The Delhi Police, meanwhile, refused to share the reason behind the detentions and said they have ramped up security in the area in view of the Republic Day. (Express/Chitral Khambati)The Delhi Police detained at least a dozen students from outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university after the Students Federation of India (SFI) said they would screen the BBC documentary titled India: The Modi Question. Some of those detained were raising slogans outside the campus when the police picked them up.
This comes a day after high drama ensued at Jawaharlal Nehru University over the same documentary. On Wednesday, the Delhi Police beefed up security at Jamia university, with the deployment of local staff and paramilitary personnel. Police had also called for anti-riot gear and stood guard at almost all gates.
Many students, who said they were not planning to watch the film anyway, complained they were not allowed to enter the college after noon. Sadia, a BA student, claimed, “They didn’t allow us to enter college. Many of us wanted to take admit cards for exams but were asked to leave. Four students were picked up around noon when they raised slogans against police.”
DCP (Southeast) Esha Pandey said, “A screening… was to be organised by a group of Jamia students,… which was not allowed by university administration. The administration informed police that some students were creating a ruckus on streets, and a total of 13 students were detained around 4 pm to ensure peace in the area.”
Nishant, another student of Jamia, said, “How does it matter if a group of students wishes to see the documentary? The government and police have created so much hype for no reason. The SFI had planned the documentary but the college didn’t allow it and locked the lawn area. Now, police are here…. It’s all unnecessary.”
In a statement, the university stated that no gathering of students or screening of the film will be allowed on the campus. Disciplinary action will be taken against those who don’t follow the directions, said officials.
“We do not want any disturbance on the campus. We desire to keep the peace and harmony in the university where students are studying and giving exams,” Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar told PTI
SFI had planned to screen the documentary on campus around 6 pm Wednesday but police blocked entry of protesters and students. The SFI claimed four of its members were among those detained. “They have been taken to different police stations. We are not doing anything wrong. The documentary has not been officially banned,” said the SFI Delhi state committee.
The university’s Chief Proctor Dr Atiqur Rahman said, “The campus is peaceful. We have given out a statement earlier… we have told students this is against the country… We haven’t allowed such screening and never will. There has been no violence. We have heard about a few people getting detained but we are yet to confirm if they are Jamia students or not…”
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Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger on board an Air India flight, moved a Delhi court seeking bail on Wednesday
A group of at least 25 people, including members of Bajrang Dal Haryana, allegedly barged into a theatre at a mall in Faridabad and disrupted the screening of Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Pathaan’ on Wednesday afternoon, said police. The protesters, some of whom were carrying sticks, vandalised movie posters and smashed several glass panes.
According to the police, the incident was reported around 3.30 pm after members of Bajrang Dal Haryana unit gathered in Faridabad sector’s 35 and marched to Crown Interiorz mall, where the film was being screened on the third floor. Read more
The Delhi Police detained at least a dozen students from outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university after the Students Federation of India (SFI) said they would screen the BBC documentary titled India: The Modi Question. Some of those detained were raising slogans outside the campus when the police picked them up.
This comes a day after high drama ensued at Jawaharlal Nehru University over the same documentary. On Tuesday night, the power went off in JNU at 8.30 pm, half an hour before the proposed screening. Later, students who tried watching the film on their phones and laptops alleged they were pelted with stones. Read more
The victim in the 2017 Unnao rape case moved the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking the recall of the order granting interim bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted and sentenced to life by a trial court for raping the woman when she was a minor, for his daughter’s wedding.
A division bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Anup Kumar Mendiratta issued notices to the CBI and Sengar seeking their responses and listed the matter for Friday. Malavika Prasad reports
A group of 30 people including those affiliated with Bajrang Dal in Haryana barged into a theatre at the Crowne Interiorz Mall in Faridabad on Wednesday to disrupt the screening of Shah Rukh Khan's recent movie 'Pathaan'. The group allegedly carried sticks, vandalised posters of the film, and asked people to leave the theatre. The Faridabad police have initiated a probe into the incident.
At least seven students of Jamia Millia Islamia were detained on Wednesday after student groups led by SFI announced a plan to screen the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the college campus in the evening. (Express/Chitral Khambati)
The Jamia Millia Islamia university administration on Wednesday issued a statement, reiterating its decision to not give permission to students for the screening of the BBC documentary on PM Modi. "It has come to the knowledge of the university administration that some students belonging to a political organisation (SFI) have circulated a poster about screening of a controversial documentary film on the university campus today," it said.
