The Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Saturday accused Delhi Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) VK Saxena of "misusing his powers" and said "he should fight the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections" instead.
The Delhi Government and the L-G have been at loggerheads over several issues. AAP leader Durgesh Pathak said, "Since there is a change in the MCD wards and there are 250 wards now, even we have a proposal. We want the L-G to fight the forthcoming municipal elections in Delhi.”
"He has been misusing his powers in the national Capital. Let's see whether the citizens support him or not," Pathak said.
Critising the L-G, another AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj challenged Saxena to pick any ward out of the 250 and he’ll get to know how much the public is against him.
Bhardwaj said that the L-G can select any one seat amongst the 250 wards that will go to polls in the MCD election on December 4 and fight a direct battle against the party, instead of indirectly trying to attack the elected Government of Delhi every other day.
“L-G keeps calling meetings over the elected Government’s projects to fulfil his desire of getting media coverage everyday.
“If the LG loses the election then he must end the drama and submit his resignation. LG must drop his unconstitutional attitude of misusing power without any accountability or responsibility,” Bhardwaj stated.
"Every other day Saxena, writes baseless letters to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal or to Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Bhagwant Mann, or he tries to interfere in the works of the Delhi Government by chairing meetings of departments that do not directly come under his jurisdiction,” he said.
"This is our humble request to LG and since nomination process for MCD elections begins on November 7, we urge him to file his nomination from any ward of city and then face Aam Aadmi Party in a direct battle," Bhardwaj added.