In yet another Delhi LG versus CM rift, the office of the LG has reportedly denied giving time to CM Arvind Kejriwal for an urgent meeting. This comes after LG himself asked Kejriwal to meet him to discuss certain governance issues.
Notably, Delhi LG Vinay Saxena on Monday invited CM Kejriwal to discuss certain governance-related matters. Soon after, the Delhi CM asked for an appointment on Tuesday to which the LG office said that the latter is busy till 4 PM, Friday. The office added that LG Saxena can meet Kejriwal only after Friday evening.
The development comes amid the ongoing contention between the Delhi BJP and AAP over the appointment of Presiding Officer by the LG to conduct mayoral elections.
On the very first day of the MCD house, the LG appointed BJP’s Satya Sharma pro tem speaker to hold the mayoral elections. AAP accused him of surpassing its recommendations and ‘illegally nominating’ BJP leaders as alderman.
Delhi police on Monday used water cannon on Bharatiya Janata Party workers who were protesting outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence against violence in MCD House on 6 January, as reported by the news agency ANI.
BJP MP Parvesh Verma requested the Delhi LG to suspend the Councillors and said that how dare they hit the women Municipal Councillors. “Our protest will continue until CM Kejriwal doesn’t suspend goon Municipal Councillors.
How dare our women Municipal Councillors were hit by them, this hasn’t ever happened before in history. We request LG to suspend goon Councillors,” Parvesh Verma was quoted by ANI as saying.
