Why Diwali this year will be politically explosive

October 01, 2015 12:58

Political circles in New Delhi are eagerly watching two important developments.

One is the National Judicial Appointments Commission, with a five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court set to deliver its judgment in the matter after the Dussera holidays.

On July 15 this year, the Bench had reserved its order on the constitutionality of the NDA's NJAC bill, after hearing a clutch petitions challenging the validity of the NJAC replacing the collegium system of appointments to the higher courts.

The time limit specified for a final order was three months, which would end by the middle of October.

The other keenly watched development is the ongoing election campaign for the Bihar assembly.

With the election results out on November 8, Diwali this year, which falls a few days later, promises to be explosive all right.

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