New Delhi: 10:30 pm: AAP leader Manish Sisodia says that the Delhi L-G has asked Arvind Kejriwal to function as the caretaker chief minister.
9:53 pm: Kejriwal reaches L-G's residence.
9:05 pm: Congress leader Ajay Maken: It is sad that Kejriwal played politics over Jan Lokpal Bill.
8:55 pm: Anna Hazare: Jan Lokpal Bill and Swaraj Bill are very important but discussion could not take place as Opposition did not allow it.
8:52 pm: BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi reacts to Kejriwal's allegations on Modi, says the party which has not clarified its foreign funding is now making allegations against Modi.
8:50 pm: BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi: This move is just a face saver for them. AAP dis-respected the Constitution. He has tried to hide his incompetence through his resignation. A government which lost its majority is recommending dissolution of the Assembly.
8:45 pm: Anna Hazare reacts to Kejriwal's resignation, says Jan Lokpal and Mohalla Sabhas were two great ideas. He called his resignation very unfortunate.
8:40 pm: BJP leader Dr Harshvarshan says that Kejriwal had no other option but to resign as he had failed to fulfil his promises.
8:35 pm: Kejriwal: From here, I am now directly going to the L-G's office to hand over my resignation. I wish I get a chance to serve the nation and the state soon.
8:34 pm: Kejriwal: The L-G of Delhi thinks that he is a Viceroy of the British. We tried to eradicate corruption. They called us anarchists.
8:33 pm: Kejriwal: We are not here to comply with the Centre's orders. We will only abide by the Constitution.
8:32 pm: Kejriwal: The BJP and the Congress has ashamed the Vidhan Sabha and Parliament.
8:31 pm: Kejriwal: We might have done some mistakes. We are also human, but we tried our level best
8:30 pm: Kejriwal: The BJP and the Congress did not reduce corruption even after 60 years. We reduced it in just 45 days.
8:28 pm: Kejriwal: I have not come here for power. Today my entire government has resigned. For Lokpal Bill I can resign from the CMs chair a 100 times.
8:25: Kejriwal: All political parties are getting the support of Mukesh Ambani. Narendra Modi is also backed by him. Where else can he get the amount of funds for his election campaign.
8:24 pm: Kejriwal: Three days ago, we registered an FIR against Mukesh Ambani. It forced Congress and BJP to come together against us.
8:23 pm: Kejriwal: BJP and Congress together defeated the Jan Lok Pal Bill.
8:22 pm: Kejriwal: BJP and Congress joined hands to defeat Jan Lokpal Bill. They are looting the nation.
8:21 pm: Kejriwal: We won just 28 seats in the Assembly elections. We did, what we could. We came to power to fight corruption.
8:20 pm: Kejriwal addresses supporters at AAP's office on Hanuman Mandir road in Delhi.
8:10 pm: Arvind Kejriwal along with his Cabinet members resigns within 49 days of coming to power.
8:05 pm: Kejriwal's car stops at a traffic signal. His minister Manish Sisodia waves at the people. Kejriwal is not talking to anybody.
7:55 pm: Large number of supporters gather at the Hanuman road party office wherein Kejriwal is likely to give his farewell address as the Delhi CM.
7:50 pm: Arvind Kejriwal is all set to quit today, to send resignation to L-G after Cabinet meeting.
7:25 pm: Constitutional expert KN Bhat says the Bill introduced was stillborn and Kejriwal could not have brought this Bill at all.
7:15 pm: Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti: Today was a great day. We have fulfilled our promise to Delhi that we will try our best to give the state a good Lokpal. The Congress and the BJP have been exposed today. They never wanted this Bill to be introduced.
7:00 pm: Arvind Kejriwal to address party workers at 41 Hanuman Road at 8 pm today.
6:55 pm: Congress, too, reacts to Kejriwal's claims, says it has not brought down the government. "We always supported AAP for bringing financial Bill. Even for Jan Lokpal Bill, we voted for L-G's stand. We wanted to abide by the Constitution," Arvinder Singh Lovely said.
6:50 pm: Harshvardhan reacts to Kejriwal's accusations, says he has mastered the art of lying.
6:45 pm: Kejriwal reiterates that he will not try to save his government. Dares the Congress and BJP to topple his government.
6:42 pm: Kejriwal: This Assembly did not allow us to introduce Jan Lokpal Bill but I would like to show the Constitution which does not say anywhere that prior consent of the Centre is needed to pass a Bill.
6:40 pm: Kejriwal: This appears to be our last session in the Delhi Assembly. I will consider myself fortunate if I have to sacrifice Chief Minister's post and my life to eradicate corruption.
6:38 pm: Kejriwal: I took the oath of Constitution not of the Central government. I can give my life but will not accept the orders of the Centre.
