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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
AAP suspends MLA Kunwar Vijay for ‘anti-party activities'
Amritsar: Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday suspended its Amritsar North MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh from the party for five years. The decision, taken by the party's political affairs committee, cited alleged "anti-party activities" as the reason. A vocal critic of his own party's govt, Vijay Pratap had recently opposed the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on charges of laundering more than Rs 540 crore of drug money. The vigilance bureau on June 25 arrested Majithia after conducting a raid at his residence in Amritsar. Confirming the suspension of the MLA, who joined AAP in 2021 ahead of the 2022 assembly elections, AAP spokesperson Shashivir Sharma said that the action was taken due to his involvement in "anti-party activities". Following the announcement, Vijay Partap posted a verse of Gurbani on his X account, which translates to, "Kabir, from death everyone in the world is afraid; but to me, my mind feels bliss." Despite repeated attempts, the MLA could not be reached for comment. During the 2022 assembly elections, Kunwar Vijay secured 58,133 votes, more than the combined votes of SAD candidate Anil Joshi and Congress nominee Sunil Dutti, and pushing BJP's Sukhminder Singh Pintu to fourth position. Pawan Kumar, a close aide of Vijay Pratap, said that a large number of the MLA's followers and sympathisers gathered at his residence after the news broke. Kumar called the party's decision "unjust and excessively harsh". The former inspector general of police once headed the SIT probing the 2015 Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firing incidents besides sacrilege cases in the state. Sources said that several aspirants are already lobbying for the Amritsar North ticket for the 2027 polls if Vijay Pratap isn't reinstated. A few AAP functionaries already approached senior party leaders on Sunday. There's also speculation that an opposition leader might join AAP and be positioned as Vijay Partap's replacement in the next election.
The Hindu
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Meet on national campaign for peace and harmony in Mysuru on June 25
A meeting will be held in Mysuru on June 25 ahead of the launch of Sadbhava, a national campaign for peace and harmony. A preparatory meeting will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Youth Hostel in Gangothri Layout in Mysuru before a public event at Kirurangamandira in Kalamandira at 6.30 p.m. the same evening, during which campaign posters and other publicity material will be released. Gandhians, intellectuals, theatre personalities, and artists from across the country will be arriving in the city on this occasion, said chairperson of the Reception Committee Sabiha Bhoomigowda in a statement here. The participants include senior Gandhian and national convenor of Bapu Ke Log Vijay Pratap from Delhi, theatre personality and national president of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) Prasanna, national working president of IPTA Rakesh Ved, senior Gandhian Saroja Tulsidas, former Minister P.G.R. Sindhia, actor Prakash Raj, and others, the statement said. 'This national initiative aims to resolve human conflicts — between people, communities, and religions — with love and harmony, in unison with nature and the environment. It is an effort to overcome war, violence, suspicion, and arrogance through the Gandhian path. The movement distances itself from power politics, corruption, bribery, and greed,' it added.
