17.2.14
President's Rule in Delhi
The Union Cabinet has decided to impose President’s Rule in Delhi and keep the assembly in suspended animation, accepting the two recommendations of Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung after Arvind Kejriwal resigned as chief minister on Friday.
Jung’s recommendations are an outright rejection of the outgoing government’s proposal to dissolve the assembly.
Kejriwal criticised Jung’s decision to not recommend dissolution of the House, saying the latter was “openly flouting” the decisions taken by a majority government. “I am questioning the logic of his [ Jung’s] decision [of not recommending dissolution of the House],” Kejriwal said, adding that the Constitution says that he is bound by the decision taken by the Cabinet of a majority government.
The Cabinet met at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s residence to discuss the future of Delhi Assembly.
On Saturday, Jung is believed to have sent a report describing the situation in the national capital along with the resignation of the Delhi cabinet to President Pranab Mukherjee.
As the Cabinet has accepted LG’s suggestion of keeping the assembly in suspended animation, the option for any political party or a combination of parties to try and form a government is open.
If the Cabinet had decided to dissolve the assembly, there would have been elections for the Delhi assembly along with the Lok Sabha elections.
Kejriwal resigned on Friday shortly after a motion to introduce the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill in the 70-member Delhi assembly was defeated in the face of united opposition from the Congress and BJP MLAs. Jung had advised the assembly against debating the Jan Lokpal Bill, which he said should have been cleared by the central government.
Kejriwal’s predecessor Sheila Dikshit said Kejriwal had no option but to resign after losing majority on the floor of the assembly. “It is not a matter (of choice), so he quit.”
Jung’s recommendations are an outright rejection of the outgoing government’s proposal to dissolve the assembly.
Kejriwal criticised Jung’s decision to not recommend dissolution of the House, saying the latter was “openly flouting” the decisions taken by a majority government. “I am questioning the logic of his [ Jung’s] decision [of not recommending dissolution of the House],” Kejriwal said, adding that the Constitution says that he is bound by the decision taken by the Cabinet of a majority government.
The Cabinet met at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s residence to discuss the future of Delhi Assembly.
On Saturday, Jung is believed to have sent a report describing the situation in the national capital along with the resignation of the Delhi cabinet to President Pranab Mukherjee.
As the Cabinet has accepted LG’s suggestion of keeping the assembly in suspended animation, the option for any political party or a combination of parties to try and form a government is open.
If the Cabinet had decided to dissolve the assembly, there would have been elections for the Delhi assembly along with the Lok Sabha elections.
Kejriwal resigned on Friday shortly after a motion to introduce the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill in the 70-member Delhi assembly was defeated in the face of united opposition from the Congress and BJP MLAs. Jung had advised the assembly against debating the Jan Lokpal Bill, which he said should have been cleared by the central government.
Kejriwal’s predecessor Sheila Dikshit said Kejriwal had no option but to resign after losing majority on the floor of the assembly. “It is not a matter (of choice), so he quit.”
Advani on UPA
Veteran BJP leader L K Advani has said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has presided over the most corrupt government in Independent India.
Launching an attack on the UPA government, the senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister in the NDA government said the decade-long rule of the Congress had driven Parliament to an all-time low.
“Manmohan Singh began his tenure with a clean personal reputation. But as his decade-long tenure is coming to a close, he would leave behind a record of having presided over the most corrupt government in Independent India,” Advani said in his latest blog.
Advani said the UPA government has driven Parliament to an “all-time low”.
Launching an attack on the UPA government, the senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister in the NDA government said the decade-long rule of the Congress had driven Parliament to an all-time low.
“Manmohan Singh began his tenure with a clean personal reputation. But as his decade-long tenure is coming to a close, he would leave behind a record of having presided over the most corrupt government in Independent India,” Advani said in his latest blog.
Advani said the UPA government has driven Parliament to an “all-time low”.
Delhi Metro Phase III snippets
Come 2016 and you will have Metro stations in proximity to each other. The reason, say DMRC officials, is the record number of interchange stations being planned for Phase III.
“The criss-cross of Phase III and the existing lines at many places will give rise to several interchange stations, shortening the distance between two parts of the city by up to 15 km in some areas,” said a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation official.
At present, there are nine interchange stations— Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Central Secretariat, Inderlok, Ashok Park Main, Yamuna Bank, Dwarka Sector 21, New Delhi and Kirti Nagar. “Once the network becomes fully operational by 2016, the Metro will have 13 more interchange hubs across the city,” the spokesman added.
Phase III will have two new corridors—the Mukundpur (Majlis Park) to Shiv Vihar line, also dubbed line 7, and the Janakpuri (west) to Botanical Garden in Noida, also called line 8.
As interchange stations come up at Karkardooma and Anand Vihar in the new phase, the distance of these stations from the nearest Metro station at Welcome—now on the Red line connecting Dilshad Garden with Rithala—will reduce drastically to 4.34 km and 5.49 km respectively from the earlier 19.26 km and 20.32 km. “This brings them closer by almost 15 km which will not only cut travel time but also help save money,” the Delhi Metro spokesman added.
