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  • Venkaiah Naidu Plays ‘Love Guru’ To Raghav Chadha In Viral Video

    Home ViralVenkaiah Naidu Plays ‘Love Guru’ To Raghav Chadha In Viral Video

    Since Venkaiah Naidu is seen throughout the chair it might be assumed that it is an earlier video, i.e., rather a lot sooner than the AAP MP obtained engaged.

    Their alternate is crammed with wit, gratifying, and humor.

    Parineeti Chopra, a worthwhile Indian actress, and Raghav Chadha, an equally worthwhile Indian politician and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP of the Rajya Sabha obtained engaged in a normal ceremony held at Delhi’s Kapurthala House on Saturday, May 13.

    Now, an earlier video of the proceedings from the Rajya Sabha goes viral on social media throughout which the then Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu is teasing Raghav Chadha about “pehla pyaar (first love)”.

    Their alternate is crammed with wit, gratifying, and humor.

    WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

    Since Venkaiah Naidu is seen throughout the chair it might be assumed that it is an earlier video, i.e., rather a lot sooner than the AAP MP obtained engaged.

    Here are a few reactions to the video:

    Viralbhayani: #RaghavChaddha on the Parliament will get a sweet message from #venkaiahnaidu Video by @sansad.tv

    ameeta.shetty.3: That is cute 😂

    shagufta194: Parliament ma yaa bataa b hoti hai

    harsh_it.p: @shagufta194 It was the ultimate working day for the Former Vice President, Shri Venkaiah Naidu, so this clip is of Raghav Chaddha thanking him for his steering and providing an healthful environment throughout the Parliament…

    akhilgoswamigoswami: @harsh_it.p bhai inko batane se kuch nahi hoga ye social media wale hai inke liye social media he life hai 😂

    miss_aquarian12: Please This is so cute 😍

    sampa_banerjeesaha: Raghav ji Blush bahut badiya karte h ekdam collage going ladko ki tarha❤️❤️😂❤️

    zindagi_easy: Omg ye kya tha 😂

    abhijeet.gupta: that’s earlier video not after his engagement

    akashkumar5456: Had hai yaar jaha Desh ke liye bata honi chaiye vaha chal kya Raha hai pyar pahala dusra had hai bilkul

    hema_jain_hj: How can get says that , she’s his previous flame

    drawingmanka: Aise sawal college me headmaster office me bula kar good day puchta hai 😂😂

    miss_siddique2022: Wah parliament me ab pyar ka panchnama chalega 👏👏👏

    pallavityagianchor: so so cute ❤️ though this video is not new

    ramya.ragini571: Abeyyy yaarrr😂😂

    janvi_choudhary910: Shi topic chl rha 😂😂😂

    indiatrue2099: @viralbhayani bhai. Venkiah naidu retired from parliament ( vp) prolonged prolonged once more. This is way sooner than these info. Don’t unfold earlier info

  • Chandigarh Diary: Sidhu nonetheless with out vital place in Punjab Congress

    Express News Service

    Be vigilant in signing paperwork: Mann
    Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had a warning of advice for his cabinet colleagues and get collectively MLAs. During an election rally in Jalandhar for the Lok Sabha by-polls, he talked about that they should first cross take a look at after which sign recordsdata. Mann was referring to the Rs 55 lakh approved payments incurred on Uttar Pradesh don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari by the sooner Congress Government. “I am planning to recover Rs 55 lakh incurred on hiring expensive lawyers to defend Ansari. This move is a signal to AAP expensive lawyers to defend Ansari. This move is a signal to AAP ministers and MLAs to be cautious.” 

    IAS officer dejected by Vadra case progress
    Senior Haryana cadre IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who launched the irregularities in a land deal between Robert Vadra’s Sky Light Hospitality and realty principal DLF in Gurugram in 2012 in spotlight, feels dejected over the delay in judgement. In a tweet in Hindi, he simply currently wrote, “Who all have been punished so far 9 years for scams which had been a severe election drawback in 2014. The price (of inquiry) failed. Will the future of the police inquiry be related? Those who must have been throughout the dock are ruling. What type of justice is that this?’’ No clear chit has been handed in Vadra-DLF land deal.

