Budget 2018-19

Former Punjab minister and SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia withdrew his defamation suit after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal offered written apology over 'unfounded' allegations levelled for years   Facing a political turmoil at home, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal appears to have decided to take a step back from his past brand of combative politics and settle the attendant defamation cases -- in particular, the one initiated by former Punjab minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia. After Kejriwal tendered a writtem apology to Majithia for alleging the latter was involved in drug trade in Punjab, the SAD leader said he would withdraw his defamation suit against the chief minister. However, Kejriwal still has to contend with a defamation suit filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, among other cases. Kejriwal withdrew his allegations and an application regarding this was filed in a trial court in Amri...

On Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote to Lt Governor Anil Baijal asking him to order bureaucrats to resume work The tussle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and government officers intensified on Tuesday, with the latter demanding action against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in the case related to an alleged assault of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash at the CM's official residence. Meanwhile, bureaucrats continued to boycott meetings even as the Delhi government made concerted efforts to end the crisis. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday wrote to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, urging him to order officers to resume work. In his letter, Sisodia asserted that if service matters were under the Delhi government's ambit, "rule of law" would have been followed. "If services were our subject, we would have certainly ensured that the rule of law was followed and the constitutional scheme of f...