Botad: Tensions erupted in Haddad village of Botad following a farmer Mahapanchayat organized by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders over disputes regarding cotton prices and quality. The event, held without administrative permission, witnessed violent scenes, including stone pelting by the crowd that injured several police personnel, including the DYSP and PI, and caused vandalism to police vehicles. In the wake of the incident, Paliyad Police have registered cases against 85 individuals, including A...Read More

Vadodara: AAP’s Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava was released from Vadodara Central Jail on Monday to attend the three-day Monsoon Session of the Gujarat Assembly, after being granted temporary bail by the Narmada Sessions Court last week. In an undertaking before the Gujarat High Court, Vasava agreed to stay in Gandhinagar and not enter Narmada district, where the attempt-to-murder case against him is registered. He also assured that while on interim bail, he would not address the media, issue p...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday granted temporary relief to Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dediapada, Chaitar Vasava, by allowing him a three-day release from jail without police escort. Vasava, who has been in prison since July on charges of attempted murder, had earlier been granted interim bail by a Rajpipla trial court from September 8 to 10 to attend the state assembly session. However, that order required him to bear the cost of a police escort. Vasava challenged the condition in ...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a surprising political development, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Chetan Rawal has resigned from the party, creating a stir in political circles. While Rawal’s resignation is officially said to be due to personal reasons, discussions and speculations regarding the actual motives are widespread. In his resignation letter addressed to state party chief Isudan Gadhvi, Rawal stated that he is resigning from the AAP with immediate effect due to personal reasons. Chetan Rawal,...Read More

Visavadar: The political controversy surrounding the alleged grain scam in Visavadar has taken a dramatic turn, with the BJP accusing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Gopal Italia of shielding his own party workers while raising allegations against others. The row began on August 1, when newly elected Visavadar MLA Gopal Italia staged a sit-in protest outside the local police station, demanding the registration of an FIR into what he termed a large-scale black-marketing of subsidized foodgrains. Ita...Read More

Morbi: Amid rising political activity ahead of the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat, a public meeting organized by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Morbi on Monday under the “Gujarat Jodo Abhiyan” took a controversial turn when a youth was slapped for questioning state party chief Isudan Gadhvi over Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's governance. The rally was held at Rajnagar on Wawdi Road, where AAP Gujarat President Isudan Gadhvi addressed a large crowd. During the address, a local youth name...Read More

By Kushagra Tiwari Ahmedabad: The National Convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal, was on a visit to Gujarat along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. During the trip, the AAP leaders held a public rally today at Pitha Ground in Dediyapada in support of local MLA Chaitar Vasava, who has been in judicial custody at the Vadodara Central Jail in an attempted murder case. Meanwhile, senior BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP from Bharuch, Mansukh Vasava, who had defeated Chaitar ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Gujarat again. He will be on one-day visit to Gujarat on July 26. Rahul will meet the newly appointed district presidents of Congress party in Gujarat at party event in Anand in Central Gujarat. This event will be the part of the workshop held at Anand during July 26 to 28 for training of newly appointed district presidents of party. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi came to Gujarat on March 7-8 and then on April 8-9 for the Congre...Read More

Bharuch: A high-level meeting on the ADVT (Administrative Development and Village Transformation) executive planning turned chaotic on Saturday in Dediapada, Narmada district, as a heated confrontation broke out, followed by attacks on Taluka Panchayat president Sanjay Vasava. The meeting, held in the chamber of the Provincial Officer D.R. Sangada, was attended by Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava, Dediapada Taluka Panchayat President Sanjay Vasava, Sagbara Taluka Panchayat President Champaben Vasav...Read More