Stop taking direct orders from Delhi L-G: AAP to officials

ministers, a move that may trigger a fresh tussle between the ruling party and the LG office. According to an official statement, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the government has warned that any such orders received directly from the LG are a violation of the Constitution and directives of the Supreme Court. He said the imple-

EPS wants to capture party: Panneerselvam

Chennai (ANI): A day after the Supreme Court affirmed the Madras High Court division bench decision that restored Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) as the AIADMK party’s single leader, expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Friday said EPS wanted to capture the party.

“Amma is the permanent general secretary

AIADMK party leader Panneerselvam of our party and we passed a resolution on it. Nobody has the power to act against this resolution. ,” he said. mentation of orders, that are in violation of SC directives and the

Constitution, will be viewed seriously. The LG office and the AAP

AAP’S SEHRAWAT AND OTHERS CAST VOTE

New Delhi (PTI): AAP rebel Pawan Sehrawat on Friday cast his vote during the election for six members of the MCD’s standing committee amid jeers by his former colleagues, many of whom termed him a “traitor”. The AAP councillor joined the BJP ahead of the crucial municipal House meeting.

dispensation have been engaged in a tussle over a host of issues, includ-

Mahua Moitra hits back at RaGa over ‘TMC’s idea in Meghalaya’ barb

Shillong (ANI): Coming down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his charge that the Trinamool Congress was in cahoots with the BJP, TMC leader Mahua Moitra said her party was the only national alternative to the saffron party. The TMC MP’s remarks came in response to Rahul’s claim on Wednesday that the ruling party in West Bengal was contesting the Meghalaya Assembly polls to ‘help’ the BJP win.

At a public meeting in support of TMC can- didate from North Shillong, Elgiva Gwyneth Rynjah, Moitra said, “Had the Congress been able to defeat the BJP, there would be no need for us (to contest the Assembly polls).

However, since Congress failed to win the state, we had to step forward to provide an alternative to the people. The TMC is the only alternative (against the BJP).”