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| After Arvind Kejriwal's Win in Delh |
| After Arvind Kejriwal's Win in Delhi High Court, Centre to Appeal to Supreme Court
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| INDIA
, 27-May-2015
10:23:40 AM |
| The war between the Centre and Arvind Kejriwal for control over Delhi is moving to the Supreme Court.
Sources in the government say the Centre has decided that it will challenge in the top court the victory scored recently by Mr Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of the capital.
Earlier this week, the Delhi High Court tagged as "suspect" a notification issued by the Centre that placed vast limits on the Chief Minister's authority. The Centre said key decisions on the Delhi Police, land, and the appointments of bureaucrats are the sole prerogative of its representative in the capital, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, who is not obliged to consult the Chief Minister on these issues.
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Mr Kejriwal has said that document was a naked play by the BJP to govern Delhi by proxy.
A two-day emergency session of the Delhi Assembly called by him seeks to formally reject the Centre's instructions. Just before the Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's closing remarks and a vote, the BJP's three lawmakers walked out. The outcome holds little suspense - AAP has 67 of the 70 seats in the assembly.
In some drama, AAP lawmaker Mahendra Goyal tore a copy of the home ministry order on the floor of the house.
Since his first and brief term as Chief Minister in 2013, Mr Kejriwal has shared a jagged relationship with Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, who he has accused of underhand political maneuvering designed to give the Centre, led by the BJP,
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