In the first attack on Lt Governor Anil Baijal since he assumed office on December 31, 2016, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that the L-G fired a bullet at him every day.
In the first attack on Lt Governor Anil Baijal since he assumed office on December 31, 2016, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that the L-G fired a bullet at him every day.
Noting that his government tries to coordinate on various issues related to the development of the national capital, both with the Lt Governor as well as the Centre, the Delhi chief minister said "the firing" has intensified just before the MCD polls.
"We have maintained a good relationship with him (Baijal). The new LG has worked for first three months.
"We did not utter a word against him before the MCD elections but despite that he fires one bullet at me every day and on this, we are not speaking against him. Tell me what is our fault?" Kejriwal told PTI in an interview yesterday.
His remarks come in the wake of Baijal ordering recovery of Rs 97 crore from the AAP which was "splurged" on ads and cancellation of office allotment to the party which the Delhi chief minister termed as "politically motivated".
Kejriwal and former Lt Governor Najeeb Jung had also been at loggerheads over the administrative control of Delhi.
"We are trying to cooperate with everybody (the Centre and the LG) so that there is development of Delhi, but the Lt Governor fires one bullet at me (every day)," Kejriwal said.
He also termed the report of Shunglu Committee as "politically motivated". The committee had pointed out "gross abuse of power" by the AAP government earlier this month.
Kejriwal also attacked the BJP, claiming that is an "undemocratic and unconstitutional" party whose only intention to "topple opposition parties' government, buy MLAs, break their parties, use the Lt Governor against them".
A lot is riding for the Aam Aadmi Party for the upcoming MCD elections after their losses in Punjab and Goa. While the Congress did dismally in UP, they'd still be glad about their performance in other states in the Assembly polls while the BJP will hope to continue its dominant run. Both the AAP and the Congress have cornered the BJP over "civic mismanagement" in the city, even as the saffron party has blunted the attack, alleging that Kejriwal has "no interest" in the affairs of Delhi and he is only interested in "expanding his party's footprint" beyond the national capital.
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