Union law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Friday came down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party Government in Delhi for its confrontationist attitude towards the Central Government. Gowda also refuted the charges levelled by AAP that the Union Government is trying to “micro-manage” the functioning of the Delhi Government.
Addressing a Press conference in Bengaluru, the Union Minister slammed the AAP Government for betraying people of Delhi in the name of a transparent, corruption-free Government He said, “This is evident from several incidents that took place after Kejriwal assumed the charge as the Chief Minister of Delhi.” “....right from day one Kejriwal started to have confrontation with the Centre. It is not fair. Being a Chief Minister it is his responsibility to see to it how best he can make use of the Centre,” he added.
The Union law Minister also dismissed the allegations levelled by AAP blaming the Modi Government for the arrest of Jitendra Singh Tomar in the alleged fake degree case. He said, “This matter was known to the police about two months back, but after getting all the particulars, feedback from universities and other places...only then they have gone ahead to investigate the matter.” “The political allegations against the Central Government will end once the investigation reports comes out,” Gowda added.
As Minister for law and Justice it was not fair on his part to comment on the issue, he said, adding, “I hope that truth will come out from the investigation.” On land Acquisition Bill, he said the matter is before parliamentary standing committee. The Standing Committee chairman has called for a meeting with Chief Ministers, he said, adding, their views are important as the implementation had to be done by the States.