Hasina quits , flees Bangladesh , lands in India
Bangladesh PrimeMinister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled from the country when she arrived at Hindon airbase in New Delhi . He is seeking asylum in the UK .
What happened in Bangladesh on Monday :
Students group : Students against Discrimination ‘ has called a ‘March to Dhaka ‘ campaign demanding Ms Hansina’s resignation.
Thousands started gathering at the main points of Dhaka defying curfew orders .
Police stopped them but could not hold as the number of protesters was very large .
At 3 PM local time , police breached the gates of the official residence of Ms Hasina , and entered its premises . Ms Hasina resigned . She was airlifted on a Mi17 helicopter which landed in Agartala . She boarded C130 to land at Hindon air force station in New Delhi . She met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Air Force Western Air Command Air Marshal P.M .Sinha at Hindon .
She is expected to stay in India for a night or two as she awaits approval for asylum in the UK .
Her sister Rehana, who is accompanying her , already holds a UK passport .
Army Chief takes over ; interim government will be formed
In Dhaka , Army chief Waker Uz Zaman confirmed her resignation. In a press conference he said that therein is in the Army’s hand for now .
He urged protestors to stop the unrest and pledged to meet their demands and bring justice to those who were killed .
He said that he would hold talks with opposition parties and civil society members , but not the Awami league , Sheikh Hasina’s party .
An interim government will be formed .
What led to the resignation of Sheikh Hasina ?
A Student protest had started against 30 % reservation for the descendents of 1971 Bangladesh Independence movement .
PM Sheikh Hasina called the protesters ‘ Razakars ‘ , which is a derogatory term used for those who helped the Pakistani army during the 1971 independence movement .
Protest turned violent and more than 150 protesters were killed . The Internet was shut down , and the army was called to take over security .
On July 21 , Bangladesh Supreme Court scrapped the 30 % quota and reduced it to 5% .
This halted students protest . Students demand apology from PM Sheikh Hasina for the death of protesters and for her words against them . They refused any talk with her .
On July 29 , students resumed their protest demanding resignation of Mrs Hasina . The Internet was suspended , and more than 300 died in clashes between protesters and those who were pro government .
Sheikh Hasina in her address on August 4, called the protesters as ‘ terrorists ‘ , and said that they will be dealt with firmly .
On August 5 , Students breached security , entered her house . She resigned and landed in India.
In elections held in January , Awami League party of Sheikh Hasina got 225 seats out of a total of 300 seats . This was Ms Hasina’s fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh .
India silent as Hasina flees Bangladesh amid unrest
On Monday , the External Affairs Ministry made no statement about the situation in Bangladesh or on Ms Hasina on Monday .
In the evening , PM Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security ( CCS ) . EAM S Jaishankar briefed PM Modi about the situation in Bangladesh .
On Sunday , the Ministry of External Affairs had issued an advisory “ strongly advising “ Indian nationals not to travel to Bangladesh and asking those in the country to exercise “ extreme caution “ while moving around .
Train services between India and Bangladesh have been suspended by the Indian government .
Extra personnel has been deployed along the border , says BSF .
Security has been beefed up to the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh .
L- G can nominate 10 aldermen to Delhi corporation , rules SC
The Supreme Court on Monday held that the authority of Lieutenant Governor (L- G ) of Delhi to nominate 10 persons in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD ) is a statutory dutybh and not bound by aid and advice of the council of Ministers .
Three Judge constitutional Bench headed by CJI DY Chadrachud had reserved the jisfegement in the case on May 17 , 2023 .
The Bench held that the power of L -G is derived from section 3 (3) ( b) (1) of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act , 1957 . The act was amended in 1993 , to vest the power to nominate 10 expert persons .
The petiton filed by AAP government had said that democratically elected government be allowed to run MCD without interference from L-G .
“ This is a law made by Parliament … The law requires L-G to exercise power “ the court noted .
HC upholds Kejriwal’s arrest by CBI in excise case
Delhi High court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Arvind Kejriwal .
The court in another case also said that there was no malice on the part of CBI arresting Arvind Kejriwal .
“ It can not be said that the arrest was without any injusticiable reason or illegal “ .
Mr Kejriwal’s plea had asked the high court to declare all his arrest by CBI as illegal .
CBI had arrested Mr Kejriwal from Tihar jail on June 26 . Earlier lower court had rejected the bail plea .
The court held that only after only after collecting sufficient evidence in April 2024 , CBI proceeded for the arrest of Mr Kejriwal . Court also said that there were links of this crime even in Punjab , but witnesses could come in front only after arrest of Mr Kejriwal by ED .
Two of the witnesses has also turned to approver .
Justify inclusion of 77 castes in OBC list : SC to Bengal government
The Supreme Court ( SC ) on Monday gave the “ opportunity” to justify inclusion of 77 castes largely Muslim community in the list of State’s Other Backward Community ( OBC ) list .
On May 22 , Calcutta High court had strike down the inclusion of several of these castes in OBC list . West Bengal government later .over to SC .
The SC asked the state to present the nature of survey and material in possession that led state to include these castes in OBC list .
The petitioner a private respondent had said that there was meaning ful consultation with West Bengal Backward Class Commission with respect to designation of 37 of these communities .
Procedure for inclusion of a casts in SC /ST / OBC list – Under Article 341 and 342 of constitution , state government has power to include a community in SC / ST / OBC list . Buy this needs approval from Registrar General of India ( RGI ) and National Commission of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Backward Classe , NCSC /NCST / NCBC .
Revocation of Article 370 a ‘ watershed moment ‘ : Modi
On the anniversary of scrapping Article 370 from J&K , PM Modi called it a ‘ watershed moment in nation’s history ‘ this started ‘ a new era of progress ‘ in Union territory .
NPAs on Mudra loan has come down
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha on Monday that Non Performing Assets ( NPA ) under Mudra Loan has come down to 3.4 % in FY 24 , a significant decline from 4.77% in 2020- 21 .
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