Kejriwal v/s Jung: AAP govt seeks legal opinion on MHA notification

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government has sought the opinion of legal and constitutional experts on the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification over the distribution of powers between the Lieutenant Governor's office and the office of the Delhi Chief Minister.

The MHA issued the notification on Friday saying the Lieutenant Governor has primacy in postings and transfers of officers belonging to Central services.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had reacted strongly to the notification, saying that the NDA Government at the Centre was trying to run the national capital through the 'backdoor'.

Kejriwal had also stated that the notification was indicative of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) nervousness about the Aam Aadmi Party's anti-corruption efforts. Meanwhile, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had also criticised the notification, terming it as an attempt to "save the transfer-posting industry being run in Delhi".