A day after the Delhi High Court ruled that the lieutenant-Governor is the “administrative head” of Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Friday that people of the national Capital to approach l-G Najeeb Jung if they have an issue with civic amenities as powers have now been vested in his hands.
The party also attacked Jung over alleged inaction in the CNG Fitness scam, irregularities in the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) and an FIR filed against Reliance.
“From today (Friday) onwards, I urge people that if they have any civic amenities issue related to power and water then they should go to the l-G because after the High Court judgement all powers lie with him now,” he said.
Stressing that the party “humbly differs” with the High Court judgement, Ashutosh questioned what would be role of Chief Minister, his Cabinet and the elected representatives in such a scenario. “We hope to get justice in the Supreme Court the way it gave in the case of Arunachal Pradesh (reinstating the Congress government),” he said. Dubbing Jung a “guardian of scam and scamsters”, party leader Ashutosh said, “Since Najeeb Jung is the head of the National Capital Territory and also the ACB, we want to know what action has be taken in the CNG Fitness scam. What is the status of the FIRIJ We want to know what action has been taken against Jaitley. How many times has he been summonedIJ” he asked.
The Delhi Government had formed a Commission of Enquiry in the CNG Fitness scam and the DDCA scam, a decision, which the High Court termed illegal since it was issued without concurrence of the l-G.