6:36 pm: Kejriwal accuses the BJP and Congress of a nexus. Says the Centre is against him. He alleges that his actions against the Reliance have brought both Congress and BJP together.
6:35 pm: Kejriwal: We are willing to sacrifice our government at any cost. We will take this revolution to Parliament.
6:34 pm: Uproar in Delhi Assembly. Opposition preventing Kejriwal from speaking and are demanding his resignation.
6:30 pm: 6:30 pm: Kejriwal: Can even give up my life for the Country.
6:29 pm: Kejriwal: It is not written anywhere in the Constitution that the state government needs to take the permission of the Centre to pass a Bill.
6:28 pm: Kejriwal: We need to clean up the politics both from inside and outside.
6:25 pm: Senior BJP MLAs shout slogans. Do not allow Kejriwal to speak. Speaker requests the Opposition and Congress MLAs to allow Kejriwal to speak.
6:21 pm: Kejriwal apologises in the House, says he is sorry if he has hurt anyone.
6:20 pm: Kejriwal: I am upset with the manner in which the proceedings of the House were held on Thursday.
6:18 pm: Arvind Kejriwal addresses the Delhi Assembly, says many of the party members have come to the Assembly for the first time. "There are a lot of us who can learn," he said.
6:12 pm: Large number of supporters gather at the AAP's Hanuman road office for the meeting called by Arvind Kejriwal.
6:10 pm: Party leader Yogendra Yadav takes on both Congress and BJP, says they are partners both in the Parliament and Assembly.
6:05 pm: According to sources no decision on resignation on Friday. Swaraj Bill is expected to be introduced in the Assembly on Saturday after which he is likely to resign in the evening or on Sunday.
5:50 pm: Sources are also claiming that the party is split over the issue of Kejriwal's resignation. Party leader Yogendra Yadav said that a decision on Kejriwal's resignation will be discussed at the meeting which will be held soon after the Delhi Assembly is adjourned for the day.
5:40 pm: Kejriwal has asked his supporters to meet at the party's Hanuman road office to discuss what the next step of the party would be. According to sources, Kejriwal is considering the option of resigning from the post of the Delhi CM.
5:30 pm: Kejriwal, who has been extremely vocal in his support of the Bill, had said that he would resign from his post of the Chief Minister of the state if the Bill is not introduced and subsequently passed.
Now that Bill has not been introduced in the House, the future course of action for the Chief Minister remains uncertain.
5:05 pm: Delhi High Court agrees to hear a plea against LG's power to prevent tabling of a bill in the Assembly. The plea will be heard on Tuesday.
4:53: After the voting, the Speaker says the Jan Lokpal will not be introduced. In the 70 member Assembly, 27 members were in favour of the Bill while 42 were against it.
4:50 pm: Voting on the introduction of the Bill on in the Delhi Assembly.
4:45 pm: Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely sternly said that there was no question of a debate on Jan Lokpal Bill as the MLAs need a couple of days to go through it. He also added that the consent of the House does not mean the consent of only the Speaker. "The views of the members of the House need to be taken into account too. The Speaker cannot ignore the statement of the L-G," he said.
4:40 pm: BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Harsh Vardhan says the L-G letter is an order and the Jan Lokpal Bill cannot be tabled by defying it.
4:35 pm: Delhi Assembly resumes. Speaker MS Dhir allows discussion on Jan Lokpal Bill.
4:10 pm: Jan Lokpal Bill is stillborn, says former Additional Solicitor General KN Bhat. He says that the tabling of the Bill by Arvind Kejriwal after L-G's letter is illegal.
4:05 pm: The Aam Aadmi Party has said that it is ready to face a no-confidence motion. "If the Congress wants to bring no-confidence motion, we are ready," said Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti.
3:51 pm: The Opposition accused the Speaker of acting like an AAP members. "As the Speaker of the House, I have read out the L-G's letter and then given permission to introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill, let the House discuss the Jan Lokpal Bill," said the Speaker. The House has been adjourned for 30 minutes following chaos.
3:48 pm: The AAP ministers are now demanding a discussion on the Jan Lokpal Bill as it has been tabled.
3:44 pm: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tabled the Jan Lokpal Bill in the assembly amidst the din.
3:41 pm: The Opposition members say that if a discussion has to happen on L-G's letter, a discussion should also take place on Somnath Bharti.
3:33 pm: The Speaker is trying to convince the House to discuss and vote on L-G's letter on Jan Lokpal Bill. The AAP is alleging that the Opposition is escaping discussion.
3:27 pm: The AAP has demanded a discussion and vote on the L-G's letter. There is uproar in the House as the Opposition says discussion is not allowed on the L-G's message.
3:22 pm: The Delhi Assembly has reconvened and the Speaker has read the L-G's letter on Jan Lokpal Bill.
