Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi: ‘Please don’t stall Delhi Budget’
1 year, 9 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi: ‘Please don’t stall Delhi Budget’

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 21 requesting him to "not stop Delhi's budget", amid a row between the Centre and the AAP dispensation in the national capital over the issue. Then Delhi would grow multiple times faster.” Sources in the City Government said the Ministry of Home Affairs has stopped the Budget and it will not be tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday. ‘Bigger than any anti-national activity’: Bhardwaj Addressing a press conference in Delhi, AAP national spokesperson and Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said it was utterly “shameful” that the budget has been stopped. Mr. Bharadwaj said the MHA expressed some concerns on the Delhi Government’s Budget and refused to grant its approval in a letter sent to the chief secretary on March 17.

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Budget stalled for no reason, present it soon: L-G to govt.
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget stalled for no reason, present it soon: L-G to govt.

The Hindu  

Saxena on Saturday asked the Delhi government to expedite the process of budget presentation in the Assembly, saying it has been “stalled for no apparent reason” despite the document being ready to be tabled in the House. In a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the L-G said the budget proposals were sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs for …

'Budget Stalled For No Apparent Reason': Delhi LG Writes Letter To CM Kejriwal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Budget Stalled For No Apparent Reason': Delhi LG Writes Letter To CM Kejriwal

ABP News  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena penned a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, urging him to accelerate the "stalled" process of budget presentation in the Assembly. The Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly, which commenced on February 15, was extended until the first week of March due to delays in finalisation, with the finance minister citing the …

OPINION | WHY MANN GOVT ALLOWED AMRITPAL A FREE HAND FOR 7 MONTHS?
1 year, 9 months ago

OPINION | WHY MANN GOVT ALLOWED AMRITPAL A FREE HAND FOR 7 MONTHS?

India TV News  

With pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh still in hiding, Punjab Police has issued a Look Out Circular and a non-bailable warrant against him. Punjab and Haryana High Court lashed out at the state government and asked, ‘What were 80,000 police personnel doing when they were roaming about with weapons?’ Justice N S Shekhawat’s remark is not against Punjab Police but it …

'Directionless, repackaging of old promises': BJP on Delhi govt's annual Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

'Directionless, repackaging of old promises': BJP on Delhi govt's annual Budget

India Today  

The Delhi BJP on Wednesday rejected the annual budget 2023-24 of the AAP government as “directionless" and “repackaging of old promises". Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot presented the Rs 78,800-crore budget, giving a major push to transport and infrastructure with an allocation of Rs 21,817 crore ahead of the G20 Summit, and announced a comprehensive plan to make the national …

Delhi budget to be presented today as Centre vs Kejriwal impasse ends
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi budget to be presented today as Centre vs Kejriwal impasse ends

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government will present its annual Budget on Wednesday after the Union home ministry signed off on it, capping several hours of intense drama that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal labelled an “unprecedented constitutional crisis”. While the Union government flagged procedural concerns that it said the Delhi had not addressed, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the Centre of …

Delhi budget 2023 to be presented tomorrow
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi budget 2023 to be presented tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Delhi finance minister Kailash Gahlot will present the budget in Delhi assembly on Wednesday. “Tomorrow, I shall present the @ArvindKejriwal Govt’s Budget for FY 2023-24 & my 1st as Delhi’s Finance Minister. Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Home Affairs approved the Delhi government's budget, day after saying it had asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to resubmit it over …

Centre gives nod, Delhi Budget to be presented on March 22
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre gives nod, Delhi Budget to be presented on March 22

The Hindu  

The Delhi Budget 2023-24 will be presented on Wednesday, with the Ministry of Home Affairs having given the go-ahead for it, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. During the discussion of the resolution, Mr. Kejriwal said, “Ambedkar would have never thought that the Central government would stop a State’s Budget. Responding to the CM’s speech, Delhi BJP working president Virendra Sachdeva …

Centre approves Delhi Govt's Annual Budget 2023-24: Sources
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre approves Delhi Govt's Annual Budget 2023-24: Sources

India TV News  

The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday approved the Delhi Annual Budget 2023-24, sources related to the development informed. Earlier in the day, Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot said that the budget file has been resent to the Union home ministry for approval. The presentation of the Delhi government's Budget for 2023-24, scheduled for Tuesday, has been put on hold with …

