Taking aim at AAP, Shah says the party's opposition to bill stems from its 'need to hide the truth of corruption', and that Nehru had opposed idea of granting statehood to Delhi.
Though bill likely to pass in Lok Sabha where BJP has the numbers, with support of BJD & YSR Congress, it will also be comfortably placed in Rajya Sabha where its numbers are inadequate.
Bill is likely to be tabled Tuesday in Lok Sabha. One of 3 changes is an addition to Section 45D which makes distinction in powers to form statutory bodies & appoint its members.
Between AAP-controlled MCD, centre-nominated NDMC, home ministry-appointed LG, 7 BJP MPs & municipal councillors from other parties, there is a mess of power centres in Delhi.
3-judge bench led by CJI Chandrachud hearing Delhi govt plea, says two previous Constitution bench judgments on distribution of powers in Capital didn’t cover this question of law.
While party had earlier hinted at opposing the ordinance in principle, some leaders felt AAP, which is in power in Delhi & Punjab, had to stop 'vendetta politics' against Congress in latter state.
Centre brought ordinance – and hopes to pass it in Monsoon Session – barely a week after the top court empowered the Delhi govt to decide postings etc of civil servants.
This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.
CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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