Kejriwal had urged PM Narendra Modi to allow the municipal elections in the national capital, saying postponing polls weakens the democratic system. (File photo/PTI)Delhi News Live: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will on Monday stage a protest against the BJP for allegedly forcing the State Election Commission to “defer” the conduct of municipal polls in the national capital, the party said. At 10 am, the party workers and the people of Delhi will assemble at the office and then move to gherao the BJP headquarters, AAP leader Durgesh Pathak said.
Upping the ante over the issue, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party on Sunday alleged that the poll panel was scheduled to announce the dates for the election to three municipal corporations but deferred it after it was “threatened and blackmailed” by the ruling BJP.
Meanwhile, several more anganwadi workers received termination notices over the weekend for being an “active part of the strike, agitation and dharna”, with the Delhi State Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union (DSAWHU) reporting that the number was over 70 till late Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of workers and helpers have been on strike since January 31 with the primary demand of a substantial increase in pay and the status of government employees.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will on Monday stage a protest against the BJP for allegedly forcing the State Election Commission to “defer” the conduct of municipal polls in the national capital, the party said. At 10 am, the party workers and the people of Delhi will assemble at the office and then move to gherao the BJP headquarters, AAP leader Durgesh Pathak said.
Upping the ante over the issue, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party on Sunday alleged that the poll panel was scheduled to announce the dates for the election to three municipal corporations but deferred it after it was “threatened and blackmailed” by the ruling BJP.
The Centre and Delhi government are at odds over the formation of a ‘selection committee’ to pick the Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), with the former writing a letter to the AAP government to “reconstitute” the committee since the current one is “missing” experienced professionals.
The Delhi government has shortlisted 25 persons so far for the top post, sources said, adding that 35 people from the central government, DMRC and departments of the state government had applied for the post. This included several current DMRC directors. Read more
Around 20,830 metric tonnes of biomass, of which paddy straw is a component, has been used in seven thermal power plants in the NCR so far, and the tender process for use of another 43 lakh metric tonnes is underway. This is as per data presented at a session on agricultural stubble management during a discussion on measures to mitigate air pollution in Delhi-NCR organised by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) last week.
Using paddy straw in power plants is one way of minimising burning of stubble. Arvind Nautiyal, member secretary, CAQM, said the commission had issued statutory directions to 11 thermal power plants situated in a 300-km radius around Delhi to mandatorily co-fire biomass with coal, by substituting 5% to 10% of their coal requirement with biomass. Read more
Several more anganwadi workers received termination notices over the weekend for being an “active part of the strike, agitation and dharna”, with the Delhi State Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union (DSAWHU) reporting that the number was over 70 till late Sunday afternoon.
Hundreds of workers and helpers have been on strike since January 31 with the primary demand of a substantial increase in pay. They have also been demanding that they be given the status of government employees — currently, they are considered honorary workers — along with benefits that accompany it. Read more