    Sidhu nonetheless with out an vital place 
    It has been higher than three week that Navjot Singh Sidhu was launched from the  Patiala Central Jail after he achieved his sentence throughout the freeway rage case. But till date the cricketer-turned-politician has not been given any vital place or essential publish throughout the get collectively no matter his meeting with Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and completely different senior leaders in Delhi some days up to now. The grape wine throughout the grand earlier get collectively suggests {{that a}} strong lobby of the state administration is making certain that distance be maintained from Sidhu. Meanwhile Sidhu has been taking over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann every completely different day and has been sustaining his dignity by calling him youthful brother (Chhote Veer) or Dear Fried (Mitar Pyare).

    Harpreet Bajwa
    Our correspondent in Chandigarh
    [email protected]

    Be vigilant in signing paperwork: Mann
    Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had a warning of advice for his cabinet colleagues and get collectively MLAs. During an election rally in Jalandhar for the Lok Sabha by-polls, he talked about that they should first cross take a look at after which sign recordsdata. Mann was referring to the Rs 55 lakh approved payments incurred on Uttar Pradesh don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari by the sooner Congress Government. “I am planning to recover Rs 55 lakh incurred on hiring expensive lawyers to defend Ansari. This move is a signal to AAP expensive lawyers to defend Ansari. This move is a signal to AAP ministers and MLAs to be cautious.” 

    IAS officer dejected by Vadra case progress
    Senior Haryana cadre IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who launched the irregularities in a land deal between Robert Vadra’s Sky Light Hospitality and realty principal DLF in Gurugram in 2012 in spotlight, feels dejected over the delay in judgement. In a tweet in Hindi, he simply currently wrote, “Who all have been punished so far 9 years for scams which had been a severe election drawback in 2014. The price (of inquiry) failed. Will the future of the police inquiry be related? Those who must have been throughout the dock are ruling. What type of justice is that this?’’ No clear chit has been handed in Vadra-DLF land deal.

    Sidhu nonetheless with out an vital place 
    It has been higher than three week that Navjot Singh Sidhu was launched from the  Patiala Central Jail after he achieved his sentence throughout the freeway rage case. But till date the cricketer-turned-politician has not been given any vital place or essential publish throughout the get collectively no matter his meeting with Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and completely different senior leaders in Delhi some days up to now. The grape wine throughout the grand earlier get collectively suggests {{that a}} strong lobby of the state administration is making certain that distance be maintained from Sidhu. Meanwhile Sidhu has been taking over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann every completely different day and has been sustaining his dignity by calling him youthful brother (Chhote Veer) or Dear Fried (Mitar Pyare).googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Harpreet Bajwa
    Our correspondent in Chandigarh
    [email protected]

  • Corralling troops for an election | Nitish performs unifier

    The Bihar chief minister has set himself the responsibility of aligning opposition occasions in the direction of the BJP for the 2024 frequent election. Not solely does it indicate bringing quite a few regional forces collectively, however as well as getting the Congress to scale down its ambitions wherever wished

    ISSUE DATE: May 1, 2023 | UPDATED: Apr 21, 2023 18:21 IST

    Nitish Kumar addresses mediapersons in New Delhi on April 12 as Tejashwi Yadav, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi look on. (Photo: ANI)

    Ask Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar and Janata Dal (United) supremo, how loads sugar he wants in his cup of tea, and he’ll most likely inform you, solely 1 / 4 spoon, not a pinch further. Any further, he thinks, will injury his cuppa. That an identical consideration to aspect and the willingness to achieve a perfect stability would possibly perhaps turn into helpful as, a yr ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, he items out to restore a novel, loads bigger, boiling pot: of an implosive, perpetually scorching nationwide opposition.

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    Arindam Mukherjee

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    Apr 21, 2023

  • Road to 2024: Amid UPA convenor buzz, Nitish meets Congress brass, AAP

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI/PATNA: Amid speculation over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar being appointed UPA convenor, the JD(U) chief along with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday often called on Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to debate method for creating an anti-BJP entrance ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Later inside the day, Nitish and Tejashwi met AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

    Both Kharge and Rahul described the meeting as historic as a result of it set the ball rolling for forging Opposition unity. “We all will work together to achieve that goal,” Kharge said. The meeting comes days after Kharge spoke to Nitish, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Nitish, who landed in Delhi on Tuesday, met RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav.

