AAP’s rally on June 11 against ‘black ordinance’

New Delhi (Agencies): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said it will organise a 'maha rally' on June 11 against the Centre's "black ordinance". The ordinance effectively gives the lieutenant governor control over administrative services, negating a Supreme Court order in favour of the Kejriwal dispensation, the AAP maintains. This ordinance shows that the

Centre will impose "dictatorial decisions" like this on the country, AAP's Delhi convenor

New Delhi (Agencies): Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the government is planning to withdraw AFSPA completely from Assam by 2023.

“We are aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023. We will also rope in ex-military personnel to train our police force,” tweeted Sarma.

As a part of the sequel undertaken to bring about police modernization in Assam, Sarma attended the first-ever confer-

CONF WILL BE HELD EVERY SIX MONTHS ence of the commandants at the Police Training Centre in Dergaon.

T he conference was organised to help the Assam Police Battalions transform them into vibrant bodies capable of meeting their mandate. Delivering his speech, CM Sarma said that considering the important role played by the commandants and Assam Police Battalions, the commandants; the conference will be organised every 6 months.

Patnaik inducts

3 more ministers into cabinet

New Delhi: Senior BJD lawmakers Bikram Keshari Arukha, Sundam Marndi and Sarapda Prasad Nayak on Monday took oath as ministers in the cabinet of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Gopal Rai said at a press conference. He appealed to people to join the rally at Ramlila Maidan.

CONGRESS EXTENDS SUPPORT TO AAP, DECIDES TO OPPOSE CENTRE’S MOVE

New Delhi: The Congress will support Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and will oppose the Centre's executive order on transfers and postings in Delhi in the monsoon session of parliament, which begins in July, sources said. The Ordinance passed late on Friday, overrides a recent order of the SC, which said the elected government is the boss of Delhi, and makes the Lieutenant Governor the final arbiter of the issue.

"ORDINANCE TO INVESTIGATE AAP'S CORRUPTION": BJP ON POSTINGS ORDER

New Delhi: Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi hit out at Aam Admi Party and said the purpose of the Ordinance brought by the Central-led BJP government with respect to transfer of bureaucrats in Delhi is to investigate the alleged corruption of the party. She said, “Ordinance has been brought to investigate the corruption done by them AAP. Those (political leaders) who will come in for their support will also be called corrupt”.

Suffering for being part of Oppn: Patil

Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party president Jayant Patil, whom the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned for questioning on Monday in a money laundering case, said one faces such sufferings for being part of the opposition. Patil said he was going to appear before the ED and also asked his party workers to maintain peace. The ED has summoned Patil for questioning in a money laundering case linked