Anurag Thakur takes a tour of the Indian pavilion at Cannes 2022. (Photo: Ministry of I&B/Twitter)Delhi News Live Updates (June 13): The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition by CPI(M) leaders Brinda Karat and K M Tiwari against a trial court order seeking registration of an FIR against Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of I&B Anurag Thakur and MP Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speech in 2020.
Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper as the Congress party’s workers and leaders held protests in the Capital. Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police detained Congress workers as they protested outside the AICC headquarters in support of Rahul Gandhi. Almost the entire top leadership of the Congress, the party’s two Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel and its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs staged a protest holding placards and shouting slogans from the AICC headquarters to the ED office.
Meanwhile, the MCD election, which was scheduled for April-May but put on hold due to the unification process, is unlikely to be held this year. The Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Act, which unified the three municipal corporations in the national capital, states that the number of seats in the unified corporation will not be more than 250 — down from the existing 272 — and will be determined by the “central government at the time of the establishment of the corporation”. This essentially means that a fresh delimitation exercise will be undertaken.
In other news, leaders of the Delhi BJP Sunday met Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the national capital, and urged him to supply water to the city from his state. State BJP president Adesh Gupta, who was part of the Delhi BJP delegation, said Khattar assured them of full cooperation on the issue. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday had also urged Haryana to release water, saying that the Yamuna river had dried up.
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition by CPI(M) leaders Brinda Karat and K M Tiwari against a trial court order seeking registration of an FIR against Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of I&B Anurag Thakur and MP Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speech in 2020.
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, who had reserved the verdict in the case on March 25, said that sanction from the government is required for registration of the FIR in the case. The court also said that the petitioners have failed to follow the prescribed mechanism under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The court thus upheld the order passed by the lower court. A copy of the judgement was not immediately available. Read more
Many shanties and a scrap godown were gutted after a fire broke out a scrap godown in Bajghera village late on Sunday night. Fire department officials said at least 20 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire. No casualties have been reported, officials said.
Fire department officials said the cause of fire is yet to be ascertained.
Gulshan Kalra, deputy director (technical) fire department, said that a call was received regarding a fire at a scrap godown around 12.40 am, following which fire tenders from all fire stations in Gurgaon were rushed to the spot. Read more
Stating that mass leaders who occupy high offices must conduct themselves with utmost integrity and responsibility, the Delhi High Court on Monday said hate speeches by elected representatives, political and religious leaders warranted “stringent peremptory action” by the central and state governments.
The court made the observations while dismissing a petition challenging a 2020 trial court order that dismissed CPM leaders Brinda Karat and KM Tiwari’s application seeking an FIR against Union minister Anurag Thakur and BJP MP Parvesh Varma for their alleged hate speeches in connection with anti-CAA protests. Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said he has been arrested by Delhi Police while marching towards Enforcement Directorate office in Delhi.
Gehlot added that the Delhi Police took other Congress leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, Mukul Wasnik, Digvijaya Singh, Deependra Hooda, Pawan Khera, P L Poonia, Gaurav Gogoi, and Meenakshi Natarajan to Central Delhi in a bus.
The Rapid Action Force has been deployed close to the ED office after the protestors were all taken away in police buses.
Congress leader Harish Rawat was among those detained by Delhi Police.
After the two-day executive meeting of the BJP’s Delhi unit concluded Sunday evening, its chief Adesh Gupta said that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has agreed to his request to give more water to the Capital amid the current crisis.
Blaming Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the existing water crisis in the Capital, Adesh Gupta said that left with no defence the AAP leader has started blaming Haryana. “But on humanitarian grounds on our request Haryana CM has agreed to give us extra water to tide over the present crisis,” added Gupta during the meeting at Nandnagri in East Delhi.
Gupta also said that whenever Arvind Kejriwal faces a crisis situation he starts blaming the Centre, states or corporations and backs out from owning any responsibility. (Read More)
Ahead of the Congress’s march on Monday to the office of the Enforcement Directorate, which has issued summons to Rahul Gandhi in a money laundering case, the Delhi Police have made special arrangements restricting the movement of several buses and vehicles across the New Delhi district and borders. The police have also imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in some areas.
The police said the Congress workers’ rally may affect traffic in the city. On Sunday, DCP (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth released an order denying permission for the All India Congress Committee (AICC) rally from Akbar Road to the ED office in New Delhi. The order stated that permission could not be granted because of the “communal situation” in Delhi, law and order arrangements and the VVIP security arrangements in the national capital.
Ahead of the Congress’s march on Monday to the office of the Enforcement Directorate, which has issued summons to Rahul Gandhi in a money laundering case, the Delhi Police have made special arrangements restricting the movement of several buses and vehicles across the New Delhi district and borders. The police have also imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in some areas.
The police said the Congress workers’ rally may affect traffic in the city. On Sunday, DCP (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth released an order denying permission for the All India Congress Committee (AICC) rally from Akbar Road to the ED office in New Delhi. The order stated that permission could not be granted because of the “communal situation” in Delhi, law and order arrangements and the VVIP security arrangements in the national capital. (Read More)
Satyendar Jain, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Delhi Health Minister, was sentenced to 14 days in judicial detention in an accused money laundering case by a Delhi court on Monday, June 13.
To provide direct connectivity between the Supreme Court building and the Pragati Maidan metro station, the Delhi public works department (PWD) is planning to add an arm to the existing ITO skywalk by constructing a foot-overbridge.
“Currently, the ITO skywalk provides direct connectivity from College of Art to Pragati Maidan, ITO and Supreme Court. However, with the corridor development of Pragati Maidan and underpass coming up just near the apex court, the direct connectivity to the metro station has been closed,” said an official.
The official added that the overbridge would be constructed as an additional arm to the existing skywalk. The upcoming pedestrian bridge will most likely connect the Supreme Court with Pragati Maidan metro station Gate number 10, the official added. (Read More)
An association of budget private schools in Delhi has raised concerns over the Directorate of Education (DoE)’s directions to schools to admit all candidates from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Children with Special Needs (CWSN) allotted to them irrespective of their general admissions, stating that it will place them under further final duress.
In a recent notification, the DoE observed that some private schools are not granting admissions to EWS and CWSN candidates citing fewer admissions in their general seats and ordered that “all Private schools are bound to grant admissions to all eligible EWS/DG & CWSN selected/allotted candidates irrespective of lesser general admissions”. (Read More)
Delhi Police has issued advice to avoid Motilal Nehru Marg, Akbar Road, Janpath and Man Singh Road until 12 pm. "Due to special arrangements traffic movement will not be possible on these roads."
In a tweet, Delhi Traffic Police also asked commuters to avoid Gol Methi junction, Tughlak Road Junction, Claridges Junction, Q-point Junction, Sunehri Masjid Junction, Maulana Azad Road Junction & Man Singh Road Junction.