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The BJP also said that the devastating fire that claimed 27 lives could have been averted or contained had the fire tenders arrived on time. In-charge of BJP's national information and technology department Amit Malviya tweeted, "The devastating fire in Mundka that claimed 27 lives could have been averted or contained had the fire tenders arrived on time.

A bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai said a political party has filed this case and it would have examined the matter, if people aggrieved with demolition drive were to come to the court, adding that it cannot pass direction at the behest of a political party. The top court said: "We have not given license to anybody to come here to say my house cannot be demolished, even if it is unauthorised."

In an exclusive interview with IANS, Gupta said that whether it is one corporation or three, the drive will continue to make Delhi free from encroachments even after next week. "Bulldozer will continue to remove encroachments and illegal constructions after unification of the three municipal corporations," he said. He pointed out that rolling out the bulldozers is a routine work activity and regularly carried by the municipal corporations across the city but some people are giving a religious colour to it.

Delhi Congress chief Anil Kumar alleged that the excise department's proposal to legalise home delivery of liquor and stop regulating discounts offered by vendors in the Delhi Excise Policy 2022-23, which is in the final stages of being drafted, will be disastrous for the youth. He also alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has become a puppet at the hands of the liquor mafia due to his "greed for commission".

"The Delhi government will now ask people whether they want to avail subsidy on electricity. From October 1, only those consumers who opt for it will be provided the subsidy," he said at a briefing.

"A moment of pride for India. Delhi and AAP make Indians proud. The world is now looking up to Delhi for solutions in many areas of urban governance. We all will learn from each other to make world a better place," Kejriwal said in a tweet while re-tweeting a post by Atishi containing her speech at the UNGA. In her address at the UN General Assembly, Atishi highlighted the governance model of the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital.

Raising the alarm over the ongoing coal crisis, Jain said, "No (power) backup (is there)... (the) coal backup should be for over 21 days, but at many power plants, less than a day's (stock) is left". He further added, "If electricity is being produced, and we keep getting it, there's no issue. But if the power plant shuts down it will be problematic (in Delhi)...There's a coal shortage in the country," said Jain in a media briefing, a day after he held an emergency meeting over the issue.

Taking cognisance in the matter, Special Judge CBI Sanjay Garg, said that there was sufficient material to proceed against the accused persons -- Vinay Mishra, his brother Vikas Mishra and the alleged kingpin of the case Mohammad Enamul Haque. As per the order passed on April 19, the court has taken cognizance of the offence under Sections 3 and 70 PMLA punishable under Section 4 PMLA.

The BJP hit out at AAP after Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty said that his state's Department of Education never sent anyone to learn about the 'Delhi Model' -- a claim made by AAP MLA Atishi on Saturday. In-charge of BJP's national information and technology department Amit Malviya tweeted: "AAP's claims on Delhi's 'education model' are as fake as the visits to study it. Is Sisodia grooming new talent to take forward the lie on their non-existent education model?"

In response, Sivankutty wrote: "Kerala's Dept of Education has not sent anyone to learn about the 'Delhi Model'. At the same time, all assistance was provided to officials who had visited from Delhi to study the 'Kerala Model' last month. We would like to know which aofficials' were welcomed by the AAP MLA."