The apex court came down hard on the LG after it was informed that no one from his office attended the last three meetings to discuss ways to clean up Delhi's three landfill sites
In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) denied that it had given advise to the LG to the ignore the Supreme Court order on powers related to Delhi government.
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal had objected to the Delhi government's ambitious proposal of doorstep delivery of rations and asked the AAP dispensation to consult the Centre before executing it.
Arvind Kejriwal wrote the letter after officers refused to follow the AAP government’s order withdrawing powers of transfer and postings from the L-G.
In its 231-page judgment, the Supreme Court's five-judge bench held that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal does not have independent decision making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.
Stating that there is no place for 'anarchy' in Delhi, the apex court ruled out the possibility of granting full statehood and said the L-G should not be 'obstructionist'.
While the apex court said that the LG cannot reject every decision made by the cabinet, it also denied full statehood as desired by the AAP government. The five judge bench-led by CJI Dipak Misra said that LG must follow cabinet's decisions.
While TDP, TMC, CPIM and JDS has lent its support to AAP over its stand off with Centre, Congress has decided to slam Kejriwal for stalemate
Kejriwal along with his cabinet colleagues Satyendar Jain, Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai had gone to meet L-G Anil Baijal at his office on Monday and have not left since then.
Sisodia, Jain and CM Arvind Kejriwal have been camping at L-G's office since Monday demanding Baijal to issue notification to IAS officers to end their 'strike', action against those who have struck work for 'four months'.
CM Arvind Kejriwal, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and two other ministers of Delhi government, Satyendra Jain and Gopal Rai, are staging dharna inside the L-G’s waiting room since Monday.
The Kejriwal government wants the Delhi L-G to direct the IAS officers to end their 'strike' and action against officers who have struck work for 'four months'.
The panel of lawyers scrapped by L-G Baijal included top lawyers like Indira Jaising, Rebecca Mammen John, Colin Gonsalves and others.
The meeting comes a month after Jessica’s sister Sabrina Lal wrote to Tihar jail authorities that she had “forgiven” her killer Manu Sharma and had no “objection” if he was released from the jail.
The home minister said the home ministry has sought a report on the incident from the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and "justice will be done".
The Delhi Chief Minister said his government would make arrangements for food, water and tents in the area so that people don't face any further problems.
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