Today in Politics: Campaigning for Delhi Assembly polls to draw to a close; SC may hear plea on Kumbh stampede

A full of 699 candidates volition beryllium successful the fray from 70 Assembly constituencies successful Delhi, which volition spell to the polls connected February 5. Counting volition instrumentality spot connected February 8.

The AAP is looking for its 3rd consecutive afloat word portion the BJP, which is looking to presume powerfulness successful the superior aft 27 years. The Congress, which dominated Delhi’s governmental scenery for decades earlier the AAP burst connected to the scene, is looking to regain its foothold.

SC whitethorn perceive petition connected Kumbh stampede

The Supreme Court is scheduled to perceive connected Monday a plea seeking implementation of circumstantial guidelines and regulations to guarantee information of devotees attending the Maha Kumbh wherever astatine slightest 30 radical were killed and 60 injured successful a stampede connected January 29.

According to the origin database connected February 3 uploaded connected the apex tribunal website, a seat comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar is slated to perceive the PIL filed by advocator Vishal Tiwari.

The petition seeks to forestall stampede incidents and support the cardinal rights of equality and beingness nether Article 21 of the Constitution.

The plea, which made the Centre and each the states arsenic parties, has sought a absorption to the Centre and the authorities governments to enactment collectively successful ensuring a harmless and unafraid situation for devotees astatine the Maha Kumbh.

It said each states should found facilitation centres astatine Prayagraj to supply information accusation and assistance their respective residents successful emergencies.

It besides sought installation of signage and announcements successful aggregate languages to assistance pilgrims navigate the lawsuit with ease.

Waqf Bill sheet study to beryllium tabled successful Parliament

The study of the associated committee of Parliament examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill volition beryllium tabled successful the Lok Sabha connected Monday.

A bulletin issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat said Committee Chairman Jagdambika Pal and subordinate Sanjay Jaiswal volition array the study successful the Lok Sabha connected Monday.

The Committee had submitted the study to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla connected Thursday.

The sheet connected Wednesday adopted by a bulk ballot its study that contained changes suggested by members of the ruling BJP, prompting the absorption to dub the workout an effort to destruct Waqf boards.

The Joint Committee of Parliament connected the Waqf (Amendment) Bill adopted the study connected the draught authorities by a 15-11 bulk vote.

Opposition members submitted dissent notes to the report. BJP members insisted that the Bill, introduced successful the Lok Sabha successful August past year, seeks to bring modernity, transparency and accountability successful the absorption of Waqf properties.

On the different hand, the absorption termed it an onslaught connected the law rights of the Muslim assemblage and interference successful the functioning of Waqf boards.

Delhi HC to perceive Atishi defamation plea

The Delhi High Court volition perceive a BJP leader’s plea challenging an bid dismissing his defamation lawsuit against Chief Minister Atishi connected Monday.

Justice Vikas Mahajan is scheduled to perceive the matter.

In his plea, Praveen Shankar Kapoor said portion rejecting the defamation ailment and quashing the summons issued by a magisterial court, the peculiar justice went “beyond” the scope of his powerfulness successful law.

“The peculiar justice has ventured into governmental adventurism akin to a governmental sermon by attempting to find who is simply a bigger/smaller governmental entity, which was not astatine each and ne'er beryllium the scope of adjudication successful revision proceedings. The peculiar justice did not adjacent licence the complainant to person a proceedings successful bid to marque bully his allegations,” the plea alleged.

– With PTI inputs