Delhi LG writes to Kejriwal to resume meeting, lauds him for taking governance seriously

Amid a series of disagreements and allegations between them, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena on Monday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him to resume meetings between them for “conflict-free governance of the city”.

Saxena also said that they used to meet regularly till October 2020 but it did not continue.

In a letter, taking a dig at Kejriwal, Saxena wrote, “I have received several letters from you in the last few days. First of all, I would like to express my appreciation for the fact that you have started taking city governance seriously.”

This comes after the AAP accused the Lieutenant Governor of illegally nominating BJP workers as aldermen instead of those with experience in municipal administration.

Addressing a press conference, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said Article 243 R and S of the Constitution states that candidates should be those who “have special knowledge and experience in matters relating to municipal corporations”. relevant experience and they were all BJP workers, he said.

Raj Niwas officials had on Saturday said that Saxena had nominated Satya Sharma as the presiding officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) meeting from a list of six sent to him by the AAP government.

Earlier this week, around 150 AAP workers gathered outside the Governor’s residence and raised slogans. AAP leaders, including Atishi and Somnath Bharti, on Saturday alleged that the Lieutenant Governor has “unconstitutionally” appointed BJP’s Satya Sharma as the presiding officer and ten aldermen in the MCD.

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