A new tussle started between the Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the inauguration of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasth University in East Delhi.

Delhi education minister, Atishi had announced the inauguration of the university by the Delhi CM which prompted the Delhi LG to issue a statement saying, “Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal himself was aware of the fact that the L-G was scheduled to inaugurate the campus. In fact, they were also aware that they were supposed to be present in the function as Guest of Honour and distinguished guest, as desired by the L-G and had also consented to it.”

“Moreover, even on the day when Atishi made this claim in a press conference, i.e. 06.06.2023, earlier during the day, the VC of GGSIPU had announced on stage at the Convocation of GGSIPU, where Atishi was present as a Guest of Honour, that the East Campus of the University was scheduled to be inaugurated by the Lt. Governor on 08.06.2023,” it added.  

Reacting to this Delhi education minister, Atishi said that the L-G should not forget that education, higher education and technical education are all transferred subjects.

Even Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj reacted to this, saying that the L-G should focus on inauguration of buildings which come under Police, Land and Public order.

“The construction of this campus started when he (VK Saxena) was not the L-G. Manish Sisodia started this work and our elected government took it further. It is strange now for the L-G to say that he was asked by officials to inaugurate the university campus,” Bhardwaj said.

“At this rate, the L-G could say tomorrow that he would inaugurate Saurabh Bhardwaj’s office. That’s why L-G has kept all officers under his control and wants to keep it going. The CM is the one vested with the moral authority to inaugurate the campus. Such thoughts should not even come to the L-G’s mind,” he added.

Tensions have been rising between the Delhi L-G and Delhi CM for the past few years over various matters. Notably, in May this year a Supreme Court judgement had ruled that the Delhi government had powers over civil services in the Delhi after which the Centre had brought in an ordinance regarding civil services giving more power to the L-G, creating more friction between the two posts.

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Rising Costs: Television Viewers to Feel the Pinch as Broadcasters Face Increased Fees for TV Channels

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Broadcasters Hike Channel Prices: You will have to spend more money to watch TV in the new year. The country’s top broadcasters like Zee Entertainment, Viacom 18 and Sony Pictures Networks India have increased the rates of their TV channels, giving a big shock to the common people. After this announcement, now customers will have to pay more to watch their favorite channel.

How much did the broadcasters increase the rates?

The distribution arm of Viacom 18 and Network 18 has decided to increase the rates of its channels by 20 to 25 percent. Whereas Zee Entertainment has increased the rates of channels by 9 to 10 percent. Sony has increased the channel rates by 9 to 10 percent. Whereas Disney Star has not yet given information about the increase.

When will the new rates come into effect?

Broadcasters have made it clear that the increased rates will come into effect from February 1, 2024. According to the rules of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India i.e. TRAI, broadcasters can implement the new rates only after 30 days of their announcement. In such a situation, TRAI is trying to monitor the rates properly in the interest of the customers.

Why were the tariffs increased?

2024 is an election year. In such a situation, TRAI does not want to anger the common people by increasing the rates of TV channels. Viacom 18 has increased the rates of its channels the most because this year the company Indian Premier League (IPL) digital rights, BCCI media rights, Cricket South Africa media rights and rights of many major programs like Olympics 2024. The company has made a huge investment of Rs 34,000 crore for this. The company is trying to compensate this amount by increasing the rates of the channels. Apart from this, Disney has obtained the rights of this year’s ICC. In such a situation, the company wants to compensate its amount through increased rates.

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