Durgesh Pathak

AAP leader durgesh pathak has informed the Delhi High Court that he will not appear in the ongoing excise case, mirroring the stance of Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia. Pathak stated he stands with Kejriwal and will not be represented by a lawyer. This follows the court's rejection of Kejriwal and Sisodia's recusal plea, citing alleged conflict of interest.

Delhi High Court will appoint senior lawyers as amicus curiae to argue the case for Arvind Kejriwal and two other AAP functionaries who have chosen to boycott hearings in the liquor policy case. This comes after the individuals alleged bias and conflict of interest against the presiding judge.

Pathak Also Boycotts Excise Case Hearing Before Justice Sharma

Seven Aam Aadmi Party MPs, including Raghav Chadha, defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party, citing a deviation from the party's core principles. The move is permissible under the anti-defection law as it involves more than two-thirds of the AAP's Rajya Sabha members. AAP plans to seek disqualification for some MPs.

Kejriwal had appeared in person before the court seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing a CBI petition challenging his discharge in the liquor policy case. In the application, Kejriwal claimed that there was a grave, bona fide, and reasonable apprehension that the hearing in the matter before her would not be impartial and neutral.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator durgesh pathak on Wednesday alleged that the former mayors of the three erstwhile civic bodies spent Rs 270 crore on their "personal luxuries" in the last five years, drawing a swift rebuttal from the BJP and demand for an apology.

The CBI has initiated searches at the premises of AAP leader durgesh pathak, who is also the 2027 Gujarat assembly poll in-charge, concerning a case registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that the ED has summoned AAP's MCD poll in-charge durgesh pathak in connection with its excise policy probe. Sisodia questioned the summons to Pathak, and wondered whether the agency was targeting the liquor policy or MCD polls.

Aam Aadmi Party leaders are decrying CBI raids at durgesh pathak's residence as political vendetta by the BJP, following Pathak's appointment as Gujarat election in-charge. Sanjay Singh alleges the raids are an attempt to instill fear, sensing AAP's growing influence in Gujarat.

Claiming that BJP has decided against repeating its incumbent councillors in the forthcoming civic polls, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday questioned why the saffron party did not take action against them if they were "corrupt".

Aam Aadmi Party functionary durgesh pathak has said that sitting BJP councillor Jyoti Rachoya has written a letter to BJP national president JP Nadda, claiming that corruption in Delhi’s municipal corporations is at peak.

Pathak defeated BJP candidate Rajesh Bhatia by over 10,000 votes.

The NCW summoned AAP MLA durgesh pathak over a tragic flood incident at a Rajinder Nagar coaching center, resulting in three student deaths.

A day after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that investigating agencies were targeting AAP functionaries to crush the party at BJP’s behest, Rajendra Nagar MLA durgesh pathak was summoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in connection with the money laundering probe into the now scrapped excise policy.

The CBI will challenge the court's decision to acquit Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia. The agency is studying the court order. They plan to file an appeal soon. The court found no criminal intent in the case. The CBI had filed charges related to irregularities in the excise policy.

On Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party formally declared durgesh pathak as its candidate for the assembly byelection in Rajendra Nagar.

Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday alleged that Municipal Corporation of Delhi is refusing to pay grants of Rs 1,100 to its students for their basic needs like school dress, books, shoes, bag and others.