New Delhi: The power tussle between Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government and Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, who represents the Central government, today intensified further with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accusing the LG of interfering in the city government’s functioning.
Laced with sarcasm, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today wrote an open letter to LG Jung asking him to act against one of his ministers for his government's new Solar Policy.
"The Delhi government has announced a Solar Policy. I request you to tell the ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) to file an FIR," the letter reads.
He said the policy had been widely lauded by Resident Welfare Associations, Greenpeace and even the UN Climate Change.
"But please have the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) raid Power Minister Satyendra Jain for framing this admirable policy after informing Prime Minister Narendra Modi," it further reads.
Delhi's Solar Policy makes installation of solar panels on government-owned, commercial and residential buildings mandatory. Delhi aims to achieve 1 GW of solar power by 2020 and 2 GW by 2025, catering to 21 per cent of peak load demand.
The Chief Minister also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to be happy with Najeeb Jung.
He said because of the LG’s intervention, two prominent BJP leaders in the capital, including an MP, were not even questioned over the killing of an NDMC official.
"Modiji is now confident that no harm will come to any BJP person despite whatever goondaism they indulge in," he said, adding that "You will protect them. And you will keep trapping AAP members by hoisting false cases."
Kejriwal's missive came a day after he hit out at The Centre for trying to disqualify 21 AAP legislators for also holding the posts of Parliamentary Secretaries.
Under the power dispensation in Delhi, the police report to the Lt. Governor, who represents the central government, and not the Delhi Chief Minister.
With IANS Inputs
