Delhi HC grants bail to Amanatullah Khan in chief secretary assault case
India | March 12, 2018 16:29 ISTJustice Mukta Gupta granted bail to Amanatullah Khan with certain conditions as imposed on AAP legislator Prakash Jarwal earlier.
Justice Mukta Gupta granted bail to Amanatullah Khan with certain conditions as imposed on AAP legislator Prakash Jarwal earlier.
Citing Baijal's letter, Sisodia said when an IAS officer goes to the L-G claiming he was scolded by an AAP minister, he wipes his "tears" and despite his "uselessness", the L-G encourages him to boycott meetings, saying he is standing with him.
Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was allegedly assaulted by AAP MLAs during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence February 19 night.
Special judge Anju Bajaj Chandna refused to consider the bail plea of Jarwal, an MLA from Deoli constituency here, who had sought the relief on the ground that he was young and recently married.
As the standoff between bureaucrats and AAP govt continued, LG Anil Baijal met Rajnath Singh, two days after he submitted a preliminary report over alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.
Manish Sisodia said that governance has suffered as officials did not attend meetings and several meetings were cancelled and decisions deferred.
LG Anil Baijal said no government could fulfil its promises to the people if its employees felt "demoralised and insecure".
Several policemen today went to Kejriwal's official residence in the Civil Lines area where Prakash was allegedly assaulted in the presence of the chief minister on the intervening night of February 19-20.
In a press conference, the AAP also showed a two-and-half-minute clip where senior police officials are seen inside the residence of the chief minister, purportedly asking questions about the wall paint of the room.
The two MLAs were arrested in connection with the alleged assault on Delhi's top bureaucrat during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence on the night of February 19.
The two MLAs were arrested in connection with the alleged assault on the bureaucrat during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence on the night of February 19.
The court is hearing the bail plea of two Aam Aadmi Party MLAs -- Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal -- accused of manhandling Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.
With this, the city police has taken three ruling part lawmakers in custody connection with the case. The two MLAs who were arrested earlier are – Amanatullah Khan (Okhla) and Prakash Jarwal (Deoli). The duo were sent to one-day judicial custody by a
Speaking exclusively to India TV, Sarangi said that AAP government wanted to release an advertisement claiming 80 per cent downfall in corruption cases in last three years.
On Wednesday, it was also emerged that Prakash’s medical examination, conducted on Tuesday night after an FIR was registered in the case, mentions injuries on his face and elsewhere.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party rejected the assault allegation and claimed its two legislators had been targeted because one was a Dalit and the other a member of a minority community.
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