Delhi Sealing Drive

After Rau's IAS coaching centre accident, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has sealed 13 coaching centres in the region, which were found to flout norms by misusing the basement in a similar manner

The number of properties de-sealed on the monitoring committee's instructions are -- 158 (NDMC), 170 (SDMC) and 6 (EDMC)

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's comments came hours after the SC closed contempt proceedings against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari

The apex court also dropped the contempt case against Tiwari but deprecated his action of breaking a civic agency seal in his constituency

"If Delhi has to collapse, let it collapse," an angry bench of the Supreme Court Thursday said while questioning the efficiency of officers who are supposed to look after issues related to unauthorised constructions in the national capital. The bench of justices Madan B Lokur, M M Shantanagoudar and S Adbul Nazeer came down heavily on the Centre for not giving details of the survey of houses conducted in south Delhi's Amar Colony area. "You have to admit this fact, which you are not, that your people (officials) are not doing the work either as per the law or as per orders of the Supreme Court," the bench told Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A N S Nadkarni, representing the Centre. The issue cropped up when the court was hearing the matter related to sealing of unauthorised constructions in Delhi. The ASG told the court that a joint survey was conducted in the south Delhi area by South Delhi Municipal Corporation and Land and Development Office (L&DO) in August and the report .

The report said that official of L&DO has not attended meetings of the monitoring committee and he was not even answering the phone calls from the panel

A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur asked the BJP leader to explain his claims made to a news channel related to the Delhi sealing matter

The apex court said adequate police protection should be given to officials when they are carrying out a sealing drive against unauthorised constructions

Delhi is estimated to have annual passenger vehicle (cars, vans and utility vehicles) sales of over 200,000 units which makes it the top city for the country's car industry

Wednesday's strike has been called by CAIT and the All Delhi Traders and Workers Association

No one wants to accept their mistakes. Where are the statesmen when you need them?

Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken said a three-member team of the party would attend the meeting

AAP is successful in blaming the BJP-led government at the Centre for its failure to bring relief to the city shopkeepers

The sealing drive was undertaken by the municipal corporations of Delhi on the directions of an SC-appointed committee

Kejriwal had on Friday threatened that he would go on hunger strike if the sealing drive is not stopped by March 31

The actions are being taken against traders if any violation of civic norms or Master Plan of Delhi 2021 is found

The city has lost its way and answers can come only through a cooperative decision making system, not a competing one

Traders under the banner of Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) also urged the Delhi government to convene one day special session of the state Assembly and pass a Bill to stop sealing drive

The traders, across Delhi, had on February 2 shut down their shops in protest against the sealing of commercial establishments running from residential areas or premises

Kejriwal toured markets in Delhi and interacted with traders, who announced a shutdown of some shopping areas last week in protest against the drive started by municipal corporations