Delhi LG Vs Arvind Kejriwal: Najeeb Jung stamps his authority over AAP govt
New Delhi, May 4: It seems, hostilities between Aam Aadmi party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung will not end soon. On Sunday it escalated a step further when LG directed AAP ministers to refer him all the files related with various issues.
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Jung said that the Ministers are bound to refer me all the files as rule under the Constitution, GNCTD Act and Transaction of Business Rules states so.
The move came to fore after Chief Minister Kejriwal had instructed all departments not to route files through the Lieutenant Governor's office.
Referring to the Constitution, The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act, 1991 and Transaction of Business Rules, Jung said the role of the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers is to aid and advise him.
"The Lt. Governor has informed the Chief Minister, drawing his attention to the relevant provisions of the Constitution, the GNCTD Act 1991 and Transaction of Business Rules 1993, which underscore the relationship between the Lt. Governor's and the Chief Minister's office...
"...that the role of the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers is to aid and advise the Lt. Governor where the latter is entitled to act solely on his own discretion and all files relating to matters for which Legislative Assembly can make law should come to the Lt. Governor for final approval," a statement from the LG's office said.
It
also
said,
"The
Lt.
Governor
has
instructed
that
the
directions
issued
to
the
officers
be
withdrawn.
He
has
made
it
incumbent
on
all
officers
to
follow
the
Constitution,
GNCTD
Act
1991
and
the
Transaction
of
Business
Rules
1993,
in
letter
and
in
spirit."
As
per
news
reports,
the
Chief
Minister
had
asked
all
departments
of
the
Delhi
government
not
to
"bother
the
office
of
the
LG"
by
sending
all
files
to
him.
With respect to reserved subjects like public order, land and police, the files should be sent to LG through ministers concerned and through the Chief Minister's Office, Mr Kejriwal had directed.
OneIndia News
(With inputs from PTI)