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  • Kharge calls meeting to discuss support for AAP over Centre’s ordinance on Delhi services

    By IANS

    NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called a meeting of the party leaders on May 29 to discuss whether the party needs to support Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the Centre’s ordinance to negate the Supreme Court judgement on placing ‘services’ under the control of the state government in the national capital.

    According to party sources, Kharge has called a meeting of the party leaders to discuss the issue on May 29 at 10.30 a.m.

    The meeting comes in the wake of the request from Kejriwal, who is also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi over the ordinance issue.

    In a tweet on Friday, Kejriwal said, “Sought time this morning to meet Congress President Kharge ji and Rahul Gandhi ji to seek Congress support in Parliament against undemocratic and unconstitutional ordinance passed by BJP government and also to discuss the general assault on the federal structure and prevailing political situation.”

    After the request from the AAP leader, Congress sources on Friday said that the party is still considering his request.

    On Monday night, Congress general secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal said, “The Congress Party has not taken any decision on the issue of the Ordinance brought against the SC judgment on the powers of the Government of NCT of Delhi with respect to the appointment of officers. It will consult its state units and other like-minded parties on the same. The Party believes in the Rule of Law and at the same time does not condone unnecessary confrontation, political witch-hunt and campaigns based on lies against political opponents by any political party.”

    Many Congress leaders from Delhi and Punjab have opposed supporting Kejriwal over the issue. Senior Congress leaders like Ajay Maken, Sandeep Dikshit and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had already echoed that the party should not support AAP.

    Kejriwal has already met Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal(U) leader Nitish Kumar along with his deputy and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on May 21. Both the leaders have announced to support the AAP over the ordinance issue.

    On Tuesday, Kejriwal travelled to West Bengal to meet his counterpart and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and seek her support. Banerjee also announced her support for the AAP leader.

    The AAP leaders also travelled to Maharashtra and met former chief minister and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar separately. Both leaders have also extended their support to Kejriwal’s party.

    Kejriwal is also supposed to travel to Hyderabad to meet Bharath Rashtra Samithi leader and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao seeking his support over the issue on Saturday.

    Kejriwal has last week urged the opposition parties to not let the Bill over the ordinance to pass in Rajya Sabha for the people of Delhi.

    The Central government has brought an ordinance to set up a permanent authority known as the National Capital Civil Service Authority whose chairperson will be Delhi chief minister, who, along with the chief secretary, Delhi, Principal Secretary (Home), Delhi, will make recommendations to the Delhi L-G regarding matters concerning transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters. However, in case of a difference of opinion, the decision of the L-G shall be final.

    ALSO READ | AAP slams Delhi Congress for ‘politics of convenience’ on Centre’s ordinance on Delhi services

    On May 11, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled that it is ideal to hold that a democratically elected Delhi government should have control over its officers and the L-G is bound by the advice of the elected government in everything other than public order, police, and land. The top court stressed that if the government is not able to control and hold to account the officers posted in its service, then its responsibility towards the legislature, as well as the public, is diluted.

    The ordinance came after the apex court gave the Delhi government control in services matters, including transfer and posting of officers.

    NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called a meeting of the party leaders on May 29 to discuss whether the party needs to support Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the Centre’s ordinance to negate the Supreme Court judgement on placing ‘services’ under the control of the state government in the national capital.

    According to party sources, Kharge has called a meeting of the party leaders to discuss the issue on May 29 at 10.30 a.m.

    The meeting comes in the wake of the request from Kejriwal, who is also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi over the ordinance issue.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    In a tweet on Friday, Kejriwal said, “Sought time this morning to meet Congress President Kharge ji and Rahul Gandhi ji to seek Congress support in Parliament against undemocratic and unconstitutional ordinance passed by BJP government and also to discuss the general assault on the federal structure and prevailing political situation.”

    After the request from the AAP leader, Congress sources on Friday said that the party is still considering his request.

    On Monday night, Congress general secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal said, “The Congress Party has not taken any decision on the issue of the Ordinance brought against the SC judgment on the powers of the Government of NCT of Delhi with respect to the appointment of officers. It will consult its state units and other like-minded parties on the same. The Party believes in the Rule of Law and at the same time does not condone unnecessary confrontation, political witch-hunt and campaigns based on lies against political opponents by any political party.”

    Many Congress leaders from Delhi and Punjab have opposed supporting Kejriwal over the issue. Senior Congress leaders like Ajay Maken, Sandeep Dikshit and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had already echoed that the party should not support AAP.