3:02 pm: The Delhi Speaker has now called an all-party meeting to clarify on L-G's letter on Jan Lokpal Bill.
2:50 pm: The Delhi Assembly has been adjourned for 20 minutes following uproar as the Speaker refuses to read out L-G's letter on Jan Lokpal Bill in the House.
2:48 pm: There is uproar in the Delhi Assembly as the Opposition has asked the Speaker to read out the L-G's letter on Jan Lokpal Bill, which he refuses to do.
2:36 pm: The Congress too says there should be a discussion on Somnath Bharti's conduct.
2:32 pm: The BJP says there Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti must quit over the Khirki Extension midnight raid.
2:28 pm: "We are more dedicated to the Jan Lokpal Bill than AAP. If the Jan Lokpal Bill was not on the agenda of the Assembly, how did we stop it from being tabled," asks Harsh Vardhan. "Fight against corruption is our ideology and purpose of life," he adds.
2:23 pm: BJP leader Harsh Vardhan objects to Kejriwal's allegations that BJP and Congress were together against the Jan Lokpal Bill. He has said that it was the BJP that brought the Lokayukta Bill in Delhi.
2:19 pm: The BJP has accused the AAP government of breaking all rules and norms of the House. "Like Lovely said, we are members of this House for 20 years, Friday is a day of private members bill," said BJP leader Harsh Vardhan.
2:15 pm: "Today the Jan Lokpal Bill is the 5th item in the list of important things on the agenda of the House today. If the Bill is so important then why is it now 5th on the agenda," asks Lovely.
2:13 pm: The Congress too has demanded that the House be suspended. "Even Parliament is not functioning today to mark his anniversary," said Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely.
2:10 pm: The Delhi Assembly Speaker has said, "Sant Ravidas spent his life serving the people, would be good if we mark his birth anniversary by working."
2:01 pm: BJP MLA Ram Singh Bidhuri has served a notice for the suspension of proceedings of the Delhi assembly as it is Sant Ravidas's birth anniversary, a restricted holiday.
1:42 pm: Hitting out at the AAP government, Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely said, "AAP government will find a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for lying. On Thursday, the issue was on Somnath Bharti. Jan Lokpal Bill was not even tabled. Why is the CM misguiding public? The BJP and Congress are not together
1:35 pm: The Congress claims some of its MLAs have not even received the copies of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
1:31 pm: The Congress has said that it will continue supporting the AAP government. "Congress supports Jan Lokpal Bill. Our support to AAP continues but they should bring the Jan Lokpal bill in a Constitutional way," said party leader Arvinder Singh Lovely.
The Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi is headed for a make-or-break showdown on Friday. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has written to the Speaker against tabling the Jan Lokpal Bill.
The L-G says that the Jan Lokpal Bill cannot be tabled as it is not approved by the Centre. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the government may take a vote in the Assembly on tabling the Bill. Sources say that if the Kejriwal government loses the vote, he could step down as CM on Friday itself.
"Without the sanction of the L-G, the Bill cannot be tabled. If after getting the L-G's letter also, he does not believe in the Constitution, Kejriwal is behaving like a great dictator. We will decide on the floor of the House. If the government falls, Kejriwal is responsible," said Congress leader Haroon Yusuf.
There were unruly scenes in the Delhi Assembly on Thursday with the Speaker's microphone broken. This came as the Congress and BJP MLAs demanded Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's resignation. Despite the uproar over the demand, Kejriwal is looking to finally table the Jan Lokpal Bill on Friday.
Neither the Congress nor the BJP are holding back on their opposition to the Bill. "If the Jan Lokpal Bill is brought to the assembly in accordance with the Constitution, we will support the Bill. If the bill is introduced in an unconstitutional way, we will not support it," said BJP leader Harsh Vardhan.
Senior MLA in the Delhi Assembly Shoaib Iqbal too has also said that he thinks that Kejriwal will most likely quit on Friday. Shoaib Iqbal said that the Congress and the BJP have joined hands to defeat the AAP government.
He said, "The Jan Lokpal Bill doesn't matter today. They have snatched the Speaker's power. The Congress and the BJP both will oppose it. I think Arvind Kejriwal will resign today. The AAP doesn't know how to work on the floor, and what else they can do when their Speaker's power is snatched?"
Iqbal, who won on the JDU ticket in the last Assembly polls, is backing the AAP government from outside. He attacked the government saying that the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal are not being able to fulfil the promises. He even termed the Jan Lokpal Bill as unconstitutional.
He said, "I have been supporting the Bill, but seeing the condition I don't know whether I would be able to support it now or not. This was the most shameful day in the history. This is a black day for Delhi."
Meanwhile, a PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the Home Ministry rule that makes its clearance mandatory for tabling the Jan Lokpal Bill.####
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