Last week, CBI conducted searches on Sisodia’s official residence and carried out raids at several places in connection with the alleged corruption in the implementation of Delhi’s Excise Policy. New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday alleged that the has received an offer by the Bharatiya Janata... The post appeared first on .

Last week, CBI conducted searches on Sisodia’s official residence and carried out raids at several places in connection with the alleged corruption in the implementation of Delhi’s Excise Policy. New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday alleged that the has received an offer by the Bharatiya Janata... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday alleged that the has received an offer by the Bharatiya Janata Party to split the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in what he claims was a quid pro quo as the CBI initiated a probe into the Delhi's now withdrawn excise policy.

New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti Chidambaram and others in Aircel Maxis case of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).

New Delhi Mar 23 PTI A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to former union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in corruption and money laundering cases filed by the CBI and ED respectively in relation to the Aircel-Maxis dealThe court which had earlier granted anticipatory bail to both the accused in the matter accepted the bail bonds of Rs one lakh each in both the cases and granted regular bailThe accused had moved application through their lawyer Arshdeep Singh seeking relief after they appeared before the court in pursuance of summons issued against them after it took cognizance of the charge sheets filed by the probe agencies in the matterEarlier the court had directed the agencies to file a status report in the Aircel-Maxis case which was adjourned sine dieThe case relates to alleged irregularities in the grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval in the Aircel-Maxis dealThe approval was granted in 2006 when Chidambaram was the Finance MinisterThe CBI and the ED had alleged that Chidambaram as finance minister had granted approval to the deal beyond his capacity benefiting certain persons and received kickbacks PTI UK SA

Kolkata Mar 22 PTI Former BJP leader and Union minister Shatrughan Sinha who is contesting on a TMC ticket for the by-election to Asansol Lok Sabha constituency feels agencies such as CBI and ED are the biggest allies of the BJP-led central government which is authoritarian in natureThe actor-turned-politician who had left the saffron camp to join the Congress after an association with the BJP spanning decades said he has nothing personal against Prime Minister Narendra Modi but political differences are unlikely to be resolved in the near futurePopularly called Shotgun by fans for his straightforward dialogue deliveries and speeches Sinha refrained from replying directly on the reasons behind leaving the Congress contending Sometimes in order to move to the right direction you have to take a new direction Sinha also dismissed the outsider tag being attached to him by rivals asserting that he was no less a Bengali than any other BengaliWithout realising what political opportunism is they the BJP are levelling such allegations I find it is no longer the party built by the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and has turned into an authoritarian outfit It makes use of the CBI ED and the Income Tax Department on its political opponents to settle scoresThe BJP no longer has allies as most of them have left the NDA So these central agencies are its biggest allies more loyal than the King Sinha told PTI in an interview Thanking Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for giving him an opportunity to serve the masses he said I have nothing personal against PM Modi The differences are purely political Had we been able to resolve political differences I would not be here with TMC today I can now say thus far and no further he saidSounding critical of the Congress with which he had a three-year stint Sinha said a lot of promises made at the time of his induction were not fulfilledAfter quitting the BJP Sinha who had served as a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance NDA government joined the Congress and unsuccessfully fought from his native Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in 2019The Congress is going through a crisis phase and I think it is not the appropriate time to put salt into their wounds I dont want to create further confusion and contradiction Sometimes to move in the right direction you have to take a new direction he said Asked about the outsider-insider narrative of the TMC in the 2021 assembly polls Sinha said the description was used as the BJP behaved like the East India Company which just wanted to conquer BengalThe BJP and its leaders acted as if they had come to invade Bengal just like the British East India Company did once upon a time That is why they were branded as invaders and outsiders he saidThe 76-year-old former Union minister also called upon the opposition to join hands to form a front and defeat the BJPI think Mamata Banerjee is best suited to lead such a front he saidSinha is pitted against BJPs Agnimitra Paul in the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency scheduled to go to polls on April 12 Votes will be counted on April 16 PTI PNT RBT RBT

The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 were passed by Lok Sabha today. The Central Vigilance Commission Bill, 2021 seeks to amend Section 25 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act which prescribes the term of Enforcement Directorate’s Director. The Bill provides that the tenure of the Director of Enforcement can be extended for one year at a time on the recommendation of the Committee subject to a maximum period of 5 years.

The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 were passed by Lok Sabha today. The Central Vigilance Commission Bill, 2021 seeks to amend Section 25 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act which prescribes the term of Enforcement Directorate’s Director. The Bill provides that the tenure of the Director of Enforcement can be extended for one year at a time on the recommendation of the Committee subject to a maximum period of 5 years.

Kolkata Nov 27 PTI Trinamool Congress on Saturday expressed misgivings about the real intent of the data protection bill and said it may invade privacy The Joint Committee of Parliament on Personal Data Protection Bill has maintained the contentious clause 35 of the proposed act which empowers central government and its law enforcing agencies to process data without seeking permission from the individual for the purpose of sovereignty safety of the state and for friendly relations with foreign states The government and its agencies like the police CBI ED RAW IB and UIDAI may be exempt from the proposed data protection law for national security and public welfare reasons provided they follow the prescribed procedures that are fair and reasonable the parliamentary panel recommended in the report adopted on Monday Iterating its reservations the TMC tweeted Saturday Will the Data Protection Bill really protect our data The party posted on the microblogging site We have seen STATE-SPONSORED SNOOPING on the people of India Now Section 35 of the Bill will give the govt exclusive rights to invade our privacy whenever they want WITHOUT CONSENT Our privacy SHOULD NOT be compromised Congress and TMC have already given dissent notes to the committee PTI SUS KK KK KK

New Delhi Nov 25 PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will list for hearing a PIL challenging the validity of two ordinances under which the tenure of the directors of CBI and Enforcement Directorate can now be extended by up to three years after the mandated term of two yearsA bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions that the PIL on the issue is yet to be listed for hearingAdvocate M L Sharma who has filed the PIL in his personal capacity said now the tenure of ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra has also been extended by taking recourse of the powers under one of the ordinancesWe will list it the bench saidThe PIL alleged that the Central Vigilance Commission Amendment Ordinance and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Amendment Ordinance are unconstitutional arbitrary and ultra-vires to the Constitution and urged their quashingThe PIL alleged that the central government has misused its power under Article 123 of the Constitution which deals with the power of the President to promulgate ordinances during recess of ParliamentIt also alleged that the ordinances are aimed at circumventing the apex courts directive in the verdict on a PIL that had challenged the retrospective change in the 2018 appointment order of Mishra as ED director leading to extension of his tenureBy giving the government the power to extend the tenure of the heads of the two agencies to a maximum of five years from two years currently the two ordinances carry the potential of further chipping away the independence of these agencies the PIL claimedTo issue writ of mandamus quashing impugned ordinancesdated November 14 2021 being unconstitutional illegal and ultra vires to the Constitution of India in the interest of justice it saidAccording to the ordinances the tenure of the directors of the CBI and the ED can now be extended by up to three years after the mandated term of two yearsIn both cases an extension of a year each for three years can be given to the directors after clearance by the committees constituted for their appointments according to the ordinancesThe apex court on September 8 had dismissed a plea challenging retrospective change in the 2018 appointment order of Mishra as director of the ED saying that a reasonable period of extension can be granted to facilitate completion of ongoing investigationsThe top court had made it clear however that extension of tenure of officers who have attained the age of superannuation should be done in rare and exceptional casesIt had also made clear that no further extension can be given to Mishra as the ED director PTI SJK ZMN