The university administration had earlier issued a memorandum/circular and once again reiterated that no meeting/gathering of students or screening of any film "shall be allowed in the campus without the permission of the competent authority, failing which strict disciplinary action shall be taken against the organisers".
After the Delhi Police on Wednesday detained four students at Jamia Millia Islamia, after student groups announced to screen the BBC documentary on PM Modi, the Students' Federation of India (SFI) issued a statement and said, "In an atrocious manner, Azeez, a student of Jamia Milia Islamia and SFI Jamia Unit Secretary; Nivedya, a Jamia Student and SFI South Delhi Area Vice President; Abhiram and Tejas, both Jamia students and SFI Unit members have been detained by the Delhi Police prior to the screening of the documentary", news agency PTI reported.
The SFI attempt to screen the documentary at the Jamia campus comes a day after a similar event was organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University during which students claimed that power and internet were suspended and stones were thrown at them.
The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) unit of Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday claimed that a few of its members have been detained by police ahead of the screening of the BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi. The university administration, however, said no permission has been sought for the screening of the documentary and “we will not allow” it, news agency PTI reported.
Hours after members of the JNU Students’ Union alleged that the administration had cut off power in campus to stop them from screening the first episode of the two-part BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, which was pulled down by YouTube and Twitter on orders from the Centre, university officials said that faults in electricity lines were not unusual. On Tuesday, at 8.30 pm, several students had gathered outside the Students’ Union office for a screening of the documentary. The campus, however, soon plunged into darkness.
“Faults in the electricity lines happen sometimes. This is not unusual. We are looking into the rumours of violence on campus and the JNU administration will issue a statement,” said JNU PRO Ajit Kumar. Read more
Student groups in Jamia Millia Islamia are planning to screen the BBC documentary, "India: The Modi Question", on their campus Wednesday evening.
Meanwhile, the SFI unit at the university has alleged that a few of its members have been detained by police before the screening. A protest will held at the university gate at 4 PM today.
The Delhi High Court has stayed trial court proceedings against BJP MP Parvesh Singh Sahib in a 2019 criminal defamation case lodged by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
The HC noted that similar orders were passed in pleas moved by Delhi BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana, as well as other leaders like Hans Raj Hans and Manjinder Singh Sirsa wherein the proceedings were stayed till the next date of hearing.
Issuing notice to Sisodia on Sahib’s plea challenging the trial court summoning order, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma stayed trial court proceedings against Sahib till the next date of hearing, March 10.
Delhi Chief Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday that India’s “trade with China was increasing despite their aggression.” “We are making them richer,” he added while speaking during the Delhi government’s Republic Day function, news agency PTI reported.
“VCs appointed by elected governments in many states are removed by governors. Elected governments are now being harassed. They are fighting with the judiciary, state governments, farmers and traders. No one can stop India from becoming No 1 if this fight ends,” he added. (PTI)
The Delhi police have filed a revision petition before the Delhi High Court in the evidence tampering case pertaining to the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire case.
A magisterial court in 2021 convicted the Ansal brothers Sushil and Gopal and other accused under Sections 201 (tampering of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy), and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code and awarded seven-year jail terms to them, besides imposing a fine of Rs 2.25 crore on each.
The Sessions Court on July 19, 2022, upheld the conviction order of the Ansal brothers and two others. The court, however, reduced the duration to the period they had already been jailed since November 8, 2021. Police have sought revision of this sentence reduction before HC. A single-judge bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani will be hearing the matter shortly.
The Delhi HC has issued notice to Sushil Ansal, Gopal Ansal and other accused in a revision plea filed by Delhi police seeking “enhancement” of the sentence in the evidence tampering case connected to the Uphaar cinema fire.
The court was informed that similar revision pleas have been filed by the Ansal brothers against the conviction order of the trial court and by the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy against the modification of the sentence given by the principal district and sessions judge in July last year wherein the accused were released on the period served in jail already amounting to about 8 months.
The state’s revision plea is now listed on April 13.
