Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict, Delhi Congress president AjayMaken said the AAP Government should now ensure the development works of the national Capital which was “stalled” for years.
He said the Kejriwal Government instead of indulging in blame game and staging dharna should now focus to develop Delhi as the Congress did during its 15-year rule (1998-2013). “The Kejriwal Government and the l-G of Delhi had been kicking around Delhiites like a football. They should stop it now,” he said.
Maken reaction came after the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday held that lieutenant Governor (l-G) did not have independent decision-making powers and that he was bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.
“There is no scope of for any blame game. Delhi gave seven seats to the BJP in the lok Sabha elections and 67 out of 70 seats to the AAP in the Assembly elections. Both of them in the last four years have destroyed the development carried out by the Congress government while engaging in blame game,” Maken said.
As the SC has clarified about the powers in Delhi, we hope that the development, which has been stalled ever since the Congress was voted out of power over four years ago, will start again,” he said.
Maken also said that there was a peculiar situation in Delhi where the lieutenant Governor was blamed by the Kejriwal government of creating “roadblocks” in its functioning and holding back files while the former denied it.
“After the SC verdict, there should not be any charges and counter-charges by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the lt Governor,” he said, adding the people of Delhi now expect the Kejriwal government to fulfil its promises and form Jan lokpal, provide free WiFi, new buses and install CCTV cameras.