L-G Anil Baijal accepts V K Jain's resignation

Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal has accepted the resignation of V K Jain as the advisor to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Jain had resigned from his post earlier this month citing personal reasons and family commitment. 

He was questioned by the Delhi Police in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs at Kejriwal’s residence on February 19.

A 1984-batch IAS officer, Jain was handpicked by Kejriwal after he retired as CEO of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB). Jain joined as the adviser to the CM on September 2017. A close confidante of Kejriwal, he was responsible for all the meetings and handling of important documents related to the CM’s office. 

He had gone on a week-long medical leave on February 27, days after the Delhi Police told a court that during interrogation, Jain disclosed that AAP MLAs Prakash Jarwal and Amanatullah Khan surrounded the chief secretary and saw them assaulting him at Kejriwal’s residence.

Jain had earlier said that he did not seen anything as he had gone to the washroom at the time of the incident. The alleged assault took place in the presence of Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia.

“I am resigning for personal reasons,” Jain had then told DNA.