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (R) with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar all through a gathering, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo | PTI)

    In Patna, RJD spokesperson Bhai Birendra said Nitish might be authorised to play the perform of UPA convenor. Ever since Nitish walked out of the NDA alliance in Bihar, he has been on the forefront of bringing disparate occasions collectively to position up a united entrance in opposition to the BJP. Speaking to the media, Nitish said: “If everybody agrees, we will work together. The Congress has already taken some initiative and spoken to some parties. We are also holding talks.”

    For his half, Rahul was philosophical, saying coming collectively is a course of. Signalling that Nitish will work as a bridge between Congress and occasions such as a result of the Trinamool Congress, AAP and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, JD(U) chief Ok C Tyagi instructed this newspaper that the meeting was a superb beginning.

    “The JD(U) and RJD have been waiting for such a meeting since December. Today, we were able to break the impasse. Some of the regional parties maintain a distance from the Congress. We know that without Congress, Opposition unity is not possible. Nitish shares a good rapport with many leaders like Naveen Patnaik, Stalin and Chautala,” he said.

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    Expedite alliance: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to Sonia Gandhi

    Congress President Kharge dials Stalin, Uddhav, Nitish for Opposition unity

    NEW DELHI/PATNA: Amid speculation over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar being appointed UPA convenor, the JD(U) chief along with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday often called on Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to debate method for creating an anti-BJP entrance ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Later inside the day, Nitish and Tejashwi met AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

    Both Kharge and Rahul described the meeting as historic as a result of it set the ball rolling for forging Opposition unity. “We all will work together to achieve that goal,” Kharge said. The meeting comes days after Kharge spoke to Nitish, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Nitish, who landed in Delhi on Tuesday, met RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (R) with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar all through a gathering, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo | PTI)

    In Patna, RJD spokesperson Bhai Birendra said Nitish might be authorised to play the perform of UPA convenor. Ever since Nitish walked out of the NDA alliance in Bihar, he has been on the forefront of bringing disparate occasions collectively to position up a united entrance in opposition to the BJP. Speaking to the media, Nitish said: “If everybody agrees, we will work together. The Congress has already taken some initiative and spoken to some parties. We are also holding talks.”

    For his half, Rahul was philosophical, saying coming collectively is a course of. Signalling that Nitish will work as a bridge between Congress and occasions such as a result of the Trinamool Congress, AAP and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, JD(U) chief Ok C Tyagi instructed this newspaper that the meeting was a superb beginning.

    “The JD(U) and RJD have been waiting for such a meeting since December. Today, we were able to break the impasse. Some of the regional parties maintain a distance from the Congress. We know that without Congress, Opposition unity is not possible. Nitish shares a good rapport with many leaders like Naveen Patnaik, Stalin and Chautala,” he said.

    READ MORE:

    Congress might be part of arms with like-minded occasions to defend Constitution: Sonia Gandhi

    Expedite alliance: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to Sonia Gandhi

    Congress President Kharge dials Stalin, Uddhav, Nitish for Opposition unity

  • Ex-Bengaluru police commissioner to stop AAP, be part of BJP as we speak

    By Express News Service

    BENGALURU:  Former Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao, who joined Aam Aadmi Party after taking voluntary retirement from the police division in April final yr, will formally resign from AAP and be part of BJP at 9.30 am on Wednesday.

    Asked about his choice, Rao advised TNIE, “Aam Aadmi Party is stagnant.” Indicating that he was not proud of some leaders in AAP, Rao mentioned, “The party is in the clutches of a few persons over a long period.” 

    Sources mentioned that Rao needed to be named get together president, however was appointed solely as head of the AAP Manifesto Committee after the current reshuffle inside the get together by nationwide convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. His resignation is a sign of simmering variations inside AAP, they added.

