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L-G approves Jan 24 as date for Delhi Mayoral polls
The note from the L-G's office said: "I have perused the note at pre pages and as proposed, I approve the convening of the meeting of Municipal Corporation of Delhi on January 24 at 11 a.m." On January 12, the AAP-led Delhi government had proposed four dates -- January 18, 20, 21 and 24 -- for holding the polls to L-G V.K. Saxena, underlining that the MCD is without a Mayor for the last eight months.
Delhi Assembly adjourned for day amid sloganeering by BJP, AAP MLAs
The House saw repeated adjournments within an hour after it met around 11 a.m. for the first day of the session. As a mark of protest against Delhi government's inaction to deal with the deteriorating air quality, the BJP MLAs arrived at the Assembly carrying oxygen cylinders and wearing masks.
Delhi's unique power structure root cause of L-G's daily spats with AAP govt
Despite being the national capital of India and home to most of the VVIPs, the question to govern the city has remained "much discussed" since the 1987 Balakrishnan Committee report gave special status to Delhi which placed it somewhere above the other union territories (UT) and somewhere below the states.
Kejriwal slams L-G after much-awaited weekly meeting; L-G office hits back
After the meeting, Kejriwal held a press briefing and launched a scathing on the L-G, terming several orders passed by Saxena as 'illegal' in the light of the 2018 Supreme Court decision. "L-G's interference is increasing. Government works are being hampered which is causing inconvenience to the people of Delhi.
AAP government sends new dates for Mayoral election to L-G
"A proposal has been sent to the L-G for holding the Mayoral election in Delhi on January 18, 20, 21 or 24. He has been requested that the MCD has been working without a Mayor for the last eight months. Therefore, it is not good to delay it further," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted.
Will BJP recover money for ads published from its CMs too: Sisodia
"The newspapers of Delhi are full of advertisements of CMs of BJP and Congress. Will the BJP get the Information Secretaries there to send notices to the CMs there?", he asked. Dy CM Sisodia said that there can not be a bigger example of illegitimate control over officers.
DIP issues recovery notice of Rs 164 cr to Kejriwal
The L-G in its order had directed the Chief Secretary to implement the order dated September 16, 2016 of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertising (CCRGA) and the pursuant order of Directorate of Information & Publicity (DIP), GNCTD, directing the AAP to pay Rs 97,14,69,137 plus interest, to the state exchequer,
2020 Delhi riots: Court frames charges of funding violence against Tahir Hussain
Hussain has been accused of supporting the riots using funds that were obtained illegally through money laundering. "Accordingly, a charge for the offence under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), punishable under Section 4 of PMLA, is framed against accused Tahir Hussain, read over and explained to him to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial," Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh sentenced to 3-month jail
The court also slapped a fine of Rs 1,500 each on them. The MP-MLA court pronounced the judgment in a 21-year-old case that was registered on June 19, 2001. According to the police, people had blocked the road and staged a massive protest against the then BJP government in Uttar Pradesh led by Rajnath Singh.
Do not want to repeat 2013 mistake by supporting AAP in mayoral polls: Congress
In 2013, the party supported the AAP to form the government in Delhi - despite opposition from outgoing Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit but the Arvind Kejriwal-led party junked the Congress after 49 days and in subsequent elections, the Congress has been decimated. Presently, the Congress has neither an MLA nor an MP in Delhi.
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