The Delhi Police said they have made elaborate security and traffic arrangements for the Republic Day parade and functions at Red Fort, Vijay Chowk, India Gate, and other VIP areas. According to senior police officers, more than 60,000 people are expected to attend the parade which will start from Vijay Chowk at 10.30 am and will proceed towards the Red Fort ground area. At India Gate, the celebrations will start at 9.30 am.
Pranav Tayal, DCP (New Delhi), said, “We will also allow QR-based entry for the Republic Day parade. The code will be on all the invitations. More than 7,000 police personnel and paramilitary forces will be on the ground. We have also set up 24 help desks at rush points for easy entry of visitors.” Read more
Incense sticks triggered a fire in a residential apartment inside a group housing society here Wednesday morning, officials said.
No one was injured in the fire that was reported around 9.30 am from the ground-floor house in Lavanya Apartments in Sector 62, Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar Chaubey said.
"Two units of fire service were immediately rushed to the spot and the fire was soon brought to control. The house was closed from outside at the time of the incident," Chaubey said.
"It was found that the fire was triggered by a 'dhoop batti' which was lit for prayer inside the house earlier in the morning," the CFO said. Loss to property was being assessed, the officer added. (PTI)
Delhi witnessed overcast skies and logged a minimum temperature of 10.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal, on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department said. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 22 degrees Celsius. Overcast conditions are expected on Republic Day also.
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, had logged a minimum temperature of 12.3 degrees Celsius, the highest this month so far, on Tuesday. The maximum temperature had settled at 21.6 degrees Celsius.
The city had recorded a maximum temperature of 25.9 degrees Celsius on Monday -- the highest in the month in four years -- according to the weather department. Clouds trap heat that gets through during the day, keeping night-time temperatures above normal. However, cloudy weather reduces daytime temperatures by preventing exposure to the sun.
Delhi is likely to see cloudy skies for the next four to five days. A fresh western disturbance may lead to light rainfall on January 29. Delhi has not recorded any rainfall this winter season so far. The Met department attributed it to the lack of strong western disturbances in November and December. Last year, the city had recorded 82.2 mm rainfall in January, the highest in the month since 1901. (PTI)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday unfurled the tricolour during the state's Republic Day celebrations. NCC cadets, schoolchildren and school bands were present on the occasion.
While hearing a batch of petitions seeking registration of an FIR against political leaders for alleged hate speeches made prior to the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, the Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the police to inform whether these speeches were also the subject matter of pleas pending before the Supreme Court.
A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh asked advocate Rajat Nair appearing for the Delhi Police to obtain instructions on the matter and listed the batch for hearing on February 2. Read more
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Tuesday ordered the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to redevelop the Signature View Apartments complex at North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar and rehabilitate the residents in the interim as the complex is structurally damaged.
Saxena, L-G House officials said, has taken “serious note” of lapses that resulted in the building becoming structurally unsafe in just about 10 years of its construction. He also ordered the immediate initiation of criminal proceedings against the contractors, builders or construction agencies involved.
The L-G ordered a vigilance inquiry to identify all officers and government officials responsible for alleged lapses and misconduct in the construction within 15 days and the initiation of criminal action against defaulting officials. Read more
Not enough youth registered to vote, a preference for EVMs over ballot paper, and a belief that there should be a retirement age for politicians as well as minimum educational qualification to contest the polls. These are some of the findings of the ‘Young Voters’ Awareness and Opinion Survey 2023’ conducted by the Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi.
The survey was conducted between January 16 and 20 among 761 students of Delhi University and affiliated colleges in the age group of 18-34. January 25 is observed as National Voters’ Day in the country. About the next Lok Sabha election schedule, seven out of ten knew that the next national elections will be held in 2024 (table 1). Older students and those doing post-graduation were more likely to know the schedule of the next Lok Sabha elections. It was also found that humanities students (72%) were more aware of the schedule of the next Lok Sabha elections than science (65%) and commerce students (56%).
In the survey, 55% of the surveyed students were registered as voters. However, we found that more young men were enrolled in the voter list than women (table 2). It was also observed that the 18-19 year-olds and undergraduates were less likely to be registered voters as compared to older students. Read the entire report prepared by Team Lokniti CSDS here
While inaugurating the ‘online e-inspection’ software facility in the Delhi High Court, Chief Justice of India Dr D Y Chandrachud emphasised that technological advancements made in the judicial system should be designed to meet the ends of all users.
