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.
Donald Trump seems to have rejected the old assumptions. He does not care that India is the world’s largest democracy. As for the Indian market, he wants access on his own terms.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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