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Delhi govt calls emergency assembly session
The two-day session will see the government deliberating over the Central government's notification to give absolute powers to the Lieutenant Governor of the national capital in case of appointment of bureaucrats and regarding issues connected to the police and public order, reports said.
The Delhi Cabinet took the decision during a meeting on Saturday.
The meeting was presided by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Intervening in the Kejriwal-Najeeb Jung turf war, the centre has clearly told the Delhi Chief Minister that it is not binding on the Lieutenant Governor to consult him on matters like the appointment of bureaucrats.
The Lieutenant Governor, "may, in his discretion, obtain the views of the Chief Minister... wherever he deems it appropriate," a statement issued by the centre said.
The centre's statement virtually backs the stand of Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, who has been embroiled in a bitter turf war with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over primacy in administrative matters.
The Lieutenant Governor has all along claimed that as the representative of the union government, he is the authority for the Delhi police, issues related toland and the postings of key government officers.
The notification comes after a detailed discussion on Thursday between Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kejriwal had written to PM Modi on Wednesday, alleging that his party, the BJP, is trying to govern Delhi through the Lieutenant Governor.
The power struggle between Delhi's two top men began soon after Jung decided to promote IAS officer Shakuntala Gamlin as acting Chief Secretary of Delhi, without consulting the Chief Minister.
Kejriwal retaliated by removing the officer who signed off on the Lieutenant Governor's order while principal Secretary Anindo Majumdar was locked out of his office on Monday.
Both Arvind Kejriwal and the Lieutenant Governor met President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and accused each other of violating the Constitution.
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