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Tuesday: Update on Areeba’s father, ex-Cong MLA Asif Heartbreak for supporters of Asif Md Khan as on Tuesday the bail plea of former Congress Okhla MLA was rejected. Asif daughter Areeba is Congress candidate from ward Abul Fazal Enclave in the MCD polls 2022. https://youtu.be/RS39fsy30kc Lawyer Arib, close to the leader, said the bail hearing is on Wednesday. Rejecting his bail plea on Tuesday, the court observed there is a “dire need to ensure the dignity of police officers is protected.” He was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly behaving with cops outside Tayyab Masjid in Shaheen Bagh on Friday.…

This ward in Okhla has most candidates with ‘criminal’ cases The campaigning for the MCD election 2022 is in full swing. And as voters get ready to decide about which candidate to vote it is important that they should know about their background and educational qualification. ALSO WATCH https://youtu.be/04ty_1WjkZM In the first part of the series, the OT is sharing information about the ward which has the most candidates with criminal cases in Okhla. Of the six candidates in the fray in 188-Abul Fazal Enclave ward, four have criminal cases. Of them on the top list is Ashu Khan, 40,…

Watch: MLA apologises at Bihar meet in Shaheen Bagh! Will Amanatullah’s tears, apologies help Wajid, Ariz? Crying in public is nothing new. Politicians have done it to drum up support. From India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to his present successor Narendra Modi, almost everyone holding this position has cried in public, for one reason or the other. The latest being Okhla AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan. If he cried in front of the crowd in Batla House while addressing people from his hometown, a few days ago he apologised to people of Bihar in a meet called by his close…

Monday: Update on ex-Cong MLA Asif After being sent to judicial custody, Asif Md Khan’s die-hard supporters were looking forward in hope for their leader to get out on bail today. However, it didn’t happen so as Md Ayub said the order has been reserved for Tuesday. https://youtu.be/RS39fsy30kc Asif was arrested from his Kalindi Kunj office on Saturday for allegedly misbehaving and mishandling a cop outside Tayyab Masjid in Shaheen Bagh during a sit-in, a video of the incident had gone viral. Esha Pandey, DCP (Southeast), had earlier said: “During patrolling in the area, our constable noticed a gathering of…

Will Areeba be able to repeat her 20 years’ old ‘feat’? Life has come full circle for Areeba Khan, Congress candidate from Abul Fazal Enclave-Shaheen Bagh ward. https://youtu.be/RS39fsy30kc When she washttps://youtu.be/RS39fsy30kc nine years old, her father Asif Md Khan was in jail and as a child she had went door-to-door to ask Okhla residents to vote for him. And then Asif came out from the jail with flying colours. Cut to November 2022, the situation is identical. The only difference is this time Areeba is contesting her first MCD election and his father is in jail. He has been arrested…

In AAP bastion, Owaisi lashes out at Kejriwal in Okhla Sunday was a special day for campaigning in Okhla as all parties took out rallies and roadshows to win hearts and minds of voters. AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) too organised two rallies in the area one at Okhla Head and Shaheen Bagh. The party’s biggest start campaigner Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi landed in Okhla and addressed a huge crowd. https://youtu.be/mlYZm618v-4 A firebrand leader, Owaisi minced no words in attacking Arvind Kejriwal in Mslim-dominated Okhla, the AAP bastion. With AAP candidates Laddan from Batla House and Arif Saifi from…

Watch: Will Owaisi ‘Tsunami’ destroy AAP, opposition in Shaheen Bagh? A rally addressed by Asaduddin Owaisi in Shaheen Bagh on Sunday night saw a huge turnout. https://youtu.be/U_ahBQxFn6o Looking at it many asked: Is there sign of changes in the area? Though underdog compared to popularity of Wajid Khan, Ariba Khan, there are chances, according to observers, that Arif Saifi and Laddan might upset applecart of the bigwigs. The last time when such a crowd was seen was during a visit of Arvind Kejriwal in Okhla and the results were for everybody to see as opposition parties were uprooted and AAP…

Will Cong’s Shoaib bastion fall this time? With MCD election 2022 campaign picking up, political watchers in Okhla are asking: Will Congress bastion fall this time? Who will breach it: AAP, AIMIM or BJP? https://youtu.be/xjiPpiJJv1A Even when there was AAP wave in Delhi and Muslims had voted overwhelmingly for AAP candidates, Shoaib Danish had succeeded in holding his forte and won the election with a small margin with AAP’s Mahmood losing with a whisker. And now when the seat has been reserved for women, Danish wife is in the fray. A journalist said Danish is a popular leader and defeating…

Huge crowd, national media come to Okhla to cover Owaisi Large number of people has turned up at Okhla Head to welcome Asaduddin Owaisi who is expected to visit the area to drum up support for his candidates, Laddan and Arif Saifi from Batla House-Zakir Nagar ward and Abul Fazal Enclave-Shaheen Bagh. https://youtu.be/mlYZm618v-4 https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1596849851966590977 According to Saifi, Owaisi is to address crowd at 40 foota tonight and ask residents to back his candidate. The OT report, who is on the ground to cover the event, said there is huge crowd and many TV journalists from the mainstream media too have…

Is Asaduddin Owaisi coming today in Shaheen Bagh? The wait for AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi to Shaheen Bagh is to be over today as he is to visit the area to drum up support for his candidates. https://youtu.be/jRla_nOZcjM According to AIMIM candidate Arif Saifi, Owaisi will come to Shaheen Bagh after 6 pm to address a rally at 40 foota road. Saifi is trying his luck in the MCD election 2022 for the second time and he is hopeful that the young generation will back him. Saifi said it is time that Okhla residents give me a chance after trying Congress…