    Kejriwal has already met Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal(U) leader Nitish Kumar along with his deputy and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on May 21. Both the leaders have announced to support the AAP over the ordinance issue.

    On Tuesday, Kejriwal travelled to West Bengal to meet his counterpart and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and seek her support. Banerjee also announced her support for the AAP leader.

    The AAP leaders also travelled to Maharashtra and met former chief minister and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar separately. Both leaders have also extended their support to Kejriwal’s party.

    Kejriwal is also supposed to travel to Hyderabad to meet Bharath Rashtra Samithi leader and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao seeking his support over the issue on Saturday.

    Kejriwal has last week urged the opposition parties to not let the Bill over the ordinance to pass in Rajya Sabha for the people of Delhi.

    The Central government has brought an ordinance to set up a permanent authority known as the National Capital Civil Service Authority whose chairperson will be Delhi chief minister, who, along with the chief secretary, Delhi, Principal Secretary (Home), Delhi, will make recommendations to the Delhi L-G regarding matters concerning transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters. However, in case of a difference of opinion, the decision of the L-G shall be final.

    ALSO READ | AAP slams Delhi Congress for ‘politics of convenience’ on Centre’s ordinance on Delhi services

    On May 11, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled that it is ideal to hold that a democratically elected Delhi government should have control over its officers and the L-G is bound by the advice of the elected government in everything other than public order, police, and land. The top court stressed that if the government is not able to control and hold to account the officers posted in its service, then its responsibility towards the legislature, as well as the public, is diluted.

    The ordinance came after the apex court gave the Delhi government control in services matters, including transfer and posting of officers.

  • Preparing to bring ordinance for registration and operation of religious places of UP, Yogi Govt.

    Yogi government will soon bring ordinance for registration and operation of religious places in Uttar Pradesh. In this regard, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is going to have an important meeting with senior officials in Lucknow on Tuesday. According to the information received, CM will see the presentation of the Religious Places Registration and Regulation Ordinance-2020 in this meeting. Along with this, guidelines will be discussed for the operation and maintenance of religious places.

    Explain that earlier in the cabinet meeting, the proposal to set up a directorate for conducting religious works under the chairmanship of CM Yogi has been approved. Now the government is preparing to bring an ordinance for registration and regulation of religious places.

  • Sabarimala: Congress leader calls for Centre’s intervention

    A prominent Congress leader in Kerala, who is also a former president of the Travancore Devaswam Board that administers the Sabarimala Temple has called for urgent intervention by the Centre to resolve the impasse prevailing in the State as a result of the Supreme Court verdict allowing women of all ages entry in the holy shrine.

    Prayar Gopalakrishnan,  who was a Congress legislator during 2001-2006, pointed out that the Centre has every right as per the Constitution to promulgate an ordinance to sort out the law and order situation in Sabarimala . “The CPI-M led Kerala Government has failed miserably to tackle the situation. It has aggravated the intensity of the problem by unleashing police over the hapless devotees. It is time for the Centre’s intervention in this issue,” said Gopalakrishnan while speaking to The Pioneer.

    “Article 28 of the Indian Constitution makes it clear that the Centre has the power to enact a legislation under Section 246(2) which deal with issues related to places of worship. As per documents in possession of the Devaswam Board itself, the shrine’s name is Sree Ayyappa Swamy Temple. The CPI-M government got the name changed to Sastha Temple as part of a deep rooted conspiracy  and to destroy the uniqueness of the temple,” said Gopalakrishnan. He also pointed out that the temples come under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution and  falls under the concurrent list which makes  the Centre more powerful in enacting the suitable law/ordinance.

    Chief Minister Ponarayi Vijayan who addressed the media on Monday blamed the ESS, BJP and the Congress for vitiating the atmosphere in Sabarimala even as police continued the crack down on devotees reciting Ayyappa hymns at the shrine. Though the High Court of Kerala had ordered the State Government to call back the police force from Sabarimala, there has been no let up in the number of cops deployed at the shrine, according to Roshy Raveendran, a tour operator at Kochi airport organising pilgrimage to Sabarimala. “Business is down as there is sharp fall in the arrival of pilgrims to Sabarimala,” said Raveendran.

    The Nair Service Society (NSS), an organisation representing the Nair community in the government and which has maintain “equidistant” from both the Congress and the CPI-M has come out on Monday lambasting the Pinarayi Vijayan government in the Sabarimala issue. “The police deployed at Sabarimala views the devotees as if they are terrorists. The Ayyappa devotees deserve a fair treatment,” said the editorial in the magazine “Service”, the NSS mouthpiece.