Prez refuses assent to Delhi govt bill on Par Secy issue

Prez refuses assent to Delhi govt
 bill on Par Secy issue

New Delhi:  In a jolt to Delhi's ruling AAP government, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday, 13^th June 2016 has refused to give assent to a legislation that protects 21 party MLAs, who have been appointed Parliamentary Secretaries, and face the prospect of disqualification.

Petitions have been filed with the President seeking disqualification of these MLAs on the ground that they occupied office of profit violating constitutional provisions.

Acting as a quasi judicial body, the Election Commission to whom the President referred the issue, had sought replies of the MLAs.

The Delhi Government had sought an amendment to the Delhi Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualification) Act, 1997.

Through the Bill, the AAP government wanted "retrospective" exemption for the parliamentary secretaries from disqualification provisions.

The Bill was forwarded by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to the Centre, which in turn was sent to the President with its comments.

After examining the issue, the President has not given his assent to the Bill, official sources said today.

On March 13, 2015, Kejriwal had passed an order appointing the 21 party MLAs as Parliamentary Secretaries.

Shoe attack on Arvind Kejriwal

Shoe attack on Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi: A shoe was hurled at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, 9^th April 2016, by a man who claimed to be from Aam Aadmi Sena, a breakaway group of AAP, during a press conference but it did not hit the AAP chief.

The attacker, identified as Ved Prakash, was detained by police, which quizzed him.

He talked about alleged irregularities in distribution of CNG stickers and claimed that no action has been taken though a complaint was filed by him with the Chief Minister.

The incident occurred during a press conference at Delhi Secretariat here addressed by Kejriwal on roll out of the second phase of the Odd-Even scheme from April 15.

The shoe fell short of the Chief Minister, who had earlier been targeted with ink and was slapped by a man during campaigning for last Assembly election.

The attacker, who is about 26-27 years of age, shouted as he was being whisked away. Kejriwal later continued with the press conference.