"Post SC ruling, Delhi CM Kejriwal alleges Modi govt’s ‘illegal orders’ wasted ‘precious three years’

   In a major victory to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his bitter power tussle with Lieutenant Governor Anil  Baijal, the Supreme Court ruled that the LG has no independent power to take decisions and is bound by the elected government's advice.

 

New Delhi:Stating that the Supreme Court’s Wednesday verdict reinforced people’s faith in the judiciary, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal mounted his attack on the Narendra Modi-led central government and alleged that precious three years would have been saved if the Centre had not withdrawn the powers of the elected government through “illegal orders”.

“If Modi govt had not withdrawn the powers of elected govt thro illegal orders, precious three years wud have been saved. People of Delhi are grateful to judiciary. Today’s order reinforces people’s faith in judiciary (sic),” CM Kejriwal tweeted after the apex court handed a major victory to AAP national convenor Kejriwal in his bitter power tussle with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal received a shot in the arm after the top court ruled that the LG has no independent power to take decisions and is bound by the elected government’s advice. “The Lieutenant Governor has not been entrusted with any independent decision ­making power. He has to either act on the ‘aid and advice’ of Council of Ministers or he is bound to implement the decision taken by the President on a reference being made by him”, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court said in a unanimous ruling pronounced by Chief Justice Dipak Misra.

Soon after the SC ruling, Kejriwal called a meeting of all cabinet ministers at his residence to discuss critical projects and directed all functionaries of Delhi govt to function according to the order of the apex court. He said he has directed to expedite proposals of doorstep delivery of rations and CCTV. After, addressing a press conference, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said orders have been issued to implement schemes like the doorstep delivery of ration and installation of CCTV camera immediately after the removal of “obstructions” that the LG was “imposing”.

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