"Insult To People Of Delhi": Arvind Kejriwal On Lt Governor's Latest Move

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal rejected a panel of lawyers picked by the Delhi government and okayed one picked by Delhi Police for cases involving protesting farmers.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's decision to reject a panel of lawyers picked by the city government for cases against the farmers protesting against the centre's three new farm laws was "an insult to the people of Delhi". "Overturning decisions taken by the cabinet is an insult to the people of Delhi. The people of Delhi chose the AAP government with a historic majority and defeated the BJP. Let BJP run the country, let AAP run Delhi. Such interference in everyday work is an insult to the people of Delhi. BJP should respect democracy," Mr Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi. Rejecting a list of lawyers picked by the Mr Kejriwal's Delhi government, Mr Baijal has approved a team selected by the Delhi Police, which reports to the BJP-led government at the centre, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. On Monday, Mr Kejriwal's cabinet had decided that lawyers picked by the Delhi government would become public prosecutors of the Delhi Police in the cases filed against the farmers over the January 26 violence and vandalism when parts of a rally organised by them strayed off agreed routes.