Lalu to be shifted to bungalow
dent of Birsa Munda Jail and senior SP of Ranchi. He told them in an official communication that since three of Lalu's attendants have tested Covid-19 positive, he should be moved elsewhere. Lalu's swab was also collected, but it was found negative. The hospital will retest Lalu on Saturday.
Kelly's bungalow is full of trees and has a big garden, which will allow Lalu to have morning and evening walks and meetings.
City SP of Ranchi visited the bungalow to oversee the security arrangements and said force would be deployed in the makeshift jail.
Lalu is in RIMS since April 2018 when he was shifted from AIIMS, New Delhi, where he stayed for a month. He was shifted following orders of the Supreme Court after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had a long meeting with him in the hospital ward.
Lalu, who is convicted in five different cases related to the fodder scam, was in Birsa Munda Jail for three months and then was shifted to RIMS.
Earlier, he was sent to jail in 2013 following his first conviction in one of the fodder scam cases by a CBI court in Ranchi.
Delhi LG Anil Baijal on Friday rejected the AAP government's decision to allow hotels and weekly markets under Unlock 3, officials said.
As the Covid-19 situation continues to be "fragile" and the threat is still "far from over", the lieutenant governor has taken this decision, they said.
The Delhi government termed the LG's decision as "incorrect" and stressed that reviving the city's economy while containing COVID-19 is its "topmost priority".
Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party asked the Centre to
stop interfering in decisions of the Delhi government and undermining its authority.
The development comes a day after Baijal overturned the Delhi Cabinet's decision to reject the Delhi Police's panel of lawyers for arguing the cases related to the February riots in the city in the Supreme Court and the high court.
"The matter was discussed with Hon'ble Chief Minister and it was agreed that while there has been improvement, pandemic situation in the capital continues to be fragile and the threat is still far from over. Therefore a cautious and conservative approach is required," a statement issued by the LG office said.