Manish Sisodia accuses Anil Baijal of running a parallel govt in Capital, calls it illegal
Amid the ongoing power tussle, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government launched a fresh attack on the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal after the latter held a meeting on the status of CCTV cameras in the Capital.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia called the L-G a 'dictator' and accused him of running a parallel government in the Capital. "Please don't behave like a dictator. This is clearly an attempt by a run parallel government in Delhi. It is illegal. You do not have the power to call meeting on issues under elected government's domain," said Sisodia.
The reaction came hours after the L-G held a meeting on the law and order situation where the current status of CCTV cameras installation, a pre-poll promise of AAP, was taken up. In a tweet, Baijal said he had directed authorities concerned to have an inter-agency group to formulate Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) for uniformity in installation.
"Chaired law & order meeting on the current status of CCTV cameras in Delhi, including their O&M issues. Directed to have an inter-agency group to formulate an SOP to have uniformity in installation & address issues of privacy, security, feed-sharing, integration & optimum utilisation (sic)," the L-G tweeted.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik and senior officers. Backing Sisodia, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "The L-G should respect and follow the constitution."
The AAP government is in the process of implementing the CCTV camera scheme in the Capital. The L-G and the AAP dispensation have had almost daily run-ins with the latter accusing him of encroaching on its powers.
The government recently had finalised the concessionaire that would install 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras in different parts of the city at a cost of Rs 272 crore. The new cameras will be Wi-Fi enabled and will be installed by the company on a rolling pattern based on the lists sent by the MLAs.
The MLAs and RWAs plan to install these cameras at all the entry and exit gates of colonies, arterial roads, markets, parks and other public places.
In February, Kejriwal had expressed hope that the Supreme Court, which is seized of the matter regarding administrative control over Delhi, will deliver the judgment in his government's favour.
1.4 LAKH CCTVS
- The government recently had finalised the concessionaire that would install 1.4 lakh CCTV cameras in different parts of the city at a cost of Rs 272 crore.
- The new cameras will be Wi-Fi enabled and will be installed by the company on a rolling pattern based on the lists sent by the MLAs.
- The MLAs and RWAs plan to install these cameras at all the entry and exit gates of colonies, arterial roads, markets, parks and other public places.
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