“This is like my lawyer is mine, but your lawyer is also mine,” Mr. Kejriwal commented.
New Delhi:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that Lieutenant General VK Saxena of the national capital committed the crime of contempt of court in Recent case of voting rights of appointed members of civil service of Delhi, by trying to get his attorney to argue both sides of the case. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Aam Aadmi Party, after the Delhi Mayor elections were postponed three times over two months. However, Mr. Kejriwal made sensational claims that LG was deliberately influencing the case fraudulently.
The Deputy Governor, he said, tried to exert ‘unconstitutional’ influence on the case so that the truth would not be brought to court.
He stated that AAP’s Mayor candidate, Shelly Oberoi, has asked the Delhi government and LG parties in the case to separate, adding that the Delhi government, which has the right to choose any law monks, asked the Minister of Urban Development to appoint Gautam Narayan.
However, on the night of February 9, the UD secretary directed that the Central Governor had “desired” that the Department of Urban Development would defend this petition on behalf of the Central Governor’s office and Thanks to the service of Tushar Mehta, Mr. Kejriwal’s Chief Counsel alleges that India will defend the petition.
“This is like my lawyer is mine, but your lawyer is mine too,” commented Mr Kejriwal, alleging that LG wants Tushar Mehta to defend all of its “wrongdoings” in court. by representing both parties.
Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia asked the Minister to appoint Gautam Narayan, but LG directed him to appoint his own lawyer from our side,” he said.
“The government of Delhi and LG have opposing views on all matters. For the sake of justice and for Hon’ble SC to come to the correct conclusion, it is important that all views be right. presented to Hon’ble SC. However, there was an attempt by Hon’ble LG to prevent the Delhi government from presenting its position to Hon’ble SC,” Mr. Kejriwal said in a letter he wrote to Hon’ble SC. Deputy Governor, which he announced to the media.
The chief minister of Delhi also accused LG of threatening to suspend or even fire the Urban Development Minister if he did not comply.
“It’s like in a movie when someone is threatened, kidnapped, their family kidnapped to force them,” he said, adding that what LG is alleged to have done “is a crime”.
“Luckily the court didn’t need to ask for clarification and understanding within five minutes. If they called the state government, the two would stand in two different directions. vakalatnama (Legal documents). What is LG trying to do?” he added.
“Most of the actions that Hon’ble LG took in connection with the election of the Mayor of MCD are blatantly illegal and unconstitutional. Is that why Hon’ble LG wants to prevent the truth from being revealed? raised before Hon’ble SC Such action by Hon’ble LG means interference with the administration of justice and contempt for criminals It degrades the high office of Hon’ble LG , sir,” said Arvind Kejriwal’s letter to LG.
