Mishra was misguided on number plate scam: AAP
The Delhi government on Sunday said former minister Kapil Mishra was misguided on the ₹400 crore high security number plate scam, but remained silent on his allegations about the funding of AAP leaders’ Russian tour.
In a dismissive tone, AAP government spokesperson Nagendar Sharma, a close aide of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, took to Twitter to retort to Mishra’s allegations that the Russia tour of AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Ashutosh was funded by a person related to a firm facing probe in the scam.
He said a probe into the scam was first ordered by then-minister Saurabh Bharadwaj of the 49-day AAP government, but the decision was reversed by former Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
In January 2016, the Delhi government again sent the file on the scam to the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) despite the LG having sent it for arbitration, Sharma said.
Hitting out at Mishra, Sharma said he had no clue about what he was speaking, and sought to know who was misguiding him. In another tweet, the Delhi government spokesperson targeted BJP on the matter.
In a jibe, AAP leader Sanjay Singh compared Kapil Mishra to the comedian Kapil Sharma.
“Comedy show of Kapil Mishra continues. Till when will media keep showing bundle of lies. First lie was that went abroad to work against the country, and now company of number plate,” Singh said.
Mishra has been levelling allegations against AAP and its government ever since he was sacked as water minister for “non-performance”. He has claimed that AAP had received money through ‘hawala’ channels and that he had witnessed Kejriwal receiving ₹2 crore from health minister Satyendar Jain.
Mishra even went on a hunger strike asking AAP to make public the details of foreign tours of party leaders, but ended it after fainting at a press conference.
The address also notably refrains from mentioning democracy and human rights, topics Arab leaders often view as US moralising, in favour of the more limited goals of peace and stability.
“We are not here to lecture to tell other peoples how to live, what to do or who to be. We are here instead to offer partnership in building a better future for us all,” according to the copy of his speech.
Two different sources provided the AP with copies of the draft of his remarks, billed as a marquee speech of the trip.
The White House confirmed the draft was authentic, but cautioned the president had not yet signed off on the final product and that changes could be made.
Trump may seem an unlikely messenger to deliver an olive branch to the Muslim world.
During his campaign, he mused, “I think Islam hates us.” And only a week after taking office, he signed an executive order to ban immigrants from seven countries — Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen— from entering the United States, a decision that sparked widespread protests at
TRUMP MAY SEEM AN UNLIKELY MESSENGER TO DELIVER AN OLIVE BRANCH TO THE MUSLIM WORLD
the nation’s airports and demonstrations outside the White House.
That ban was blocked by the courts. A second order, which dropped Iraq from the list, is tied up in federal court and the federal government is appealing.
White House officials have said they consider Donald Trump’s visit, and his keynote address, a counterweight to President Barack Obama’s debut speech to the Muslim world in 2009 in Cairo.
The speech is part of an effort to redefine his relationship with the Muslim world after Trump frequently attacked Muslims on the campaign trail last year and tried to ban many from entering the United States.
Even junior I&B minister Rajyavardhan Rathore who had bought a flat in Gurgaon had to knock the court’s door last November after he was given possession of the flat that he claimed was “uninhabitable.”
The realty law came into force on May 1, 2016 but to make it operational, states and UTs had to notify the rules by April 30. So far only 18 states and UTs have notified the rules but in a diluted form. This includes BJP ruled Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Earlier this month, Union urban development and housing minister M Venkaiah Naidu took up the dilution of norms related to compounding offence by UP with state CM Yogi Adityanath. While the central rules, which act as a template for states, provides for 10 % of project/apartment cost as compounding fee, UP had not mentioned any amount in its rules. Following Naidu’s intervention, UP has started redrafting its rules. Naidu has also written to all chief ministers requesting them to implement the law in “letter and spirit.”
WHILE THE CENTRAL RULES PROVIDES FOR 10% OF PROJECT COST AS COMPOUNDING
FEE, UP HAD NOT MENTIONED ANY AMOUNT IN ITS RULES