INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
give a verdict over the court ruling that the Lieutenant Governor was the administrative head of Delhi
Under the Constitution and the law, the city government does not have any control in matters of land, bureaucracy and the police
The AAP government has been long contending the decision and has also launched a signature campaign to seek full statehood for Delhi
The top court's constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will pronounce the verdict at 10.30 am
urge the Supreme Court to restore democracy in Delhi as well as the rights of the people
The Union government has done everything to paralyze government of Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal has been locked in a bitter power tussle with the centre ever since his AAP swept to power in Delhi in 2015
The Delhi government does not have control over land, bureaucracy and police
But AAP says the centre is trying to rule Delhi using the Lieutenant Governor to block its plans on other subjects such as health and
Mr Kejriwal says the Lieutenant Governor has been working in a brazenly partisan fashion and at the instance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
to prevent the Delhi government.At the heart of the Aam Aadmi Party government's petition is the argument that an elected government cannot
be without any power and the constitution could not give the Lieutenant Governor powers to "stultify daily governance by sitting over files"
The petition challenges the high court's decision that the Lieutenant Governor is the administrative boss of Delhi.Delhi facing "artificial"
water, power crisis; AAP government "visionless": Delhi BJP ChiefDelhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari today alleged that the people of Delhi are
facing an "artificial" water and power crisis due to the "visionless" functioning of the Arvind Kejriwal government
Claiming that according to an RTI reply by the Delhi Jal Board, water supply to the national capital from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh has been
increasing constantly, he said, "Had the government ensured proper treatment of raw water received from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and
Uttrakhand and got it distributed under a judicious summer action plan, people of Delhi would get regular and proper water supply."Supreme
Court's to soon give its verdict on Delhi's ongoing power disputeDoes the lieutenant governor exercise primary control in Delhi or is it the
These decisions were the starting point of the tussle for power
The Chief Minister says that any important decision taken by his government is negated by the Lieutenant Governor, who he accuses of acting
as a stooge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to undermine the Delhi government."Kejriwal Govt left with zero control: AAP leader hits out at
government and withdrew a 1998 concession granted by BJP patriarch LK Advani that mandated the LG to consult the elected government on every
decision relating to police, public order and bureaucratic appointments
not be given absolute powers in the national capital and its decisions would need the LG's concurrence In all other matters, Article 239AA
of the Constitution says the LG has to be guided by the aid and advice of the elected government as happens in all states.Under the
Constitution and the law, the city government does not have any control in matters of land, bureaucracy and the police
The top court's constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will pronounce the verdict at 10.30 am
The other judges on the bench include Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan.
