Almost all appointments, decisions of PM Modi involve tearing of Constitution, convention: Congress
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress alleged on Thursday that almost all appointments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and decisions taken by him were done by "tearing" convention and the Constitution without consultation.
The remark comes on a day the Supreme Court observed that the appointment of a new election commissioner was effected in a "tearing hurry".
"Supreme Court has observed that appointment of new Election Commissioner was done in a 'tearing hurry'. Nothing new. Almost all appointments and decisions of Mr Modi has involved tearing of Convention and Constitution with no Consultation (sic)," All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of media and publicity Pawan Khera wrote on Twitter.
The Supreme Court questioned the "haste" and "tearing hurry" in appointing Arun Goel as an election commissioner.
The Centre resisted the observations, with Attorney General R Venkataramani saying the issue pertaining to Goel's appointment should be looked into its entirety.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice K M Joseph perused the Centre's original file pertaining to Goel's appointment as an EC and said, "What kind of evaluation is this? Although, we are not questioning the merits of Arun Goel's credentials but the process."
As the bench questioned the "lightning speed" with which Goel was appointed as an EC, the Centre through Venkataramani urged the bench not to make observations without looking into the entire issue pertaining to the appointment process.
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Rajasthan Royals finish third after rain plays spoilsport in their IPL game against KKR
Guwahati, May 19: Rajasthan Royals paid the price for their shoddy show during the business end as a washout of their final IPL league game against table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday pushed them to third place behind Sunrisers Hyderabad.
While KKR finished the league engagements on 20 points with nine wins and two more solitary points courtesy wash-outs, SRH (17 points) pipped RR (17 points) by virtue of better Net Run Rate (NRR). SRH finished with NRR of 0.414 compared to RR's 0.273.
KKR will play Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first Qualifier in Ahmedabad on Tuesday followed by the 'Eliminator' between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the same venue.
Rajasthan Royals would blame themselves for getting into a nice little rut after an incredible run during the first half of the tournament when they had won eight out of their nine games.
But their campaign lost a bit of steam towards the back end as they lost four games on trot and with no Jos Buttler for crunch games, facing a marauding RCB in a winner-takes-all match could be a very tough proposition.
On the other hand, SRH, a team that redefined power-hitting with optimum use of 'Impact Sub', had one of their best chases on Sunday, albeit on a track that once again resembled a highway in terms of its placid quotient. The chase of 215 against a depleted Punjab Kings with five balls to spare also bolstered their NRR just when it was needed.
