Amid ongoing stand-off in Delhi, the IAS Association members on Sunday countered Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party's charges and said that they are not on strike and malicious information about them is being spread.
Amid ongoing stand-off in Delhi, the IAS Association members on Sunday countered Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party's charges and said that they are not on strike and malicious information about them is being spread.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and ministers Gopal Rai and Satyendar Jain have been at Lt Governor Anil Baijal's office since last seven days to press for their demands, including a direction to IAS officers to end their "strike" and action against those who have struck work for "four months".
Kejriwal has alleged that the work of the AAP government has been affected due to the "strike". The officers' association maintains that no officer is on strike and no work has been affected.
However, denying Kejriwal's charges, IAS Association Member Manisha Saxena said, "We are not on strike. The misinformation being spread is false and malicious. We are attending all meetings and all departments are doing their work. Everybody is working, sometimes on our holidays."
Another member, Varsha Joshi said, "Let us do our work. We are feeling frightened and victimised. We are being used for completely political reasons."
Meanwhile, the AAP is holding the march to support the sit-in of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues.
The Delhi chief minister has claimed that the IAS officers working for Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) were "only working on important files" and "not responding to Ministers' calls and messages, and not attending meetings".
Therefore, Kejriwal had asked Baijal to direct the IAS officers to end their strike and take action against officers who have allegedly struck work for four months.
Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka also arrived at Lieutenant Governor Baijal's office on Saturday to meet and extend support to the Delhi Chief Minister on the issue.
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