At the event, the CJI said the Delhi HC has always been at the forefront of digitisation. He said that although the Supreme Court lays down the law for the entire country, it is the Delhi High Court which has been way ahead in terms of facilities provided to the judges as well as litigants and lawyers. He added that the new software was one such aspect of modernisation of court through information technology, which the HC had achieved. Read more
Held after a two-year gap because of Covid, the ‘At Home’ hosted by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and his wife Sangita Saxena, saw tensions between him and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal take a backseat for a few minutes.
The ‘At Home’, which is a traditional meet and greet held before Republic Day and Independence Day, was also attended by Delhi Lok Sabha MPs Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwari, Ramesh Bidhuri and Parvesh Verma; Delhi minister Imran Hussain; several MLAs; representatives of Foreign Missions in India, and bureaucrats.
L-G Saxena and Kejriwal’s Delhi government have been at loggerheads with each other since the former took charge early last year. Over the past few weeks, tensions have escalated, with Kejriwal accusing Saxena of taking decisions on matters that fall under the purview of the elected government, a charge denied by the L-G Office. Read more
Several students, who gathered at the JNU Students’ Union office for a screening of the first episode of the two-part BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ Tuesday, claimed the varsity administration cut power and internet to stop the event.
JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh said: “JNU held screenings of movies like The Kashmir Files but we never got an advisory from the administration. This is happening for the first time.” She added that whenever there was a power cut, the campus community was “notified” by the administration “but this time we got no notice.”
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the makers of film “Faraaz” while taking up a plea moved by the mothers of two girls who died in the 2016 Dhaka terror attack at a cafe, which sought stay on the film’s release.
A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh asked the counsel for the mothers to establish in law that the release of the film is violating their privacy, which needs to be protected, and “whether films inspired by true events can be injuncted at all”.
“You have to inform us what is your right in law to seek injunction on release of the film. You’ll have to be more direct. If we don’t injunct, the appeal and the suit itself becomes infructuous,” the court told senior advocate Akhil Sibal, who represents the mothers. The court also said an order of injunction for a commercial film cannot be passed lightly. Read more
Aishe Ghosh, president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union, says she is going inside the police station to lodge a complaint regarding injuries. The students are still protesting outside a police station in Vasant Kunj after marching there and alleging that stones were thrown during the showing of a prohibited BBC documentary on PM Modi.
We will go inside the police station and file a complaint. After that, we will return to campus. We have been told that electricity in the campus has been restored. We will confirm this and head back after filing a police complaint," said JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh.
The protesting students are being addressed by Aishe Ghosh, president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union. She alleged that ABVP goons remain on campus. Contacting the police is the only option to de-escalate the situation. She invites students who have been injured to come forward and speak with police.
Plans by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union to screen on campus the BBC documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Question’ ran into trouble Tuesday night as electricity in the university went off around 8.30 pm, roughly half an hour before the planned event, and students who opted to watch the film on their phones or laptops were pelted with stones.
JNU V-C Santishree Pandit and university Rector 1 Satish Chnadra Garkoti did not respond to repeated calls and SMSes seeking a response on whether electricity on campus had deliberately been disconnected. The deputy registrar, Ravi Kant Sinha, picked up the call but said he is not authorised to comment.
“We have been told by the JNU V-C and the university Registrar that it’s a massive power failure which has affected one-third of the campus. There is no deliberate attempt to cut power,” claimed an officer in the Education Ministry.
While the power went off around 8.30 pm, those who had gathered outside the students’ union office decided to screen the documentary on their phones and laptops “as a mark of protest” a little past 9 pm. At the time of reporting, streets and buildings on campus were still in the dark, with a professor saying even the quarters where teaching staff reside had no electricity. The professor called the situation “uncanny”. Read Full Report
There has been no electricity at the JNU campus since 8.30 pm. At 9 pm, the JNUSU was supposed to organise a screening of the BBC documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Question.’ The administration had told students not to screen it.
CJI D Y Chandrachud began his address: "Today's innaugral completed the digitisation loop.
The Delhi High Court is way ahead of the Supreme Court in terms of the facilities provided to the judges as well as to lawyers and litigants.
We have been following the Delhi HC in many ways. I can borrow the intellectual capital of the Delhi HC in the Supreme Court.
It is part of my mission... our work in the SC is to create a new band of judges who would be looking for the future of the Indian judiciary.
