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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Imran Khan, Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister, Faces Setback as Nomination for General Elections Gets Rejected

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Former Prime Minister Imran Khan participation in the 2024 national elections rejected.

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan. | Image:AP

The Election Commission of Pakistan announced on Dec. 30, Saturday that it has rejected the nomination of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to participate in the 2024 national elections.

As the former Prime Minister Imran Khan navigated through his plethora of legal battles, his party – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) was described as a leaderless political entity by the Election Commission of Pakistan, in its updated political part list. The electoral watchdog released an updated roster which comprised of 175 officially registered political parties that will contest in the 2024 Pakistan General Elections, Geo News reported. The updated list no longer mentions Imran Khan, the founder of PTI as the head of the political party.

According to a Pakistani news outlet, the roaster now incorporates PTI’s faction Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP) as a separate political entity. The political faction was led by the Former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak.

The elimination of the name of the party leader happened after PTI lost its electoral symbol, the ”bat”, depicting the cricketing legacy of Khan. Earlier this week, the Pakistani electoral watchdog also declared PTI’s intra-party poll as null and void. After the ECP’s verdict, Gohar Ali Khan, who took over as PTI chairman after Imran Khan was removed from the office.

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