Morning digest | Delhi L-G flags ‘grave procedural lapses’ in calling one-day Assembly session; SIT confirms terror angle in Kozhikode train arson case, and more

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Delhi L-G flags ‘grave procedural lapses’ in calling one-day Assembly session; Kejriwal says he should hire constitutional advisor

A day before the special one-day session of the Delhi Assembly, Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has flagged “grave procedural lapses” on part of the Delhi Government in convening the session, officials at the Raj Niwas here said on April 16.

Entire case is fabricated, I have answered all 56 questions, says Kejriwal after CBI questioning

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for over nine hours on Sunday, Apri l6, 2023, in the Delhi excise policy case. Speaking to the media from his residence after the questioning, Mr. Kejriwal said “the entire case is fabricated and they do not have any proof. It is a result of dirty politics”.

SIT confirms terror angle in Kozhikode train arson case

Establishing the Kozhikode train arson of April 2 as an act of terror, the Kerala Police’s special team has invoked sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA] against the prime suspect, Shahrukh Saifi, as his police custody ends in two days. 

Congress ticket-screening committee members got ₹2 crore each, alleges Congress leader