The move comes a day after Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was allegedly manhandled by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs at the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal late on Monday night.
Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken and former chief minister Sheila Dikshit met Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal on Wednesday and demanded security for the administrative officers. The move comes a day after Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was allegedly manhandled by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs at the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal late on Monday night.
"We have requested the L-G to ensure the security of the administrative officers so that they can work with dignity and without any fear. There should be no political pressure on the officers and they should be able to work independently and impartially," Maken said.
Dikshit demanded an apology from the Kejriwal government. "The Kejriwal government should apologise to the administrative officers and ensure that this kind of incident does not happen again. We never called the chief secretary and other officials at midnight for a meeting, barring emergency situations like riots. If the dignity of government officers is not maintained, the administrative structure of Delhi will collapse," she said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also demanded the dissolution of the Delhi Assembly in a meeting with Baijal on Wednesday. Senior party leader including Vijender Gupta also submitted a memorandum to him demanding a high-level probe into the incident and removal of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan.
Gupta deplored the incident calling it unfortunate and unparalleled in the history of Delhi government. Criticising AAP, he said that it was running a government of goons and must be dissolved with immediate effect. He also said that the BJP will also meet the President and the home minister soon to put the demand forward.
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