Kochi: Police attempt to detain Youth Congress workers during a protest against recent developments related to Lakshadweep administration, in Kochi, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (PTI)
KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Friday refused to stay implementation of the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021 (LDAR) and Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) introduced by Lakshadweep Administration.
A division bench led by justice K Vinod Chandran asked Lakshadweep Administration to respond to the petition challenging LDAR and PASA within two weeks. The court considered a petition filed by Congress leader KP Noushad Ali during the admission hearing.
At the hearing, the central government sought time to respond to the plea and the court allowed two weeks. Though the petitioner’s counsel sought a directive to Lakshadweep Administration not to implement anything until then, the court did not agree.
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Rahul Gandhi s language, attempt to stoke fears on Covid show Congress behind toolkit: BJP
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Last Updated: May 28, 2021, 03:40 PM IST
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Gandhi s choice of words like nautanki for the prime minister at a time when Modi is working to curb COVID-19 is part of the toolkit s script, the minister alleged, referring to a controversial document about targeting the government. The BJP has claimed that the Congress is behind it, a charge the opposition party has rejected. It has instead blamed the BJP and sought police probe into the matter.
Gandhi had earlier asked the government to evolve a vaccine strategy for the entire population, warning of multiple waves of the virus at the current rate of vaccination.
Punjab, a Congress-ruled state, will go to polls early next year. "In view of the hardship being faced by the weaker section of society due to the pandemic, the per unit tariff for domestic consumers with load up to 2kW (kilowatt) and consumption slabs of 0-100 units and 101-300 units have been reduced by Re 1 and 50 paise, respectively," it said.