SC verdict defining LG's powers victory of federalism: CPI-M
New Delhi, July 4: Welcoming the Supreme Court judgment limiting the Lt Governors role in Delhi's administration, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday said it is a "victory of federalism".
The Left party underlined that the judgment by a five-member Constitution bench highlighted the role of Lt. Governors and Governors and the issue of "misuse of their offices".
"The BJP propagates charade of ‘cooperative federalism' but in reality it is destroying our federal structure. The CPI-M welcomes the judgment. Governors and Lt. Governors can't usurp the rights of an elected state government or encroach upon their rights. This is a victory of federalism," the party said.
It said that the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra has "upheld the rights of the elected state governments" and reversed the decision of the Delhi High Court which had held that the Lt. Governor is the "administrative head" of Delhi.
"The Supreme Court bench has now correctly held that the Lt. Governor is bound by the advice of the elected Council of Ministers of Delhi government," it said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