Similarly, the other interchange stations will allow commuters in almost all parts of Delhi to change trains without going to the present interchange stations like Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat, which fall on the Yellow line connecting Jahangirpuri and Huda City Centre.
This network will also cut down the travel time Gurgaon and Noida by at least 30 minutes. According to the Metro, the new interchange stations will also help in decongesting the current interchange stations.
Once Phase III becomes fully operational, the Metro network will have 13 more interchange hubs across the city. This includes Hauz Khas, INA, Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place, Lajpat Nagar, Anand Vihar, Karkardooma, Welcome, Kalkaji Mandir, Botanical Garden and Mandi House.
“The criss-cross of Phase III and the existing lines at many places will give rise to several interchange stations, shortening the distance between two parts of the city by up to 15 km in some areas,” said a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation official.
At present, there are nine interchange stations— Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Central Secretariat, Inderlok, Ashok Park Main, Yamuna Bank, Dwarka Sector 21, New Delhi and Kirti Nagar. “Once the network becomes fully operational by 2016, the Metro will have 13 more interchange hubs across the city,” the spokesman added.
Phase III will have two new corridors—the Mukundpur (Majlis Park) to Shiv Vihar line, also dubbed line 7, and the Janakpuri (west) to Botanical Garden in Noida, also called line 8.
As interchange stations come up at Karkardooma and Anand Vihar in the new phase, the distance of these stations from the nearest Metro station at Welcome—now on the Red line connecting Dilshad Garden with Rithala—will reduce drastically to 4.34 km and 5.49 km respectively from the earlier 19.26 km and 20.32 km. “This brings them closer by almost 15 km which will not only cut travel time but also help save money,” the Delhi Metro spokesman added.
Similarly, the other interchange stations will allow commuters in almost all parts of Delhi to change trains without going to the present interchange stations like Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat, which fall on the Yellow line connecting Jahangirpuri and Huda City Centre.
This network will also cut down the travel time Gurgaon and Noida by at least 30 minutes. According to the Metro, the new interchange stations will also help in decongesting the current interchange stations.
Once Phase III becomes fully operational, the Metro network will have 13 more interchange hubs across the city. This includes Hauz Khas, INA, Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place, Lajpat Nagar, Anand Vihar, Karkardooma, Welcome, Kalkaji Mandir, Botanical Garden and Mandi House.
Didi has national aspirations
Taking a dig at the BJP’s PM candidate Narendra Modi over his ‘Chai pe Charcha’ initiative, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjeeon said her party doesn’t believe in sitting at a tea shop just before elections.
Addressing her party workers, she said the Trinamool Congress’s fight was against the BJP, Congress and CPM in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Claiming that unlike the BJP, her party was always close to the people, the CM said, “I think that instead of sitting in a concrete jungle, it is better to be on the streets because one can get information about the people.” Mamata said she wanted to see her party at the national level because the challenge for her was to restore the pride of Bengal outside the state.She,however, added,“I am not going anywhere from Bengal.”
“We will have to fight and win against the CPM, Congress and BJP. We want Delhi and all other states to take pride in us,”she said, adding that the party was also targeting UP, Bihar, Haryana, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Assam.
Addressing her party workers, she said the Trinamool Congress’s fight was against the BJP, Congress and CPM in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Claiming that unlike the BJP, her party was always close to the people, the CM said, “I think that instead of sitting in a concrete jungle, it is better to be on the streets because one can get information about the people.” Mamata said she wanted to see her party at the national level because the challenge for her was to restore the pride of Bengal outside the state.She,however, added,“I am not going anywhere from Bengal.”
“We will have to fight and win against the CPM, Congress and BJP. We want Delhi and all other states to take pride in us,”she said, adding that the party was also targeting UP, Bihar, Haryana, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Assam.
Of Ivy League style colleges....
The Jain International Organization (JIO) will set up 24 universities across India to be on a par with Ivy Leagues internationally.
Jain monk Nayapadmasagarji Maharajsaheb, mentor and JIO founder said the new universities will be in the names of the 24 Jain tirthankars, and the community could avail of the benefits under the minority status recently awarded to them by the central government.
A host of constitutional and policy and religious experts came together to explain what lies beyond the minority tag. On Saturday, the monk addressed over a thousand Jains and spoke to them on benefits Jains can now avail and clear their doubts on matters like reservation in schools and colleges, scholarship programmes and tax benefits on charity and donations.
Three Union ministers, Pradeep Jain K Rahman Khan and Milind Deora were felicitated. JIO will also publish a booklet on the advantages of having minority status.
Jain monk Nayapadmasagarji Maharajsaheb, mentor and JIO founder said the new universities will be in the names of the 24 Jain tirthankars, and the community could avail of the benefits under the minority status recently awarded to them by the central government.
A host of constitutional and policy and religious experts came together to explain what lies beyond the minority tag. On Saturday, the monk addressed over a thousand Jains and spoke to them on benefits Jains can now avail and clear their doubts on matters like reservation in schools and colleges, scholarship programmes and tax benefits on charity and donations.
Three Union ministers, Pradeep Jain K Rahman Khan and Milind Deora were felicitated. JIO will also publish a booklet on the advantages of having minority status.
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