"The need is to open up to new ideas. The ideas we get from younger judges of HC across india are a cause for optimism. Technological innovations in judicial system should be designed to meet all its users.
The first paperless court was established in Delhi itself in 2009. The success of any innovation depends on the ability to collaborate with all stakeholders.
The e-inspection software has been redeveloped to allow its use by advocates and litigants who are crucial stakeholders of the system.
"Inspection can happen from any location saving time. It is a step in a sustainable step towards transformation of our judicial system.
It is essential to ensure that such online services are compatible by most browsers and are compatible with most devices.
Some of the new technological initiatives adopted since november last year- a new justice mobile app, available to every stake holder, free access to entirety of the record on information which is filed in the court.
SC reports have been transformed into the e-SCR. It has an elastic search facility. We have also made the digitised files compatible with search engines.
Next is having neutral citations across India.
"They ensure that irrespective of law reports used there will be one form of cititation across all courts. I have already written to the Chief Justices of the HCs so that neutral citations can now be provided by HC across the country.
He also mentioned the launch of e-filing in SC which has now been upgraded."
“We have also launched an online RTI portal. I would request all HCs to have its own online RTI portal so that we make the process of disclosure of information about our courts streamlined and accessbile,” CJI Chandrachud said on RTI portals.
He mentions translation of language of judgements in regional languages. A committee has been constitued chaired by SC Justice A Oka, wherein SC judgments will be translated into Hindi Gujarati Tamil and Oriya.
“We must understand that the language that we use namely English is not comprehensible, Particularly in its legal avatar to 99.9% of our citizens”, CJI says. He says that access to justice cannot be meaningful unless the citizens are able to access and understand in a language which they speak and comprehend the judgments we deliver whether in HC or SC.
We are in the process- a software called Suvas, we are creating a team which will use machine learning to translate SC judgments in Indian languages. We are now tapping into talent of judicial officers as well to verify whether translation is done correctly.
He concluded by congratulating members of the officers of the Delhi HC and the IT Team who developed the software. “Please continue to do what you are doing, you are being watched and followed as well,” CJI tells the members on the dias.
Senior advocate Mohit Mathur, chair of the executive committee of the Delhi High Court Bar Association gave the note of thanks.
Chief Justice of Delhi HC Satish Chandra Sharma giving the key note address: CJI has been a pioneer in India’s story of technological advancement in law. Even during covid times as chair of e committee in SC guided as to e hearings as an effective mode of hearing.
"With the launch of e-inspection today we are launching into digital revolution of law," he said.
"We learned to embrace new technology in full measure only after the crisis. Technology instills public faith in the judicial process," he said.
A Delhi court has allowed the extradition of Rajvinder Singh to Australia after he gave his consent for extradition to the court.
Singh is accused of killing Toyah Cordingley on October 21, 2018, when she was walking alone with her dog at Wangetti beach, north of Cairns, in Queensland state.
"The IT committee has taken a conscious decision that we are not going to live stream until we have complete wherewithal. Because a lot of my colleagues have shared the concern that you have live streaming and its on a platform not controlled by us…clips are made and there are all types of comments tagt judges have to face. We are moving in the right direction," said Justice Shakdher.
"There will be a day not to far where we can actually operate from a remote location," he added.
"Under the chief justice of india we have worked according to his credo- an e system which is accessible and inclusive. Policy guidelines are framed by the CJI.
"This has transcended from the work done by the CJI in other committees of the SC. None of this would have been possible without the stupendous effort of the IT team."
Justice Shakdher also recognised contrubution made by the erstwhile members of the IT committee including Justice Navin Chawla, Justice Prathiba M Singh and others. He says that the efforts should be continued by the younger members of the bar.
"The software application is a small and significant step in enhancing the digitisation. Even though we have 11 districts we did more vc’s as compared to other presidency courts ( which started during covid)," said Justice Rajeev Shakdher chairman of Delhi HC IT committee.
"From now sitting at home you can easily inspect a digitised file. You have the added advantage of storing the file and using it whatever you want. We will now literally on the same page. We have on the anvil live streaming apparatus."
CJI Chandrachud has innaugrated the software facility for online e-inspection in Delhi High Court.
A 6,629 page chargesheet has been filed in the Shraddha Walkar murder case. Statements of more than 150 witnesses have been recorded in the chargesheet.
