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With the support account the arguments by (( 4 *15 asserted that he is “ready for of the two independents, the senior advocate Mukul everything”. BJP has 107 MLAs in the 224- Rohatgi, appearing for the rebel he Supreme Court on With the resignation letters member House, where the MLAs, countering the Speaker’s TFriday ordered com- of as many as 16 MLAs of the halfway mark is 113. If the res- submission that the disqualifi- mencement of construction Congress-JD(S) alliance pend- ignations of the 16 MLAs are cation plea of the ruling coali- work on the Delhi Metro’s Authority (EPCA) had recent- ing with the Speaker, it is accepted, the coalition’s tally tion in the southern State had fourth phase, which is over 100 ly filed a report stating that the unclear how the Chief Minister will be reduced to 100. to be decided before taking up km long and is estimated to approval for the project was would get the numbers to cross In a related development, the issue of resignation of the add around 18.6 lakh riders per held up since 2014. the halfway mark. the BJP, apparently fearing lawmakers. day, after the Delhi The court was informed by Earlier, the Supreme Court poaching of its MLAs by the “In view of the weighty Government said it has agreed the Delhi Government counsel restrained the Speaker from ruling coalition leaders, has issues that have arisen, we are to give the go-ahead. that they have agreed to give a taking any decision till next decided to shift its legislators to of the view that the matter be The AAP Government has go-ahead to the project. Tuesday on the resignation a resort on the city outskirts. considered by us on Tuesday. asked for starting work simul- The Centre had approved and disqualification of 10 rebel In the Supreme Court, the We are of the view that the sta- taneously on all six corridors of the Mukundpur-Maujpur, RK MLAs of the ruling Congress- Bench headed by Chief Justice tus quo as of today with regard Delhi Metro’s Phase-IV project, Ashram-Janakpuri West and JD(S) coalition. ! " # Ranjan Gogoi cited “weighty to the prevailing situation be Transport Minister Kailash Aero City-Tughlakabad corri- Kumaraswamy told the " $ % &'( issues that have arisen” and said maintained. Neither the issue of Gahlot said on Friday. “It was dors. The three other pro- State Assembly that he has the matter will be considered resignation nor that of dis- said by us in the court that we posed corridors — Rithala- “voluntarily” decided to seek likely to be taken on Monday, tion MLAs that has raised which he would move the con- by it on July 16 and the status qualification be decided till have no objection to starting Bawana-Narela, Inderlok- the vote, adding that he will they added. questions over the fidence motion it will be men- quo as of Friday should be Tuesday,” the Bench said. work on the project but work Indraprastha and Lajpat Nagar- continue as the CM only when Senior Congress leader Government’s survival. tioned in the list of business. maintained. The Bench, also Before passing the order, should also start simultane- Saket G Block — approved by he commands the support in Siddaramiah on Friday said the Kumaraswamy announced his “He (CM) will have to tell comprising Justices Deepak the Bench asked Kumar’s coun- ously on remaining three cor- the Delhi Government were the House. decision to seek a trust vote by decision to brave the trust vote me. The Chief Minister has Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, sel AM Singhvi, “Is Speaker ridors which have been left by dropped by the Centre while Asserting that he did not the coalition Government during the obituary reference spoken his mind that there is specifically mentioned in the challenging the authority and the Centre in its approval to the giving the Metro Phase-IV its come to the Chief Minister’s headed by HD Kumaraswamy time. The Opposition BJP took confusing situation and he will order that the Speaker would power of the Supreme Court. Is project,” Gahlot said in a press go-ahead. position with the intention of was taken by the two ruling exception to the Chief Minister not stick to power. If he tells me not decide on the issue of the it his case? Are you challenging conference. “The Centre has not clari- remaining in power forever, the partners and asserted it has the raising the matter during obit- when he will move a motion resignation or the disqualifi- our power to issue directions to It may be recalled that the fied the rationale behind pick- JD(S) leader requested Speaker numbers. uary reference. State BJP pres- seeking trust vote, I will put it cation of rebel MLAs to enable the Speaker? Are you saying six corridors of the project ing up three corridors under KR Ramesh Kumar to fix a The Congress Legislature ident BS Yeddyurappa later for business the next day,” the the court to judge larger issues that we should stay our hands were approved by the Delhi the project and leaving other time for the confidence vote. Party leader also said he had told reporters that his party Speaker said. raised in the matter. so far as the Speaker is con- Government in December three,” Gahlot said. He also Later, in the business advi- been talking to disgruntled would decide its strategy on the According to a PTI report, The Bench noted the issue cerned? You are suggesting 2018. However, the Centre in accused the EPCA of filing a sory committee meeting, party MLAs barring Roshan basis of Kumaraswamy’s speech Kumaraswamy was later seen of maintainability of the rebel that he is duty-bound to decide March 2019 dropped three, “one sided” report in the court. Kumaraswamy proposed Baig because he has been sus- on the proposed trust vote. in a relaxed mood in the MLAs’ petition under Article on the disqualification prior to while allowed the rest. “EPCA filed a one-sided Wednesday for the trust vote. pended. Though Kumaraswamy Assembly lobby and expressed 32 of the Constitution was their resignations.” The apex court directed report. The three corridors left However, no decision was The Assembly met on wanted the Speaker to fix a confidence about the trust vote raised by the Speaker and the Singhvi replied: “Yes, this is implementation of the Metro by the Centre finds no mention taken as the main Opposition Friday for a 11-day Monsoon time for the vote, the latter said and getting numbers in favour Karnataka Chief Minister. what is my case.” Phase-IV project while hearing in the EPCA report,” he BJP did not attend the meeting, Session against the backdrop of as and when the Chief Minister of the coalition. The case involves issues of Continued on Page 4 a matter in which the claimed. sources said. A decision was resignation of 16 ruling coali- informs him about the date on According to the report, substantial importance related Related reports on P6 Environment Pollution Control Continued on Page 4 ! " " % ! R # R ' ()*! (( 4 *15 +,- R ! $ n one of the biggest exercis- Ies taken by the Aam Aadmi . 4 *15 Party (AAP) Government in over 1,000 Delhi Government adakh region witnessed a run schools, the ‘Mega’ parents- )* 4 *15 Lconfrontation between teachers meetings (PTMs) saw Tibetans living in India and parents flocking schools across ice sowing has declined in those in China last week near to take feedback on their wards’ Ra big way — 23.54 lakh the Line of Actual Control performance on Friday . hectare — in six of the top 10 (LAC) in Fukche area of Lauding Happiness and rice producing States. The data Demchok in eastern Ladakh. Entrepreneurship curriculum, shows rice sowing acreage at However, the Chinese Deputy Chief Minister and 97.77 lakh hectare as compared dressed in civilian clothes did Education Minister Manish to 121.31 lakh hectare so far. not cross the LAC and went Sisodia said both the curricu- Similarly, five of top 10 Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, cient monsoon while some back after displaying banners. lums were highly appreciated " !!& ! pulse producing States have Madhya Pradesh and Andhra blamed flood. Assam and Giving details of the inci- by parents who felt that this was ) O &'P % ' seen fall in sowing by 14.94 Pradesh are the States which Arunachal Pradesh have dent, sources said here on the need of the hour. lakh hectare so far.