CVC, a third
call should be made to get competitors,†said an MSRDC official not wishing to
be named
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