Sisodia accuses L-G of bypassing elected govt., shoots off letter

The Deputy Chief Minister alleged that the L-G’s ‘recent actions’ were contrary to law

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday wrote a letter to Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, accusing him of bypassing the elected government and its Cabinet by issuing orders directly to bureaucrats and asking for files.

“Your office has, in the recent past, resorted to the practice of calling for files from various departments through their respective Secretaries, the Chief Secretary and transacting business thereon such as approving the issuance of notifications etc., completely bypassing the Minister concerned as also the Cabinet,” Mr. Sisodia said in the letter.

The Deputy Chief Minister alleged that the L-G’s “recent actions” were contrary to law. “This unwholesome development, apart from being contrary to settled tradition and practice pertaining to the transaction of business of the government, is contrary to the applicable constitutional provisions,” he further said.

He requested Mr. Saxena to “take timely and necessary corrective steps so as to eschew avoidable controversy and embarrassment which would doubtless not be in the best interest of the residents of the NCT of Delhi”.

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The letter is the latest in a series of heated exchanges between the AAP government and the L-G.