Delhi: Dikshit criticises AAP government
Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Thursday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government in the state of being a "confrontationist government". Dikshit said that the first six months of the AAP's rule in Delhi had been affected by "unnecessary confrontations" with the Central government and state Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung. Accusing the state government of not completing any work, Dikshit said that it was people of Delhi who stood to lose the most from the AAP's brand of politics.
Gujarat: SIT opposes Zakia Jafri’s demand
The Special Investigation Team probing the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday opposed late Congress MP Ehsan Jafri's widow Zakia Jafri's demand for further investigations against the closure report filed on the riots. In her complaint, Jafri had alleged that the existence of a wider conspiracy behind the riots, accusing then-Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other top state officials of being involved in the mob violence. Her husband was among those brutally killed by a mob during the riots. But SIT counsel CS Vaidyanathan said the Supreme Court had been satisfied with the SIT's investigation into the riots.
Maharashtra: MHA seeks explanation on Salian de-notification
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday sought an explanation from the National Investigation Agency on its decision to de-notify special public prosecutor Rohini Salian, the Special Public Prosecutor in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. NIA officials said that the agency was preparing a reply in which it would highlight the decision taken by a panel formed to review the terms of all the special public prosecutors hired by the agency. The officials added that Salian had not submitted her bills to agency since 2013, despite several reminders. While the NIA will require a final approval from the Home Ministry to de-notify Salian, the ministry may direct the agency to recommend new names as public prosecutors.
Bihar: JD(U) MLAs, workers oppose seat-sharing formula
Janata Dal (United) workers and MLAs from Bihar on Thursday opposed the party's seat-sharing formula with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress for the state's upcoming assembly elections. While MLA Izhar Ahmed said that the JD(U) should have been given at least 122 seats, a senior party worker from the East Champaran district said that the ruling party should have been granted the tickets for 140 seats. But JD(U) spokesperson Dr Alok Ajay said that all the constituent parties of the coalition against the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance had reached an amicable solution over seat-sharing. While the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led RJD will contest 100 seats each, the Congress will contest 40 seats in the upcoming polls.
Andhra Pradesh: Naidu launches IT initiative
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday launched an Information Technology initiative by a group of Non-Resident Indians to help the state government use through mobile applications and other services to function more efficiently. The initiative, Code for AP, is a non-profit organisation in the United States that aims to support the state in various technological sectors, including e-governance, economic and social development.
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Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Thursday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government in the state of being a "confrontationist government". Dikshit said that the first six months of the AAP's rule in Delhi had been affected by "unnecessary confrontations" with the Central government and state Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung. Accusing the state government of not completing any work, Dikshit said that it was people of Delhi who stood to lose the most from the AAP's brand of politics.
Gujarat: SIT opposes Zakia Jafri’s demand
The Special Investigation Team probing the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday opposed late Congress MP Ehsan Jafri's widow Zakia Jafri's demand for further investigations against the closure report filed on the riots. In her complaint, Jafri had alleged that the existence of a wider conspiracy behind the riots, accusing then-Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other top state officials of being involved in the mob violence. Her husband was among those brutally killed by a mob during the riots. But SIT counsel CS Vaidyanathan said the Supreme Court had been satisfied with the SIT's investigation into the riots.
Maharashtra: MHA seeks explanation on Salian de-notification
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday sought an explanation from the National Investigation Agency on its decision to de-notify special public prosecutor Rohini Salian, the Special Public Prosecutor in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. NIA officials said that the agency was preparing a reply in which it would highlight the decision taken by a panel formed to review the terms of all the special public prosecutors hired by the agency. The officials added that Salian had not submitted her bills to agency since 2013, despite several reminders. While the NIA will require a final approval from the Home Ministry to de-notify Salian, the ministry may direct the agency to recommend new names as public prosecutors.
Bihar: JD(U) MLAs, workers oppose seat-sharing formula
Janata Dal (United) workers and MLAs from Bihar on Thursday opposed the party's seat-sharing formula with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress for the state's upcoming assembly elections. While MLA Izhar Ahmed said that the JD(U) should have been given at least 122 seats, a senior party worker from the East Champaran district said that the ruling party should have been granted the tickets for 140 seats. But JD(U) spokesperson Dr Alok Ajay said that all the constituent parties of the coalition against the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance had reached an amicable solution over seat-sharing. While the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led RJD will contest 100 seats each, the Congress will contest 40 seats in the upcoming polls.
Andhra Pradesh: Naidu launches IT initiative
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday launched an Information Technology initiative by a group of Non-Resident Indians to help the state government use through mobile applications and other services to function more efficiently. The initiative, Code for AP, is a non-profit organisation in the United States that aims to support the state in various technological sectors, including e-governance, economic and social development.
