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Party Picks On Private Discoms Removed



The AAP candidates have been replaced by senior government officials.

New Delhi:

In a major defeat for the Aam Aadmi Party, Deputy Governor VK Saxena of Delhi today removed two party-backed candidates from the boards of private electricity distribution companies. Mr Saxena dismissed AAP spokesman Jasmine Shah, and Naveen ND Gupta, son of AAP MP ND Gupta, saying they had been illegally appointed as ‘candidates of government’ ‘ on the boards of privately owned companies BYPL, BRPL (Anil Ambani) and NDPDCL (Tata). The AAP candidates have been replaced by senior government officials.

The AAP called the order “unconstitutional and illegal”, adding that only the elected government has the power to issue an electricity order. “LG has completely mocked all Supreme Court and Constitutional Court orders. He openly goes around saying SC orders are not binding on him,” the party said.

VK Saxena sought to remove them based on a report by the Secretary-General accusing AAP nominees of providing financial benefits to private discos at the expense of the state treasury.

The AAP had previously denied the allegations, saying that regular inspections of discos were carried out at the discretion of the cabinet.

“They have cooperated with private representatives on the board of the discos owned by Anil Ambani and benefited them in the amount of Rs 8,000 crore at public expense,” the order of LG said.

“Secretary of Finance, Minister of Power and MD, Delhi Transco will now represent the government with respect to these illegal companies owned by Ambani and Tata, as has been the regular practice, since the days of Sheila Dikshit as Minister, when these companies came into being,” it added.

The deputy governor said the appointment of senior government officials to these councils was the norm until AAP government-appointed Minister Arvind Kejriwal nominated party officials.

VK Saxena invoked “differences of opinion” under Article 239AA of the Constitution, after the government of Arvind Kejriwal insisted on continuing to maintain their activities in these councils, “despite wrongdoing and proven malice on their part.”

Mr. Saxena had previously referred the matter to the President for a decision.

“Delhi government owns a 49% stake in private dance floors that have nominated senior government officials so that the interests of the government and the people of Delhi can be taken care of, according to council decisions. disco,” the command said.

“However, these AAP nominees on discos, in a reciprocal arrangement involving commissions and kickbacks, rather than acting prudently in the interest of the people and the government Delhi, again acting in collusion with the BRPL and BYPL boards, facilitated their board’s decision to reduce the LPSC rate from 18% to 12%, and in the process brought about excessive benefits to them to the tune of Rs 8468 crore – an amount that should have gone to the Delhi government coffers,” it added.

Jasmine Shah was sacked last November as vice-chairman of the Delhi government’s Development and Dialogue Commission (DDCD) for allegedly using public office for personal political purposes. His office premises were sealed off by the state planning department by order passed by the Lieutenant General on November 17.

DDCD Vice President enjoys the rank of Cabinet Minister and enjoys the privileges and privileges of a Delhi government minister such as official residence, office, transportation and personal staff.

Arvind Kejriwal and his team had a protracted argument with the Lieutenant Colonel Governor appointed by the Center.

Mr. Kejriwal has said that according to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling, LG does not have independent decision-making power. He said there is a clear separation of powers with the police, land and public order belonging to LG and all other entities under the elected government of Delhi.

On July 4, 2018, the Constitutional Committee of the Supreme Court passed an order stating that “The Deputy Governor shall not be vested with any independent decision-making power (in the context of subjects transferred )”.

“Furthermore, the order states again that ‘no independent authority is vested in the Lieutenant General to make decisions, except on matters which he exercises in his discretion as the judicial or quasi-judicial authority under any law’, implying that LG has independent authority only in cases where LG may be required to act as a judge to resolve conflicts between people,” Mr. Kejriwal said.

The two met for more than an hour last month, soon after, the Chief Minister of Delhi alleged that in the past few months, the Deputy Governor’s interference in the affairs of the elected government has increased.

Rejecting Kejriwal’s claims, a Raj Niwas official said all the claims he made attributing LG were “misleading, clearly false and fabricated as well as twisted to fit a specific agenda”.

Arvind Kejriwal has asked LG not to “politicize the life and survival of Delhi people”, saying it is not a good precedent for the future.

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