    BENGALURU:  Former Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao, who joined Aam Aadmi Party after taking voluntary retirement from the police division in April final yr, will formally resign from AAP and be part of BJP at 9.30 am on Wednesday.

    Asked about his choice, Rao advised TNIE, “Aam Aadmi Party is stagnant.” Indicating that he was not proud of some leaders in AAP, Rao mentioned, “The party is in the clutches of a few persons over a long period.” 

    Sources mentioned that Rao needed to be named get together president, however was appointed solely as head of the AAP Manifesto Committee after the current reshuffle inside the get together by nationwide convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. His resignation is a sign of simmering variations inside AAP, they added.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

  • Senior Jammu and Kashmir AAP chief Harsh Dev Singh quits occasion

    By PTI

    JAMMU: Senior AAP chief Harsh Dev Singh on Thursday resigned because the chairman of its Jammu and Kashmir unit and stop the occasion’s main membership, citing private causes.

    Singh had joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi on May 7, 2022 within the presence of senior occasion leaders.

    He was the chairman of the J-K National Panthers Party earlier than that.

    In his letter of resignation to AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, Singh stated, “Due to some personal reasons, I can no longer continue in the Aam Aadmi Party and am therefore quitting the same with immediate effect. This communique as such, be treated as my resignation from J&K chairmanship of the party as well as from primary membership of AAP,” the three-term MLA stated.

    Singh becoming a member of the AAP final 12 months was seen as a serious increase to the Kejriwal-led occasion’s growth plans in Jammu and Kashmir.

    JAMMU: Senior AAP chief Harsh Dev Singh on Thursday resigned because the chairman of its Jammu and Kashmir unit and stop the occasion’s main membership, citing private causes.

    Singh had joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi on May 7, 2022 within the presence of senior occasion leaders.

    He was the chairman of the J-K National Panthers Party earlier than that.

    In his letter of resignation to AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, Singh stated, “Due to some personal reasons, I can no longer continue in the Aam Aadmi Party and am therefore quitting the same with immediate effect. This communique as such, be treated as my resignation from J&K chairmanship of the party as well as from primary membership of AAP,” the three-term MLA stated.

    Singh becoming a member of the AAP final 12 months was seen as a serious increase to the Kejriwal-led occasion’s growth plans in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Adani-Hindenburg row: AAP holds protests in Srinagar, Jammu; calls for JPC probe 

    By PTI

    JAMMU: Police on Sunday prevented AAP employees from staging a protest exterior the BJP workplace right here over the Adani-Hindenburg row.

    Led by AAP’s central Kashmir youth president Jibran Dar, social gathering employees assembled in Jawahar Nagar space and raised slogans towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and enterprise tycoon Gautam Adani.

    The protesters alleged that Modi was favouring Adani, however doing nothing for abnormal folks.

    Before they may attain the BJP workplace within the space, the protesters had been detained by police and whisked away to the native police station.

    Adani Group shares have taken a beating after US-based activist short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, together with fraudulent transactions and share value manipulation, towards it. The Adani Group has dismissed the allegations as lies.

    The AAP additionally staged a protest exterior the BJP workplace in Jammu over the difficulty and demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into unbiased India’s “biggest scam”.

    AAP employees led by senior social gathering leaders assembled exterior the BJP workplace in Trikuta Nagar and chanted slogans towards the BJP-led authorities, claiming that Modi gave all sources to 1 individual and made him the second richest individual on the planet.

    Terming it unbiased India’s “biggest scam”, senior AAP chief T S Tony stated, “In 2014, Adani’s belongings had been price Rs 37,000 crore.

    They elevated to Rs 59,000 crore in 2018, Rs 2.5 lakh crore in 2020 and Rs 13 lakh crore in 2022.

    ” “We are right here to deliver the BJP’s direct hyperlink to this rip-off earlier than the folks. the uncovered authorities is operating away and never giving solutions,” he stated.

    Tony, who’s the chairman of the AAP’s minority welfare wing, additionally demanded a JPC probe into the alleged rip-off.

    Opposition events have been demanding a JPC probe or a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the allegations towards the Adani Group.

    Parliamentary proceedings in the course of the first week of the continued Budget Session had been nearly washed out amid protests by opposition events, together with the AAP.