Aftaab Poonawaala, the accused in the case, allegedly killed Walkar on May 18th after a fight broke out between the couple over Walkar meeting an old friend. Police said 'fit of rage' has been recorded as the motive.
Police said the multiple tests - narco analysis, layrered voice analysis and poly test are "in line with the investigation" and the results led them to several recoveries in the case.
Police have recovered some of the weapons that were used during the murder.
CJI D Y Chandrachud arrives at the Delhi HC event
CJI D Y Chandrachud to arrive shortly at event to inaugurate the Delhi High Court's “online e-inspection software”.
Delhi High Court’s “online e-inspection software” will be innaugrated today by the Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud shortly.
All councillors, MPs and MLAs were counted, adding up to 151.
When asked for how long AAP members will remain seated in the house, Sanjay Singh says a decision on their next step will be taken after consulting with CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Sanjay Singh says, "The BJP has fled...they have 40 votes less than us and they were losing badly. Isliye hungama kiya, goondagardi ki (That's why they indulged in drama and hooliganism). I would like to thank our councillors. Gaali sunke bhi shaanth baithe rahe (They stayed quiet even though they were being abused). They were insulted, even then they were sitting calmly. The people of the city have voted in Arvind Kejriwal's favour, but they are not letting the election happen...we have 151 votes in the house. Why was the election not held?
A roll call is now being taken by AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak.
In the Shraddha Walkar murder case, a 6600-pages chargesheet has been placed before the court.
Aaftab Poonawala says, "If the chargesheet would have been provided, I would like to have the chargesheet myself and possibly will discharge my lawyer today."
Attendance is now being taken of all AAP councillors to demonstrate that they are here in full strength.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh says, "This is a very dangerous precedent. If they don't allow elections to happen, what happens to democracy? This is a strange type of hooliganism. They were swearing at us, even then, we asked our people to remain calm. Let the L-G come and decide a time. We are sitting here. Our councillors and MLAs are here."
"The BJP is scared and nervous and is running away from this election", says AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj.
BJP councillors are sitting in protest outside the house saying 'goondagardi nahi chalegi'.
They say that councillors from the AAP resorted to pushing and shoving in the house.
AAP alleges that the MCD house was adjourned because BJP did not have the numbers to get majority in the Mayoral polls.
"BJP doesn't have the numbers that's why they adjourned the house. Our councillors are cutting inside. If you have the guts, get voting started. Respect the mandate of the people of Delhi," AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak tweeted.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the makers of the film Faraaz on a plea filed by the mothers of the two deceased girls who lost their lives in the 2016 Dhaka attack.
The court will hear the application seeking stay on the release of the film on February 1; the film is slated for a February 3rd release.
Delhi police have arrived at Saket court with a chargesheet which will soon be filed against Aaftab Poonawala, accused of killing his live-in partner, Shraddha Walkar.
The chargesheet will be filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Aviral Shukla.
While BJP councillors have walked out, AAP councillors and MLAs remain in the house.
Sloganeering from both BJP and AAP councillors.
Presiding officer Satya Sharma says proceedings cannot be conducted in this situation and adjourns the house.
Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR Tuesday afternoon.
All the 250 councillors have taken the oath. Meanwhile, two BJP councillors took PM Modi's name while taking the oath-one at the end of the oath and one at the beginning- which led to sloganeering by the councillors.
Delhi L-G VK Saxena has ordered the DDA to redevelop the entire Signature View Apartments complex at Mukherji Nagar in North Delhi and rehabilitate the residents. The apartment complex is structurally damaged. Taking serious note of lapses that resulted in the building becoming unsafe in just about 10 years of its construction, Saxena ordered, 'immediate initiation of Criminal proceedings” against the contractors/builders/ construction agencies. He has also ordered a vigilance inquiry to identify all officers/ officials responsible for lapses/misconduct in the construction of said buildings within 15 days and initiation of subsequent criminal action against the defaulting officials accordingly.
The Signature View Apartment Complex, built during 2007-2009, was allotted to the residents in 2011-2012. Soon after, the flats in the complex started facing construction-related issues, forcing the residents to complain about them to the DDA. A 2021-2022 study conducted by IIT Delhi, at the behest of the DDA, had found the building to be structurally unsafe with a recommendation to 'vacate and dismantle' the same.