Manish Sisodia said Governor Lt has exceeded his authority. (File)
New Delhi:
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday wrote a letter to Delhi Governor Lt VK Saxena, reminding him that he has no right to sidestep the city government by giving direct orders to officials and asking for file level.
Mr. Sisodia said he is writing the letter. “In light of some extremely disturbing developments that I have been informed of, in particular your office has recently, in recent times, resorted to the method of calling out calls. call records from different departments.” .
“This unhealthy development is not only contrary to tradition and established practice in relation to government business dealings, but also contrary to the existing provisions of the constitution,” he said.
The Deputy Minister reminded the Lieutenant General that apart from the three topics of public order, police and land, the elected government of Delhi is still the decision-making body.
“We would like to state most humbly that your recent actions to order officers directly about the subjects to be transferred without going through the Council of Ministers are contrary to the law and order. of the Hon’ble SC (Supreme Court,” wrote Mr. Sisodia.
“Therefore, I implore you … to take timely and necessary remedial steps to avoid avoidable controversy and confusion,” he added.
The letter is the latest in a series of scathing exchanges between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of Arvind Kejriwal and Governor Lt, who represents the BJP-led government at the center.
At the Governor’s request, central authorities conducted an investigation into the now-defunct alcohol policy in Delhi, which led to the raids on Mr. Sisodia. Separately, the agencies arrested Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case.
Increasingly assertive since his appointment in May, VK Saxena recently met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to discuss infrastructure projects in Delhi, as well as exchange notes with the government. BJP government in Haryana on sanitation.
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