ED ‘targeting’ Sanjay Singh for raising Adani matter in Parliament; “more than 1,000 raids had failed to find “a single paise”: Claims Kejriwal

the ED raids on the premises of Singh in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said.  The AAP on Wednesday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has “targeted” their Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh as he raised issues related to the Adani Group in Parliament.  It is alleged that the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licences to liquor traders allowed cartelization and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it,   Aam Aadmi Party boss Arvind Kejriwal has come out in…

2.20 crore LPG connections given under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Over 2.20 Crore connections have been given in the first year of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme to BPL families says Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural gas, Dharmendra Pradhan.  Pradhan said that the PMUY has surpassed the targets for FY2016-17 in terms of installing new connections. Over 2.20 Crore connections have been given in the first year of PMUY scheme to BPL families whereas the target was 1.5 Crore connections for the financial year.  PMUY was launched on 1st May, 2016 at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister Narendra…