"Government At A Standstill" After Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: High Court
NDTV
A Chief Minster's post in a buzzing capital like Delhi is not ceremonial and it is a post where the office holder has to be available 24x7, the High Court said.
The Delhi government has "come to a standstill" after the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the High Court said today while hearing a petition on the state of education in schools run by the city civic body. A Chief Minster's post in a buzzing capital like Delhi is not ceremonial and it is post where the office holder has to be available 24x7. His absence cannot deprive children of their free text books, writing material and uniforms, the court said.
"National interest and public interest demands that no person who holds this post is incommunicado or absent for a long stretch or for an uncertain period time," said the bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.
The court held that the admission of Delhi's Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj -- that any increase in financial power of MCD commissioner shall require approval of Mr Kejriwal - amounts to an admission that "Delhi government has come to a standstill" after the Chief Minister's arrest.
