Manish Sisodia accuses BJP of coup, Arvind Kejriwal seeks meeting with President

Manish Sisodia accuses BJP of coup, Arvind Kejriwal seeks meeting with President

New Delhi, May 16 : Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday alleged that the BJP was trying to stage a coup in Delhi through Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung as the tussle between the government and Jung took another turn with senior bureaucrat Shakuntala Gamlin taking charge as interim chief secretary. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, meanwhile, said he was seeking an appointment with President Pranab Mukherjee. ”Seeking an appointment with the president to apprise him of Delhi’s situation,” Kejiwal tweeted. An official, who did not want to be named, said Gamlin took additional charge as Delhi’s chief secretary. “Yes, she has taken charge… She is working in her office and is clearing files,” the official told IANS.Jung on Friday gave Gamlin, who was functioning as principal secretary (services), additional charge of chief secretary of Delhi since the incumbent, K.K. Sharma is in the US for personal work. The AAP government on Friday accused Jung of “by-passing” the elected government, the chief minister and the deputy chief minister.Jung, however, asserted that he was “competent” to make the appointment and had expressed regret “that name of senior officer was being brought in public domain in such a manner, that too a lady officer and one belonging to the northeast”. Sisodia alleged through a series of tweets on Saturday that the Bharatiya Janata Party had sought to stage a coup against the government through the Lt governor.

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