Kejriwal threatens to tender resignation if the Opposition doesn't support it
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 13
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced to present the contentious anti-corruption Bill in the Delhi Assembly tomorrow, saying he would resign if the Opposition did not support the Bill.
Addressing a press conference after attending the first day of the special session of the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal said the copies of the Bill had been distributed to the legislators and it would be tabled in the House tomorrow.
The four-day Assembly session, which began today, has been called by the Delhi Government to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill and the Swaraj Bill. While, the anti-graft Jan Lokpal Bill will be bought in the House tomorrow, the Swaraj Bill, giving power to mohalla sabhas, will be tabled on Saturday.
On the extreme chaos that marked the Delhi Assembly session today, Kejriwal said the collusion between the BJP and the Congress was exposed today. "It was match-fixing between the BJP and the Congress for the first time in the history," said Kejriwal.
The Chief Minister said the two parties were opposing the government decision to file an FIR against Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani and therefore disrupted the proceedings of the House.
Ruckus prevailed in the Assembly session over the demand of resignation of Law Minister Somnath Bharti for his alleged manhandling of some African women during a raid last month. Protesting BJP MLAs climbed onto the tables of the Speaker and Kejriwal and tore their files. They did not let the Speaker convene the House and broke his mike during the commotion. BJP MLA RP Singh heckled Bharti and threw bangles and lipstick on his table.
Swaraj Bill
New Delhi: The Delhi cabinet on Thursday cleared the Swaraj Bill, which intends to devolve power directly on the people to curb corruption at the local level. A detailed discussion on the Swaraj Bill was also held in Wednesday's cabinet meeting. Touted as a measure for achieving true "self-rule", the Bill provides for decentralisation of power by setting up mohalla sabhas at ward level. — PTI
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Kejriwal government to ignore Lt. Governor
ReplyDeleteadvice against Jan Lokpal Bill
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has decided to go ahead with the tabling of the Jan Lokpal Bill despite Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung’s advice to Delhi Assembly Speaker, sources said in New Delhi.
Najeeb Jung on Friday advised the Delhi Assembly Speaker not to allow tabling of Jan Lokpal Bill as “proper procedure was not followed in the Jan Lokpal Bill issue”. - PTI