Big victory for democracy: Kejriwal
New Delhi, July 4 : Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the Delhi government that the Lt Governor is bound to act on the aid and advice by the Council of Ministers.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has been engaged in a dragging legal battle with the Lt Governor seeking better and free administrative and governing powers.
"A big victory for the people of Delhi... a big victory for democracy," Kejriwal tweeted.
Calling the ruling a "landmark judgement", Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that from now on the city government would run smoothly.
"Now Delhi government will not have to send their files to LG for approval, now work will not be stalled. This is a big win for the people of Delhi.
"Powers are restored back to Delhi. This verdict stands against the whimsicality of the LG. I thank the Supreme Court -- it's a big win for democracy," Sisodia said.
Kejriwal along with his deputy and other ministers were on sit-in protest at Lt Governor Anil Baijal' residence from June 11 to 19, seeking action against officials they said were on strike and approval for the city government's ration scheme.
The AAP government approached the high court in August 2016 alleging obstruction in its functioning by the Lt Governor. The high court, however, ruled in favour of the Lt Governor, calling him the "administrator of Delhi".
The city government then approached the apex court.
A Supreme Court Constitution Bench on Wednesday ruled in favour of the Kejriwal government, saying that the real powers of governance of Delhi rests with the elected representatives.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