Home ministry approves Delhi budget day after ‘stalling’ it on presentation eve
1 year, 9 months ago

Home ministry approves Delhi budget day after ‘stalling’ it on presentation eve

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday approved the Delhi government's budget, day after saying it had asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to resubmit it after considerations by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The home ministry had issued a statement after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had alleged that the Centre had stalled the budget a day before it …

People of Delhi request with folded hands…': Arvind Kejriwal's plea to PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

People of Delhi request with folded hands…': Arvind Kejriwal's plea to PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him not to stop the city government’s budget on Tuesday morning, hours after the Aam Aadmi Party leader said it has been put on hold by the central government. Read here: ‘Conspiracies’: AAP targets Centre, Delhi chief secretary over budget delay The Delhi Budget 2023-24 was scheduled to …

Please don\'t stop Delhi budget, Kejriwal writes to PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Please don\'t stop Delhi budget, Kejriwal writes to PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday requesting him to "not stop Delhi's budget", amid a row between the Centre and the AAP dispensation in the national capital over the issue. The presentation of the Delhi government's Budget for 2023-24, which was scheduled for Tuesday, has been put on hold with the …

'Please don't stop Delhi budget,' Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

'Please don't stop Delhi budget,' Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him not to stop Delhi Budget for 2023-24. The request comes a day after Kejriwal alleged that the Union Government stalled Delhi budget which was scheduled to be presented in the Assembly. According to sources, the MHA had sought clarification from the AAP government as …

'Ads Doubled, No Ayushman Bharat for Delhi': On Budget Row, Rebuttal from Centre to AAP Govt
1 year, 9 months ago

'Ads Doubled, No Ayushman Bharat for Delhi': On Budget Row, Rebuttal from Centre to AAP Govt

News 18  

The Union home ministry has said that a reply from Arvind Kejriwal-led government on Delhi budget is “awaited for the last four days”. L-G has also sought to know why benefits for central government schemes like ‘Ayushman Bharat’ were being denied to Delhiites,” the sources added. BIG BREAKING‼️दिल्ली में कल बजट पेश नहीं होगा। भारत के इतिहास में पहली बार …

'Unpadho ki jamaat': Kejriwal attacks Centre over blocking of Delhi Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

'Unpadho ki jamaat': Kejriwal attacks Centre over blocking of Delhi Budget

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the Centre, which earlier in the day did not give approval for the Delhi Budget citing high expenditure on The Ministry of Home Affairs had sought clarification on expenditure on At the core of the current controversy and those seen in the past is the national capital's unique administrative structure. …

Delhi Budget 2023: Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot resubmits file to MHA for approval
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget 2023: Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot resubmits file to MHA for approval

India TV News  

Delhi Budget 2023: Amid the tussle between the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot on Tuesday resubmitted the budget file to the Ministry of Home Affairs for approval. Addressing the Delhi Assembly today, the Finance Minister said, "The budget was stalled on Monday. Earlier on Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the Centre conspired …

Delhi budget on hold: Ruckus in Assembly after heated argument between speaker, BJP MLA
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi budget on hold: Ruckus in Assembly after heated argument between speaker, BJP MLA

India Today  

Chaotic scenes were witnessed in Delhi Assembly on Tuesday after a heated argument broke out between speaker Ram Niwas Goel and BJP MLA Vijender Gupta over the Delhi budget. The BJP has alleged that finance minister Kailash Gahlot leaked allocations made in the Delhi budget to the media. After the Delhi budget was put on hold, CM Arvind Kejriwal accused …

First time in 75 years...: Kejriwal writes to PM Modi after Centre halts Delhi Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

First time in 75 years...: Kejriwal writes to PM Modi after Centre halts Delhi Budget

India Today  

Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his approval to present the UT's budget in the assembly. “For the first time in the country's 75-year history, the budget has been stopped,” he wrote, asking the PM if he hated the residents of Delhi. The letter comes a …

Kejriwal budget on hold: Why the Centre has issue with Delhi government's publicity spend
1 year, 9 months ago

Kejriwal budget on hold: Why the Centre has issue with Delhi government's publicity spend

India Today  

The Delhi government put on hold the presentation of the budget, which was slated for Tuesday, after it failed to get clearance from the Union home ministry. The biggest concern that the Centre flagged, according to sources, was the UT government's high expenditure allocation for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his approval to …

Home Ministry approves Delhi budget after questioning AAP over high ad spend
1 year, 9 months ago

