New Delhi, August 9: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday met with leaders of all the parties over a tea meeting in the Parliament. The picture of the leaders from across the party lines meeting with the speaker went viral on social media.

The picture also captured the rare sight showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi in the same frame.

After the postponement of the monsoon session, a tea meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was attended by PM Narendra Modi, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and several other leaders.

The monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22 and as per the schedule, it is scheduled to conclude on August 12.

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In a big relief for former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail granted him bail both the CBI and ED cases related to the Delhi Excise Policy case, according to Law Today.

The Supreme Court, paving the way for Sisodia to walk out of the jail, noted, “It is high time that courts recognised that jail should be the exception and bail the rule.”

“In this case, with 493 witnesses named, there is no realistic possibility that the trial will conclude in the near future. Keeping the appellant behind bars indefinitely would violate their fundamental rights. The appellant has deep roots in society, and there is no apprehension of them fleeing,” the court observed.

The Court noted that Sisodia has endured a prolonged incarceration of 17 months and that the trial has yet to begin. The SC stated that “he has been deprived of his right to a speedy trial.”

The Court ordered Sisodia to provide a bail bond of ₹10 lakh with two sureties, surrender his passport, and report to the investigating officer twice a week, on Monday and Thursday. The Court also instructed him not to influence witnesses or tamper with evidence.

The Delhi Deputy CM was arrested by the CBI under the Prevention of Corruption Act in February last year. In March of the same year, the ED arrested him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Sisodia’s bail plea was rejected by the Delhi High Court in May last year. Following this, the AAP leader approached the Supreme Court seeking bail. However, the apex court denied him relief, even as it expressed doubts about some of the charges brought against him by the ED.

The court allowed Sisodia to file a new bail application if the trial continued to be delayed. On June 4, a vacation Bench declined to hear Sisodia’s bail plea after the government assured that the chargesheet would be filed within a month.

When will Sisodia walk out of jail?

Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj informed the news agency that Sisodia’s release from jail depends on the jail administration. He mentioned that Sisodia might be released this evening, or it could take another day for him to walk out of jail.

Raghav Chadha on SC judgement

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to Manish Sisodia, stating, “His only crime was that he provided a better future for the children of the poor.”

New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray visited Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal, at the latter’s residence in the national capital on Thursday during the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief’s three-day visit to Delhi.

Uddhav Thackeray was accompanied by his son and party MLA Aaditya Thackeray and party leader Sanjay Raut during the visit. AAP MPs Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha were also present.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh On The Meeting

Speaking about the meeting, MP Sanjay Singh said that the former Maharashtra CM extended his support to Sunita Kejriwal and the Delhi CM’s parents.

“Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray along with his son Aaditya Thackeray, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut came to meet Sunita Kejriwal and Arvind Kejriwal’s parents. In Arvind Kejriwal’s case, for the first time in the history of the Indian judiciary, his release was stopped without a copy of the order. A new CBI case was made and he was forcibly kept in jail. So all these points were discussed,” he said.

“Through ED-CBI they (Govt) want to suppress our voice. But we will all fight this government together. Everyone is standing with each other in this. Uddhav ji gave this assurance to Sunita Kejriwal and her family,” Singh added.

Delhi HC Dismisses Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Plea Challenging His Arrest

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case concerning the Excise Policy matter. Delhi High Court stated that it cannot be said that the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was without justifiable reason. In the case, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has requested a short adjournment to address its plea for the cancellation of bail granted to CM Kejriwal.

The Delhi High Court has questioned the ED on whether cancelling Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail would lead to his re-arrest. The court’s inquiry aims to clarify the implications of the ED’s plea for bail cancellation. The court adjourned the matter for September 5, 2024.

About The Meeting Between Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray & Congress Leaders Mallikarjun Kharge & Rahul Gandhi

Earlier on Wednesday, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief met with Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in Delhi in the run-up to assembly elections in Maharashtra. Party leader Sanjay Raut and Aaditya Thackeray were also present.

Thackeray is on a three-day visit to the national capital meeting with major opposition leaders bracing up for the upcoming state assembly polls likely to be held later this year.

The state is likely to poll for the 288-member legislative assembly later this year, as the tenure of the current government ends in 2024. However, the Election Commission has yet to announce the dates.

In the recent Lok Sabha elections 2024, the ruling BJP dipped to a mere nine seats in Maharashtra against 23 in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The vote share stood at 26.18 per cent. The Congress, on the other hand, marginally improved its seat share by securing 13 seats in the state. The Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won seven and one seats respectively, taking the total tally of the Maha Yuti alliance to 17. The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) got nine seats while the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar won eight seats.