Aam Aadmi Party today filed a complaint with the Election Commission against BJP for allegedly targeting party leader Arvind Kejriwal's "gotra"(sub-caste) in an advertisement.
An Egyptian court on today (Feb. 02) confirmed death sentences for 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood on charges of killing police officers, as authorities continued a crackdown on opponents, reported various news sources.
Sikh organizations of UK recently released "The Sikh Manifesto 2015-2020". The document is released ahead of general elections for the British parliament. It is considered to be first document of it's kind by the Sikh diaspora in England. Sikh Siyasat News has decided to serialize this document for it's readers. Read verbatim reproduction of "Introduction" part of the Sikh Manifesto.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today criticized the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) for floating news/ reports of a possible move to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to re-investigate cases related to November 1984 Sikh pogrom. Aam Aadmi Party said such reports were a “poll gimmick” of the Saffron party to get political milage from the issue in wake of Delhi Assembly elections.
Jalandhar rural police yesterday presented Bhai Jagtar Singh Tara in the court of Duty Magistrate SK Goyal after the expiry of his 5 days police custody. The police claimed that Jagtar Singh Tara allegedly hid a cache of weapons at Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and demanded additional five-day police remand.
There are reports that a gang brutally attacked Aam Aadmi Party member Dr. Harish Chander, who is also RTI activist, in Jaitu town of Faridkot on 31 January evening.