With the notification of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the process for Government formation has begun in the national Capital. lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung is reportedly recommended revocation of President’s Rule in Delhi.
Top sources told The Pioneer that Raj Niwas has reportedly sent a detailed note, containing notification of Sixth Delhi legislative Assembly, a list of elected MlAs, to President of India via Ministry of Home Affairs for revocation of President’s Rule in Delhi.
The covering note of the lieutenant Governor also contains detail about the AAP that has elected Arvind Kejriwal as leader of the party and his meeting with the l-G. The lieutenant Governor has urged to revoke President’s Rule and convey it to the Union Cabinet and Parliament.
In a related development, Urban Development Depart-ment has started looking for new residences of the Kejriwal Cabinet after the party leaders reportedly refused to take the six ministerial bungalows constructed especially for the Delhi Government Ministers.
With a vote share of 54 per cent, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday won 67 seats of the 70 member Delhi legislative Assembly elections. In 2013, the AAP had won 28 seats in Delhi. After keeping Delhi Assembly in a suspended animation for a year under President’s Rule, the Assembly was dissolved in November last year.
According to sources, the process for formation of elected Government in Delhi is simple. The ECI will issue notification regarding constitution of Sixth Delhi legislative Party and list of elected MlAs to be notified. The list of ECI notification which contains MlAs list will be sent to the lieutenant Governor by the Chief Secretary of Delhi.
The lieutenant Governor will send his detailed report to the President via MHA and the President of India will act on advice of the lieutenant Governor. Sources said that Raj Niwas has sent a report to MHA by late evening.
The hitherto quiet corridors of the Delhi Secretariat is now abuzz with a flurry of activities, with officials holding meetings, preparing briefs and presentations for the new Chief Minister as the building is being spruced up to welcome AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.
The staff were seen dusting files and changing the folders as the Chief Minister’s cabin along with those of his Ministers were being made functional. “The lCD television sets, lights, phones, fax machines, computers, fans, ACs installed in the offices of CM and other Ministers have been checked and necessary repairs are being carried out. Besides the cabin of Principal Secretary to CM is also being readied,” said a senior Delhi Government official.
Apart from this, maintenance of all cars designated for the CM and Ministers have been carried out. The lift maintenance was also underway. “We have so far received no special requests from their side,” said the official.
“All departments are preparing presentations containing the list of programmmes and projects undertaken by them so far. Also, seperate files mentioning the projects which got stalled due to the absence of a Government in the last one year, are being prepared,” said the official.
The private security provided by the General Administration Department (GAD) has been put into place in the Secretariat building. On the other hand, Delhi Assembly Secretariat premises have been refurbished with fresh coat of white paint. Workers could be seen giving final touches to the British era edifice. Electrical equipment inside the House was being re-laid to ensure no technical snag when the Assembly meets to welcome its new members.
Officials involved in the preparations said that they are on the job to ready the House for its inaugural session as the new Government would convene the Budget Session to draw up its annual Budget for 2015-16. Kejriwal and all his Cabinet colleagues last time had assumed their offices on December 28, 2013.