The Lieutenant Governor, Vinai Kumar Saxena, has approved the proposal sent by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to assign additional charge of the Services Department to AK Singh, IAS AGMUT 1995, Pr Secy, E&F and Development.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met with the  Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena over his delay in clearing the file for the Services Secretary’s removal.  Furthermore, Delhi Services Minister  Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday allegèd that chief secretary Naresh Kumar has given death threat to him and he has lodged a complaint to the L-G, demanding appropriate action against him.  Bharadwaj said he has explained the May 16 incident.

After a meeting with the LG,  Kejriwal provided an update on the status of the file regarding the transfer of the Services Secretary. The CM said, “He met with the LG and inquired about the timeline for the approval of the file concerning the transfer of the Services Secretary. “In response, the LG assured him that he is in the process of sending it. He is  hopeful that the LG will expeditiously forward the file for the transfer of the Services Secretary”, Kèjriwal said.  On May 17, the Delhi Government had sent the file concerning the Services Secretary’s transfer to the LG.

Prior  toChief Minister and  L-G’s meeting, five Delhi Ministers had to sit on a dharna for one and a half hours to get L-G’s appointment.

“The delay has hindered the government’s ability to execute essential tasks and fulfil its responsibilities effectively, in light of the Supreme Court order on Services”, the Kejriwal government said in a statement.

Furthermore,  Kejriwal addressed circulating rumours suggesting that the central government intends to introduce an ordinance to overturn the Supreme Court’s order.