    JAMMU: Police on Sunday prevented AAP employees from staging a protest exterior the BJP workplace right here over the Adani-Hindenburg row.

    Led by AAP’s central Kashmir youth president Jibran Dar, social gathering employees assembled in Jawahar Nagar space and raised slogans towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and enterprise tycoon Gautam Adani.

    The protesters alleged that Modi was favouring Adani, however doing nothing for abnormal folks.

    Before they may attain the BJP workplace within the space, the protesters had been detained by police and whisked away to the native police station.

    Adani Group shares have taken a beating after US-based activist short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, together with fraudulent transactions and share value manipulation, towards it. The Adani Group has dismissed the allegations as lies.

    The AAP additionally staged a protest exterior the BJP workplace in Jammu over the difficulty and demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into unbiased India’s “biggest scam”.

    AAP employees led by senior social gathering leaders assembled exterior the BJP workplace in Trikuta Nagar and chanted slogans towards the BJP-led authorities, claiming that Modi gave all sources to 1 individual and made him the second richest individual on the planet.

    Terming it unbiased India’s “biggest scam”, senior AAP chief T S Tony stated, “In 2014, Adani’s belongings had been price Rs 37,000 crore.

    They elevated to Rs 59,000 crore in 2018, Rs 2.5 lakh crore in 2020 and Rs 13 lakh crore in 2022.

    ” “We are right here to deliver the BJP’s direct hyperlink to this rip-off earlier than the folks. the uncovered authorities is operating away and never giving solutions,” he stated.

    Tony, who’s the chairman of the AAP’s minority welfare wing, additionally demanded a JPC probe into the alleged rip-off.

    Opposition events have been demanding a JPC probe or a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the allegations towards the Adani Group.

    Parliamentary proceedings in the course of the first week of the continued Budget Session had been nearly washed out amid protests by opposition events, together with the AAP.

  • Supreme Court to listen to on February 8 plea of AAP looking for mayoral election in MCD

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court agreed to listen to on Wednesday a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi and others looking for early holding of the mayoral election for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

    A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala took notice of the submissions of a lawyer, showing for the AAP, looking for pressing listening to of the plea.

    “We will list it tomorrow,” the CJI stated.

    On Monday, the MCD House didn’t elect a mayor for the third time following a ruckus after the presiding officer stated that the aldermen nominated by the LG will vote within the polls, prompting an agitated AAP to announce it would transfer the Supreme Court.

    Both the BJP and AAP have accused one another of stopping the mayoral polls, with the bone of rivalry being the appointment of aldermen and their voting proper within the House.

    The AAP, which has a majority with 134 out of 250 elected members, has alleged that the BJP was making an attempt to steal its mandate by giving voting rights to the nominated members.

    Oberoi had moved the highest court docket earlier as nicely looking for instructions to make sure mayoral election in Delhi in a time-bound method however the plea was withdrawn in view of the election being scheduled for February 6.

    The prime court docket had on February 3 noticed that the most important grievance of the petitioner was that mayoral election was not held however now the election had been notified and granted her liberty to return again in case of any grievances.

    The mayoral election within the nationwide capital was stalled final month for the second time because the MCD House was adjourned indefinitely by the lieutenant governor-appointed presiding officer, following a ruckus created by some councillors.

    The first assembly of the newly-elected MCD House was additionally adjourned on January 6 amid a ruckus by the AAP and BJP members.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court agreed to listen to on Wednesday a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi and others looking for early holding of the mayoral election for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

    A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala took notice of the submissions of a lawyer, showing for the AAP, looking for pressing listening to of the plea.

    “We will list it tomorrow,” the CJI stated.

    On Monday, the MCD House didn’t elect a mayor for the third time following a ruckus after the presiding officer stated that the aldermen nominated by the LG will vote within the polls, prompting an agitated AAP to announce it would transfer the Supreme Court.

    Both the BJP and AAP have accused one another of stopping the mayoral polls, with the bone of rivalry being the appointment of aldermen and their voting proper within the House.

