I suggest that financial emergency provisions of the Constitution should be invoked and a direct President's rule established, after dismissing the UPA Govt. for the blatant security breach. If need be, as a measure of abundant caution, President can refer the Proclamation to the Supreme Court for opinion.
S. Kalyanaraman
TUESDAY
March 4, 2014
Article 360 in The Constitution Of India 1949
360. Provisions as to financial emergency
(1) If the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the financial stability or credit of India or of any part of the territory thereof is threatened, he may by a Proclamation make a declaration to that effect
(2) A Proclamation issued under clause ( 1 )
(a) may be revoked or varied by a subsequent Proclamation;
(b) shall be laid before each House of Parliament;
(c) shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by resolutions of both Houses of Parliament: Provided that if any such Proclamation is issued at a time when the House of the People has been dissolved or thedissolution of the House of the People takes place during the period of two months referred to in sub clause (c), and if a resolution approving the Proclamation has been passed by the Council of States, but no resolution with respect to such Proclamation has been passed by the House of the People before the expiration of that period, the Proclamation shall cease to operate at the expiration of thirty days from the ate on which the House of the People first sits after itsreconstitution, unless before the expiration of the said period of thirty days a resolution approving the Proclamation has been also passed by the House of the People
(3) During the period any such Proclamation as is mentioned in clause ( 1 ) is in operation, theexecutive authority of the Union shall extend to the giving of directions to any State to observe such canons of financial propriety as may be specified in the directions, and to the giving of such other directions as the President may deem necessary and adequate for the purpose
(4) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution
(a) any such direction may include
(i) a provision requiring the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of a State;
(ii) a provision requiring all Money Bills or other Bills to which the provisions of Article 207 apply to be reserved for the consideration of the President after they are passed by the Legislature of the State;
(b) it shall be competent for the President during the period any Proclamation issued under this article is in operation to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union including the Judges of theSupreme Court and the High Courts.
S. Kalyanaraman
TUESDAY
March 4, 2014
UPA-II ALLOWS BUILDING COMPLEX AT LUTYENS
Published on Mar 3, 2014
In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Abid Rasool Khan, Chairman, Minorities Commission, Andhra Pradesh; Smriti Irani, Vice President & MP, Rajya Sabha, BJP; Vinod Mehta, Editorial Chairman, Outlook; Gaurav Bhatia, National President, Legal wing, SP; Sunil Alagh, Chairman, S K A Advisors and Rasheed Kidwai, Senior Journalist -- discuss whether, just because it's the last leg of the UPA, can the Prime Minister duck the volley of scams?
METRONEWS/NEW DELHI : In what is believed to be the biggest scam of the UPA-II government, a massive land scam worth over Rs 10,000 crore was exposed on Monday. According to a TIMES-NOW television channel report, the land scam in Lutyens Delhi, involved construction of an uber-luxury apartment complex in a piece of land admeasuring 22.95 acres very close to Rashtrapathi Bhavan.According to conservative estimates, each acre in the area costs Rs 400 crore; thus, the total cost of the land runs into more than Rs 10,000 crore. However, the Urban Development Ministry has approved the development of the complex project at a meager cost of Rs 65 cr by Edvert Keventers, a subsidiary of DLF UPA-II allows building complex at Lutyens group (Letter dated July 30, 2012).
What is more alarming is that the residential complex was approved by the ministry despite serious objections raised by the Intelligence Bureau and the President’s Office. Both the institutions raised alarm bells about the proposed apartment complex. In a secret note sent to the Central governmet on November 12, 2012, the IB authorities objected to raising of any tall structures on the piece of land. The note said multi-storied building complex could provide visual intrusion into Rashtrapathi Bhavan and it could be leveraged for using sniper rifle or rocket launcher.On December 11, 2012, Omita Paul, Secretary to President wrote a similar letter to Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Urban Development Ministry stating: “The 39-metre high security wall may obstruct planned helipad in the Presidential Estate as it would fall on the flight path of VVIP aircraft.”
She further said large residential complex in the proximity of Rashtrapathi Bhavan is a security threat from various angles. Proposed building would have view to functions hosted in Moghul Gardens by President, she pointed out.Surprisingly, the Prime Minister’s Officer was also said to be aware of the scam. Director in the PMO Shakil Ahmed in a letter to Secretary, Urban Development Ministry on June 11, 2013, alleged that some officials in the urban development ministry in lieu of monetary considerations twisted the case and allowed land use.But the ministry pushed the case for approval again. On August 16, 2013, an office memorandum from Abhijit Bakshi, Deputy Secretary to Land requested the Land and Development Office to clarify/explain reasons for imposition of restrictions. The project is still under the process, the report said.
http://metroindia.com/Details.aspx?id=24713What is more alarming is that the residential complex was approved by the ministry despite serious objections raised by the Intelligence Bureau and the President’s Office. Both the institutions raised alarm bells about the proposed apartment complex. In a secret note sent to the Central governmet on November 12, 2012, the IB authorities objected to raising of any tall structures on the piece of land. The note said multi-storied building complex could provide visual intrusion into Rashtrapathi Bhavan and it could be leveraged for using sniper rifle or rocket launcher.On December 11, 2012, Omita Paul, Secretary to President wrote a similar letter to Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Urban Development Ministry stating: “The 39-metre high security wall may obstruct planned helipad in the Presidential Estate as it would fall on the flight path of VVIP aircraft.”
She further said large residential complex in the proximity of Rashtrapathi Bhavan is a security threat from various angles. Proposed building would have view to functions hosted in Moghul Gardens by President, she pointed out.Surprisingly, the Prime Minister’s Officer was also said to be aware of the scam. Director in the PMO Shakil Ahmed in a letter to Secretary, Urban Development Ministry on June 11, 2013, alleged that some officials in the urban development ministry in lieu of monetary considerations twisted the case and allowed land use.But the ministry pushed the case for approval again. On August 16, 2013, an office memorandum from Abhijit Bakshi, Deputy Secretary to Land requested the Land and Development Office to clarify/explain reasons for imposition of restrictions. The project is still under the process, the report said.