Delhi: Parl Adjourned Till Tomorrow After Ruckus, Sisodia's Judicial Custody In Liquorgate Case Extended Till April 3

The national capital’s per capita income grew by 14.18 per cent at the current prices in 2022-23 to Rs 4,44,768 compared to Rs 3,89,529 during 2021-22, the Delhi Economic Survey has said.

The survey was tabled by Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday in the Assembly.

According to the survey report, the per capita income in the capital has always been around 2.6 times higher compared to the national average both at the current and constant prices.

Delhi | A delegation of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) leave from Krishi Bhavan after meeting Union Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

“We’ve given a memorandum,” says a farmer leader.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) is holding a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ in Delhi over their various demands including legal guarantee on MSP

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court extended Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody in the Delhi excise scam case till April 3. CBI had sought further extension of JC by 14 days.

CBI has said custody is needed as the investigation is still pending, and the probe is at a crucial stage.

After a week-long bonhomie among the opposition parties, the BRS and the Samajwadi Party on Monday skipped the meeting at leader of opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge’s chamber in Parliament House, but later both attended the joint press conference.

Trinamool has already been maintaining a distance, while the AAP was present in the meeting.

Apart from the Congress, the following parties attended the Monday meeting — DMK, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, NCP, JD(U), AAP, IUML, SS (Uddhav),JKNC, MDMK, RSP, Kerala Congress and JVCK.

An unambiguous apology from Rahul Gandhi can end the logjam in Parliament, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday as he slammed the Congress leader for his recent remarks in the United Kingdom.

Addressing a press conference, the BJP leader categorically rejected Gandhi’s claims on the prevailing situation in India and urged him to clarify if he was “playing to an agenda”.

During his interactions in the United Kingdom recently, Gandhi alleged that the structures of Indian democracy are under attack and there is a “full-scale assault” on the country’s institutions.

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail to former Congress MLA Asif Mohd Khan, who was arrested for abusing and manhandling on-duty police officers in the national capital’s Shaheen Bagh area.

On February 28, the High Court had issued a notice to the police on Khan’s bail plea.

The judge granted him interim bail in two FIRs registered in Shaheen Bagh Police Station on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 in each case, with one surety of like amount.

The Delhi Police has contacted its Noida counterparts, who have recovered severed body parts from a drain in Sector 8, over the recovery of some human body parts close to a Rapid Metro construction site in the national capital, officials said on Sunday.

The Delhi Police found a human skull, wrist bones and other small bones in southeast Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan area on Saturday, the officials said. The Noida Police recovered severed arms and legs earlier last week.

Police received information at 11.56 am about human body parts found near Sarai Kale Khan ISBT, Ring Road, adjoining the flyover in the area of construction site of Rapid Metro, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Rajesh Deo said.  After reaching the spot, it was found that some human body parts — in various stages of decomposition — and a bunch of hair were found, the DCP said.

A 29-year-old businessman and his friend were allegedly assaulted by bouncers at a five-star hotel in the Janpath area, police said. READ MORE

Sanyukt Kisaan Morcha organised Kisan Mahapanchayat at the national capital’s Ramleela Ground on Monday.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said time has been sought for Rahul Gandhi to speak in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and he will make his statement if allowed. Kharge also slammed the BJP-led government over the Delhi Police team reaching Gandhi’s residence on Sunday to inquire about his “women are still being sexually assaulted” statement made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

“They are trying to divert attention from the issues we have been raising. It has been 46 days since the yatra was completed and they are asking now, ‘whom did you meet’. Lakhs of people connected with the yatra and met him (Gandhi) for five minutes and they are asking to identify people,” Kharge told reporters here on Monday before leaving to attend Parliament.

Gandhi’s speech was made in Jammu and Kashmir and the police are asking about it here, the Congress chief said.”This is an attempt to target and harass. They want to weaken us by intimidation, but we will not get scared or be weakened,” Kharge said.

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2:00 PM amid ruckus.

While the Tregery Bench in Lock Sabha raised slogans of “Rahul Gandhi Shame Shame”, the Opposition continued its demand for a JPC probe in the Adani issue.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi gives Adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to raise the matter of Delhi police serving notice to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to seek information regarding a speech he made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

K. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters in New Delhi on Monday, to join the second round of questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam. READ MORE

“If any individual goes outside the country he has the freedom to speak but along with that freedom comes what I call the need to have a sense of responsibility. We are the world’s oldest democracy but Rahul Gandhi goes to UK and says Indian democracy is facing an attack on the basic structure,” Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Congress MP Jebi Mather gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss “the Government’s failure to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the charges of corporate fraud.”

Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil give a suspension of business notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss “on what grounds Kiran Patel was provided with a Z+ security cover and was allowed to go to areas where civilians are not allowed to visit.”

Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gives a suspension of business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to discuss “ the Government’s failure to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the charges of corporate fraud.”