New Delhi, The war over transfer of
bureaucrats in the national capital today escalated further with the Delhi Lt
Governor Najeeb Jung cancelling all orders by Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) government in last four days.
Najeeb Jung today wrote a letter
to Delhi Chief Minister, saying that the power to appoint and transfer
bureaucrats lies with the Lieutenant-governor.
LG’s letter read, “All orders
issued by AAP govt in the last four days regarding transfer and posting of
officials have been cancelled.”
In the letter to Kejriwal, LG
also challenged Delhi CM’s order to direct senior bureaucrats to put up all
files before him or ministers for decision and said that AAP government’s
decisions in last 4 days were not valid as it didn’t have his approval.
Meanwhile, Union home minister
Rajnath Singh said that “Delhi LG and CM should sit together and find a
solution to the ongoing standoff”.
Rajnath was talking to reporters after
meeting President Pranab Mukherjee.
“We did not discuss Delhi standoff,”
Rajnath said.
In his letter to Kejriwal, Jung
said that the power to appoint and to transfer, from steno to IAS officers, is
with the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor also challenged
the AAP government’s order to bureaucrats not to follow his directives without
getting approval from CM or any other minister.
The letter from the LG, comes
hours after Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister asking him to allow the city
government to function “independently” even as he accused the Centre of trying
to run the Delhi administration.
Kejriwal mentioned the posting
and transfers made by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and said the elected government
must have a say about distribution of work to senior officials.
“In Delhi, Central government is
trying to run government unconstitutionally through the Lt Governor. Let Delhi
government function independently,” Kejriwal said in the letter to Modi.
The letter by Kejriwal to the
Prime Minister came a day after both he and Jung took their bitter fight to
President Pranab Mukherjee, accusing each other of violating the Constitution
and overstepping their respective jurisdictions. (Source- www.newsroompost.com)
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