BJP’s Press Conference On Water Today, New Example Of Its Anarchy : AAP Sokesperson Priyanka Kakkar | News18They are showing the 8 years of work done in the water department of Delhi government as lossesWater Minister Atishi made every possible effort to supply water to 28 lakh people of Delhi, She wrote a letter to LG Saheb and Prime Minister Modi so that the problem be resolved as soon as possibleMeanwhile, BJP only did the drama of breaking water pots, they should have gone to Wazirabad and checked who was right and who was wrong, they could have seen how low the water level isDelhi government has done many works in DJB in 8 years, be it laying 3700 km of new pipeline, changing 3300 km of old pipeline, setting up new WTPs or supplying water to the unauthorised colonies by laying water pipeline.Instead of spreading anarchy on the streets of Delhi, BJP should provide Delhi its rightful water, this is the appeal to Prime Minister Modi, LG Saheb and BJP MPs in Delhi.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail in the liquor policy case. Mr Kejriwal’s lawyer had argued the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had no evidence against him.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief is likely to come out of jail tomorrow, as the bail order has to reach the jail first.

His lawyer told the Delhi court that the ED’s entire case against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief rested on statements given by those who turned approver in the case.

The court denied the ED’s request to allow at least 48 hours to sign the bail bond in order for the central agency to challenge it before the relevant court.

“The statements are of those people who have confessed to being guilty. They are not saints here. They are those who are not only tainted, but it appears that some who were arrested were given a promise of bail, and promise of being granted pardon. Approvers. And there is another category who have not been arrested,” Mr Kejriwal’s lawyer had said earlier today, after which the court had reserved its order, only to announce the bail around 8 pm.

“Circumstances have to be so intrinsically linked (as to) lead to the guilt. These statements by tainted persons discredit the case of prosecution. There is no evidence that Rs 100 crore came from ‘South Group’. These are all statements. There is no evidence,” the Chief Minister’s lawyer said, referring to what the ED calls the ‘South Group’, a lobby from Telangana that allegedly conspired to grab liquor licences in the national capital.

The ED arrested Mr Kejriwal on March 21 over money laundering allegations while framing the Delhi liquor policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped after the Lieutenant Governor raised red flags. The ED has alleged the money Mr Kejriwal got from the liquor sellers was used to fund the party’s campaign in Goa, since he is the convenor of the AAP.

Mr Kejriwal and the AAP have from the start maintained the Centre has been misusing its agencies to harass the Opposition with false cases.

Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP’s key leader from Odisha said to be in the running for the Speaker’s post, has been appointed Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu.

The post of Pro Tem Speaker – a temporary one — traditionally goes to the seniormost member of parliament, who later administers oath to the Prime Minister’s Council of ministers and other MPs, till a Speaker is appointed.

The 18th parliament will be convened on Monday.

The seven-time MP from Cuttack had moved to the BJP ahead of the election after years with Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal, expressing displeasure over the party’s functioning.

The appointment of Mr Mahtab to the post deepens the mystery over the post of the Speaker, for which leaders from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were apparently being considered. The BJP has won thumping victories in the assembly elections in both states, and needs to reward the state leaders.

The name of Mr Mahtab and D Purandeshwari, the chief of the BJP’s Andhra Pradesh unit, were doing the rounds for the Speaker’s post, which was being eyed by allies Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar.

The BJP, party insiders have confided, is unwilling to pass on the post to the allies and the matter has not been settled despite long discussions on two consecutive days.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to take a call on the issue before parliament convenes.

A face-off with the Opposition is likely over the post of the Deputy Speaker. Traditionally the Deputy is an Opposition appointee. But in case the government refuses to oblige, Opposition leaders, in private, have talked of pushing an election for the Speaker post – which would be a first.

The Speaker, who, among other things, has to arbitrate and mediate in the House between the government and the Opposition, is always appointed by consensus.