PM Narendra Modi Refused to Meet Arvind Kejriwal, Says AAP

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New Delhi, June 30, 2015:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has refused to meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying he is "too busy," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said today.

"Last week when we asked about the chief minister’s request for a meeting, we were informed that PM was occupied with other national responsibilities. We were told that the Delhi Chief Minister can instead meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley or Home Minister Rajnath Singh," Mr Kejriwal’s adviser Nagendra Sharma told reporters.

Mr Kejriwal had written to PM Modi 10 days ago seeking an appointment, to discuss what he called a "five-point agenda." AAP said he wanted to discuss the intense power struggle with Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, who represents the Centre in Delhi, among other things.

"The PM has time for everything else, for clicking selfies and he has no time for the chief minister of Delhi," groused an AAP leader.

The Chief Minister met Rajnath Singh but the meeting was "not satisfactory," said the leader.

On Monday, the Kejriwal government lost the latest round in its raging battle with the Lieutenant Governor. A court said Mr Jung’s nominee MK Meena would remain the head of Delhi’s anti-corruption agency and rejected the AAP government’s plea to stop him from entering his office.

Mr Meena’s selection by the Lieutenant Governor two weeks ago was unacceptable to the Delhi government, which called the officer corrupt and said its own candidate SS Yadav, would continue to be the chief of Delhi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau. The government said Mr Meena would not be allowed to enter his office. But the High Court said on Monday that Mr Yadav will report to Mr Meena.
 
Mr Kejriwal has accused the Centre of using the Lieutenant Governor to run Delhi by proxy and moved court arguing that as the Centre’s representative in Delhi, Mr Jung does not have the right to appoint bureaucrats. The High Court is hearing that petition.

 

 

Courtesy: NDTV