Karnataka High Court refused to entertain petitions against inviting Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to open Mysuru Dasara. BJP leaders had opposed her citing alleged “anti-Hindu culture” remarks.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ruled that candidates for Tamil Nadu government jobs must be able to read and write Tamil. The decision came as the court dismissed a petition by a Tamil Nadu Electricity Board employee who was terminated for not passing the mandatory Tamil language exam. The court emphasized the importance of language proficiency for state government employees.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar defended Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against allegations following the High Court’s approval for an investigation into a site allotment case. He accused the BJP of orchestrating a political conspiracy and asserted that Siddaramaiah is innocent. The state government plans to appeal the High Court’s ruling.
Today, Delhi High Court will review Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate over an excise policy scam. Kejriwal, Delhi’s Chief Minister, alleges unlawful detention and seeks immediate release. He asserts that the arrest is politically motivated, claiming unfair use of the Enforcement Directorate by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The controversy involves allegations of corrupt practices related to the liquor policy.
Today (22nd March): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the liquor policy case and will appear before a special court. The arrest sparked political controversy, with AAP supporters calling it a BJP conspiracy and BJP defending it as a consequence of alleged corruption. Other opposition parties accused the BJP of using government agencies for vendetta politics.