    The AAP, which has a majority with 134 out of 250 elected members, has alleged that the BJP was making an attempt to steal its mandate by giving voting rights to the nominated members.

    Oberoi had moved the highest court docket earlier as nicely looking for instructions to make sure mayoral election in Delhi in a time-bound method however the plea was withdrawn in view of the election being scheduled for February 6.

    The prime court docket had on February 3 noticed that the most important grievance of the petitioner was that mayoral election was not held however now the election had been notified and granted her liberty to return again in case of any grievances.

    The mayoral election within the nationwide capital was stalled final month for the second time because the MCD House was adjourned indefinitely by the lieutenant governor-appointed presiding officer, following a ruckus created by some councillors.

    The first assembly of the newly-elected MCD House was additionally adjourned on January 6 amid a ruckus by the AAP and BJP members.

  • MCD House adjournment: AAP to maneuver Supreme Court to hunt court-monitored mayoral polls

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: After the Delhi municipal House was adjourned for the third time in a month with out electing a mayor, AAP chief Atishi on Monday stated the get together will transfer the Supreme Court in order that the polls might be held in a “court-monitored manner”.

    The municipal House did not elect a mayor on Monday after a ruckus erupted over the nominated members being allowed to vote within the election to the submit.

    Soon after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House assembled round 11:30 am, after a delay of half an hour, Presiding Officer Satya Sharma introduced that aldermen will probably be allowed to vote in elections to the posts of mayor, deputy mayor and Standing Committee members which will probably be held concurrently. This drew protests from AAP councillors.

    Party chief Mukesh Goel stated aldermen cannot vote. After rising from the House, AAP chief Atishi advised reporters, “We will go to the Supreme Court, and we will go today itself so that the mayoral elections can be held in a court-monitored manner.”

    The first two classes of the House — held on January 6 and January 24 — have been adjourned by the presiding officer with out electing a mayor following a ruckus and acrimonious exchanges between the members of the BJP and the AAP.

    According to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957, the mayor and the deputy mayor are to be elected within the very first session of the House after the civic polls. However, it has been two months for the reason that municipal elections have been held and Delhi is but to get a mayor.

    NEW DELHI: After the Delhi municipal House was adjourned for the third time in a month with out electing a mayor, AAP chief Atishi on Monday stated the get together will transfer the Supreme Court in order that the polls might be held in a “court-monitored manner”.

    The municipal House did not elect a mayor on Monday after a ruckus erupted over the nominated members being allowed to vote within the election to the submit.

    Soon after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House assembled round 11:30 am, after a delay of half an hour, Presiding Officer Satya Sharma introduced that aldermen will probably be allowed to vote in elections to the posts of mayor, deputy mayor and Standing Committee members which will probably be held concurrently. This drew protests from AAP councillors.

    Party chief Mukesh Goel stated aldermen cannot vote. After rising from the House, AAP chief Atishi advised reporters, “We will go to the Supreme Court, and we will go today itself so that the mayoral elections can be held in a court-monitored manner.”

    The first two classes of the House — held on January 6 and January 24 — have been adjourned by the presiding officer with out electing a mayor following a ruckus and acrimonious exchanges between the members of the BJP and the AAP.

    According to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957, the mayor and the deputy mayor are to be elected within the very first session of the House after the civic polls. However, it has been two months for the reason that municipal elections have been held and Delhi is but to get a mayor.

  • Jasmine Shah, AAP MP’s son amongst 4 sacked from board of Anil Ambani’s DISCOMS

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Citing violation of constitutional provisions and inflicting loss to the state’s exchequer, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena on Friday ordered the elimination of 4 non-public people, together with Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission Chairman Jasmine Shah and son of Aam Aadmi Party MP ND Gupta, from the board of Industrialist Anil Ambani owned energy DISCOMS—BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna—and get replaced by senior authorities officers.

    The transfer was based mostly on an inquiry report submitted by the ability division and Delhi Chief Secretary the place the 4 people have been accused of offering undue monetary advantages to the DISCOMS which has led the Delhi authorities to a income loss to the tune of Rs 8,683 crore.

