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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicGNCTD Bill

Topic: GNCTD Bill

Delhi assembly committees in overdrive? AAP-BJP row as ‘mini-legislatures’ summon another IAS officer

Delhi assembly has over 20 panels that are either constituted by the speaker or the House. Opposition leaders and senior officials say panels going beyond jurisdiction.  

Modi govt’s GNCTD ordinance proof BJP still clueless on Delhi’s politics, AAP

First signs of a BJP U-turn were visible in 2015 when its then CM candidate avoided questions on why statehood demand was missing form its vision document.

Delhi HC seeks reply from Centre, Delhi govt on plea to declare GNCTD Act ‘unconstitutional’

The petitioner has contended the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Amendment Act is contrary to various fundamental rights and Article 239AA of the Constitution.

GNCTD Act will paralyse governance in Delhi, say 76 former civil servants

In a joint statement Friday, a group of 76 former civil servants also said that the recently enacted Bill has grave repercussions on how federal governance is carried out in India.

Centre ‘punished’ Delhi govt for supporting farmers protest, says Arvind Kejriwal

Last month, Parliament passed a bill which entails that the term "government" referred to in any law made by the Delhi legislative assembly will imply Lieutenant Governor.

Flirting with Hindutva hasn’t benefited Kejriwal. It’s a lesson for the Opposition

Kejriwal was left untouched by the BJP till he attacked Modi. He sounded like an ‘aam admi’. Not anymore.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.