Articles by "Anil Baijal"
New Delhi, Jul 4: The Supreme Court verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre had done away with all the possibilities of a "blame game" between the BJP and the AAP and the two parties should now ensure that the development of the national capital, which was "stalled" for years, started again, the Congress said today.
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today held that Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal did not have independent decision-making powers and that he was bound to act on the aid and advice of the council of ministers.
"Since the apex court has clarified about the powers in Delhi, we hope that the development, which has been stalled ever since the Congress was voted out of power over four years ago, will start again," Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken told.
He said the LG and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should stop the "blame game" now and develop Delhi as the Congress did during its 15-year rule (1998-2013).
The Supreme Court decision is a major victory for the Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, which has been in a constant tug of war with the LG over the power wielded by the two branches of the executive. (PTI)
New Delhi, Jul 4: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today hailed the Supreme Court verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre as a "big victory" for the people of the city and for democracy.
The apex court today held that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal does not have independent decision-making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.
The judgement pronounced in the court by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who was heading a five judge Constitution bench, also held that the LG cannot act as an "obstructionist".
"A big victory for the people of Delhi...a big victory for democracy...," Kejriwal tweeted minutes after the verdict.
The decision is a major victory for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's AAP government which has been in a constant tug of war with LG Anil Baijal over the power wielded by the two branches of the executive.
The Supreme Court said that except for three issues, including land and law and order, the Delhi government has the power to legislate and govern on other issues.
The LG needs to work harmoniously with the Council of Ministers and an attempt should be made to settle the difference of opinion with discussions, the apex court said. (PTI)
New Delhi, Jul 4: In a landmark verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre, the Supreme Court today held that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal does not have independent decision making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.
The judgement pronounced in the court by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who was heading a five judge Constitution bench, also held that the LG cannot act as an "obstructionist".
Two other judges, Justices A K Sikri and A M Khanwilkar, concurred with the verdict.
It said all decisions of the Council of Ministers must be communicated to the LG but that does not mean his concurrence is required.
"There is no room for absolutism and there is no room for anarchism also," the court ruled.
The decision is a major victory for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's AAP government which has been in a constant tug of war with LG Anil Baijal over the power wielded by the two branches of the executive.
The Supreme Court said that except for three issues, including land and law and order, Delhi government has the power to legislate and govern on other issues.
It was ruling on a batch of appeals filed by Kejriwal's government challenging the Delhi High Court's order holding the LG as the administrative head of the national capital.
Virtually disagreeing with the High Court order, the Supreme Court said the LG should not act in a mechanical manner and stall the decisions of the Council of Ministers.
It said the LG has not been entrusted with independent powers and he can refer issues on difference of opinion to the president only in exceptional matters and not as a general rule.
The LG needs to work harmoniously with the Council of Ministers and an attempt should be made to settle the difference of opinion with discussions, the apex court said. (PTI)
New Delhi, Jun 21: Enthusiastic Delhiites turned up in large numbers at Rajpath, various parks and public squares across the city today to perform asanas to mark the fourth International Yoga Day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the country-wide celebrations in Dehradun, where around 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus here stretched an extra muscle in various yogic exercises.
In Delhi, the fourth edition of the celebrations played out at several venues -- from the sprawling Rajpath to the lawns of Red fort to old municipal parks and gardens in other parts of the city.
Union minister Harsh Vardhan, Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal and senior BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi took part in the celebrations. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal whose name was there in the guest list was not to be seen.
The Rajpath looked majestic as old and young, dressed in colourful attire, rolled out their mats and performed various asanas. Traffic was restricted around the area during the time.
Mats were also rolled out at the Lodhi Garden, Nehru Park, Talkatora Garden under the aegis of the New Delhi Municipal Council.
Events were held in Dwarka, Rohini and Yamuna Sports Complex in east Delhi by the Delhi Development Authority.
The day, which was adopted by the United Nations in 2014, was also celebrated at the Red Fort lawns as around 50,00 women and men, all clad in white, converged at the venue and participated in the mass yoga event organised by the Brahma Kumaris.
The events began with the live telecast of the speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the screens installed at the venues following which they performed yogic exercises.
Elaborate security arrangements were put in place in the city to ensure no untoward incident.
Besides, several yoga events were organised in various parks in the city.
Several Union ministries also hosted events in their office premises for their employees.
The centrepiece of the first International Day of Yoga celebration on June 21, 2015 was New Delhi's Rajpath. The event made it to the Guinness World Records with 35,985 participants performing asanas at one venue and 84 nationalities being part of it.
Last year, the main function was held in Lucknow. (PTI)
New Delhi, Apr 21: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has again inspected the progress of Rani
Jhansi flyover here on Saturday.
After the inspection, Mr Baijal directed the officials for
preparing a comprehensive traffic dispersal plan in coordination with agencies
concerned stating that congestion would increase once it opens up shortly.
He said its beautification works be taken up at a rapid pace.
Later, the LG also visited the Shanti Stupa at Millennium
Park developed by DDA.
Mr Baijal reviewed progress of construction of Peace Museum
and landscaping works, which is being developed in collaboration with Japanese
monks.
He has directed for completion of all works before the
year-end. UNI
New
Delhi, Nov 9: In the wake of the alarming rise in air pollution, which had
reached dangerous levels, the 'controversial' Odd-Even formula to reduce
vehicular congestion is likely to be back in the national capital from November
13.
According to Delhi government sources, the scheme, under which odd and even
number vehicles are allowed to run on alternate days, will be enforced for five
days, starting from November 13 to November 17. The decision of the Kejriwal government comes a day after Lt Governor Anil
Baijal held a high-level meeting on the burning issue of pollution, in which he
asked the Transport Department to start preparing for odd-even scheme. Earlier this morning, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that a
decision on re-introducing the Odd-Even formula to reduce regular vehicular
congestion, was coming soon. While expressing concern over the rise in the level of PM2.5 and PM10, the
polluting particles in the air, Mr Kejriwal, however, blamed the stubble
burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana states as the major cause for the
present conditions. UNI
New
Delhi, Nov 7: Expressing concern over increasing level of pollution in
Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked Education Minister
Manish Sisodia to close schools for a few days.
'Considering high level of pollution, I have requested Manish Sisodia,
Education Minister, to consider closing schools for a few days," Mr
Kejriwal tweeted. The Chief Minister also said all should come together to find a solution to
this problem as during this time every year, Delhi becomes a gas chamber for
almost a month. Notably, Environment Minister Imran Hussain had written letters to the
adjoining states on August urging them to take steps to check crop burning,
which is considered to be one of the major causes of increasing air pollution. Last week, Lt Governor Anil Baijal held a meeting at Raj Niwas to review the
status of measures taken by various agencies to combat air pollution. In the
meeting, Mr Baijal had emphasised on water sprinkling with mechanical sweeping
and directed the agencies concerned to penalise all construction agencies in
case of any violation of dust control norms. UNI
