#NEWDELHI The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the Centre’s decision to appoint
Rakesh Asthana as
Questioning his appointment,
AAP legislators raised this issue under rule-55 of the Delhi assembly on the first day of its
monsoon session. Sanjeev Jha, AAP MLA, who was the first to speak, said appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the new Delhi police commissioner was the “violation of a Supreme Court judgment”.
“In 2019, the SC ruled that no officer with less than six months of tenure left should be named for a top job. In fact, Asthana was the front-runner for being the CBI Chief in May, 2019, but was dropped after the top court pointed the same in its ruling,” said Sanjeev Jha, who is MLA (AAP) from Burari.
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‘Deshbhakti Budget’ passed; Kejriwal criticises Oppn. for opposing initiatives
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Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia speaks during the budget session of the Delhi Assembly, in New Delhi on Friday.
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‘Deshbhakti Budget’ passed; Kejriwal criticises Oppn. for opposing initiatives
The ‘Deshbhakti Budget’ was passed in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Friday and talking about it, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that
deshbhakti means envisioning growth and progress for all in Delhi.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during his address to the Assembly, congratulated Mr. Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, for presenting an “excellent” and surplus budget despite difficult circumstances that Delhi had to witness due to less tax and revenue collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CM Arvind Kejriwal tears copies of Centre s farm laws in Delhi Assembly, likens agitating farmers to
CM Arvind Kejriwal tears copies of Centre s farm laws in Delhi Assembly, likens agitating farmers to Bhagat Singh
Accusing the Centre of fuelling the farmers agitation, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said in the Delhi Assembly, BJP has fed its people opium and asked them to memorise one line in support of the farm laws.
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Delhi CM Kejriwal tearing copies of the farm laws in the Delhi Assembly on Thursday (Photo Credits: PTI)
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tore copies of the Centre s three new farm laws in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Claiming that he could not betray the farmers protesting against three new laws, the national convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also said that the Delhi government s counsel in the Supreme Court has blamed the central government for these laws.
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The Supreme Court said the farmers protest must continue but added that Delhi cannot be blocked. In other top news items, the Centre-Bengal tussle escalated; Virat Kohli s run-out hurt India in Adelaide; UK recorded its first official air pollution death; and French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19.