    The report, seen by the newspaper, has termed the appointments of personal people as authorities administrators “illegal” since due strategy of legislation was not adopted throughout their nominations to the DISCOMS’ boards. According to the report, the AAP authorities appointed Shah, Gupta, Umesh Tyagi and JS Deswal to the board of BRPL and BYPL in 2019 regardless of a number of objections by earlier L-Gs.

    According to the report, their nominations had been objected to by former L-G Najeeb Jung in November 2016 when it was proposed by the town authorities. However, the AAP authorities once more proposed their nominations which had been additionally disapproved by Anil Baijal in August 2017. Baijal had additionally directed a Cabinet choice on the matter and despatched it again to him in a file so that would invoke a distinction of opinion underneath clause 4 of Article 239AA of the Constitution of India.

    However, the Cabinet went forward of the choice of their appointment them as an alternative with out sending the file to Baijal, the report revealed.

    On the a part of monetary loss, the report revealed that the Shah and different administrators facilitated a call by the DISCOM Boards of unilaterally slashed rates of interest charged on Late Payment SurCharge (LPSC), which the ability firms owe to the federal government, from 18% to 12%. The motion triggered a lack of Rs 8,683.67 Cr to the federal government’s kitty.

    The report specifies that being a 49% shareholder at BRPL and BYPL, the Delhi authorities has empowered their nominees to the board to dam any proposal utilizing the veto proper, which the members ought to have exercised.

    “It may be noted that the Delhi Govt. has 49% shares in these private DISCOMS and as per Article VI of the shareholder’s agreement, the government nominees on its Boards have the veto right to block any inappropriate proposal that is detrimental to the state finances. However, these private nominees instead of protecting the interests of GNCTD, acted in collusion with the private companies to serve the financial interests of DISCOMS,” the report talked about. 

    NEW DELHI: Citing violation of constitutional provisions and inflicting loss to the state’s exchequer, Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena on Friday ordered the elimination of 4 non-public people, together with Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission Chairman Jasmine Shah and son of Aam Aadmi Party MP ND Gupta, from the board of Industrialist Anil Ambani owned energy DISCOMS—BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna—and get replaced by senior authorities officers.

    The transfer was based mostly on an inquiry report submitted by the ability division and Delhi Chief Secretary the place the 4 people have been accused of offering undue monetary advantages to the DISCOMS which has led the Delhi authorities to a income loss to the tune of Rs 8,683 crore.

    The report, seen by the newspaper, has termed the appointments of personal people as authorities administrators “illegal” since due strategy of legislation was not adopted throughout their nominations to the DISCOMS’ boards. According to the report, the AAP authorities appointed Shah, Gupta, Umesh Tyagi and JS Deswal to the board of BRPL and BYPL in 2019 regardless of a number of objections by earlier L-Gs.

    According to the report, their nominations had been objected to by former L-G Najeeb Jung in November 2016 when it was proposed by the town authorities. However, the AAP authorities once more proposed their nominations which had been additionally disapproved by Anil Baijal in August 2017. Baijal had additionally directed a Cabinet choice on the matter and despatched it again to him in a file so that would invoke a distinction of opinion underneath clause 4 of Article 239AA of the Constitution of India.

    However, the Cabinet went forward of the choice of their appointment them as an alternative with out sending the file to Baijal, the report revealed.

    On the a part of monetary loss, the report revealed that the Shah and different administrators facilitated a call by the DISCOM Boards of unilaterally slashed rates of interest charged on Late Payment SurCharge (LPSC), which the ability firms owe to the federal government, from 18% to 12%. The motion triggered a lack of Rs 8,683.67 Cr to the federal government’s kitty.

    The report specifies that being a 49% shareholder at BRPL and BYPL, the Delhi authorities has empowered their nominees to the board to dam any proposal utilizing the veto proper, which the members ought to have exercised.

    “It may be noted that the Delhi Govt. has 49% shares in these private DISCOMS and as per Article VI of the shareholder’s agreement, the government nominees on its Boards have the veto right to block any inappropriate proposal that is detrimental to the state finances. However, these private nominees instead of protecting the interests of GNCTD, acted in collusion with the private companies to serve the financial interests of DISCOMS,” the report talked about.