Home Ministry approves Delhi budget after questioning AAP over high ad spend

India Today  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday approved the Delhi budget 2023-24 and the approval has been sent to the Delhi government. Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot on Tuesday said the budget file was re-sent to the home ministry for approval, amid a row between the AAP dispensation and the Centre over the issue. However, sources told India Today that …

Arvind Kejriwal led-AAP govt, Centre trade charges as presentation of Delhi budget put on hold today
1 year, 9 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal led-AAP govt, Centre trade charges as presentation of Delhi budget put on hold today

India TV News  

Delhi Budget 2023-24: Amid the tussle between the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party, the presentation of the Delhi government's budget for 2023-24, scheduled for Tuesday, has been put on hold. Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Union Government stalled Delhi budget which was scheduled to be presented in the Assembly. However, the Home …

‘Hooliganism’: Kejriwal alleges Centre stalled Delhi budget
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Hooliganism’: Kejriwal alleges Centre stalled Delhi budget

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged the Centre has blocked the Delhi budget which is scheduled to be presented before the assembly on Tuesday. The Delhi government and Centre have been loggerheads over several issues, the most recent one being the arrest of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy case. Delhi also registered …

Uncertainty over Delhi Budget presentation; AAP govt. cries foul
1 year, 9 months ago

Uncertainty over Delhi Budget presentation; AAP govt. cries foul

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed the Centre has put the Delhi government’s budget on hold at the “last minute”. The source said the L-G had flagged that “the actual expenditure on the capital component is only 20% of the proposed total budget, which is not “sufficient”, given the needs of a metropolis like Delhi. ‘Kept in the dark’ …

Delhi Budget session likely from March 17
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi Budget session likely from March 17

Hindustan Times  

The Budget session of Delhi assembly is likely to be convened from March 17, in which state government is likely to table the Outcome Budget, and present the Economic Survey and the annual Budget, officials aware of the development said on Saturday. The last Budget of the Kejriwal-led government was presented in the Delhi assembly on March 26, 2022. “The …

Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Chief Ministers criticise Union Budget 2023; Haryana CM hails it
1 year, 11 months ago

Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Chief Ministers criticise Union Budget 2023; Haryana CM hails it

The Hindu  

The Union Budget 2023-24 proposals presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman evoked sharp criticism from Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, even as the Haryana Chief Minister hailed it. Terming the Budget as “a mere artful trickery to achieve the desired ends”, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the Budget was contrary to the expectations of the …

Delhi Budget: A focus on long-term goals
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget: A focus on long-term goals

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi presented its eighth budget on March 26. Rather than focus on offering more populist measures or freebies, something the AAP has been known for — the economic survey has highlighted that its populist schemes have led to tangible savings for the common people, with this money aiding both private consumption and savings — …

Delhi govt receives 5,500 suggestions from public for Budget 2022-23
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi govt receives 5,500 suggestions from public for Budget 2022-23

India Today  

The Delhi government had asked citizens to send ideas for the Budget 2022-23, which is likely to be presented by the end of March, and received about 5,500 suggestions till Tuesday. For fiscal 2022-23, the government is focusing on developing Delhi as a hub of businesses and services and may also announce a new start-up policy, "The suggestions received for …

Delhi budget announcement likely in 2nd week of March
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi budget announcement likely in 2nd week of March

India TV News  

The Delhi government is expected to present its budget for 2021-22 in the second week of March, focussing on its key areas of health, education and infrastructure including water supply, although new taxes are unlikely, sources in the government said on Friday. "Economically speaking, 2020-21 was a very difficult time for the government, yet it successfully met all the challenges …

Union Budget should be away from politics, says Kejriwal
4 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget should be away from politics, says Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal said while addressing a press conference on Thursday that the Union Budget should not be postponed and be presented on February 1 itself Stating that the Budget should be away from politics, he said, “I will write to the Central government to not worry about the election and go ahead with the Budget.” …

Interim Budget of Modi government its "final jumla", disappointing for Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
5 years, 11 months ago

Interim Budget of Modi government its "final jumla", disappointing for Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

India TV News  

Terming the Union Budget the "final jumla" of the Narendra Modi government, AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it has disappointed the city. The Delhi government has been given Rs 472 crore as central assistance in the interim Budget for 2019-20 presented by Goyal in Parliament. In the interim Budget, the share in central …

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