Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Thursday said issues raised under Special Mention (Rule 280) must be related to matters of urgent public importance, and pertain to those subjects that fall under the Delhi government's jurisdiction.
Reiterating the firm commitment of the state government to check crime in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that the police officers will be held accountable for major crimes taking place in the areas under their jurisdiction.
Slamming the Centre for amending Section 139 of the BSF Act to give the force wider jurisdiction and terming it as tantamount to an attack on federalism, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa on Wednesday asked Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw the decision.
A better system of monitoring and supervision aided and assisted by the tools of information technology, better training of officials, better briefing of lawyers, better logistics and financial resources, an efficient pool of more experienced lawyers and timely disposal of court orders coupled with efficient service delivery in different government offices are urgently warranted if we are to become an extended part of the initiative to expedite the disposal of humongous court cases in this country.
