HC should summon LG over waterlogging: Arvind Kejriwal

Court warned senior government officials of contempt of court action in case work was not undertaken according to the established norms

With the Delhi High Court lambasting civic bodies over the issue of waterlogging, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said it should summon Lieutenant Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung, as the post has been upheld as the administrative head by it in a recent verdict.

"When HC has said that LG is govt, then HC shud summon LG for waterlogging. This is strange. How can High Court not be concerned who is govt? HC says LG is govt and then asks CM to do the job?" the CM tweeted.

On the Delhi government's submission that its senior officials were not cooperating since the August 4 judgement, the court flatly said on Thursday, "We are not concerned about who is government and who is not."

It also warned senior Delhi government officials of contempt of court action in case work was not undertaken according to the established norms in this regard.

Pulling up the local bodies for passing the buck on each other, the court attributed the severe waterlogging to clogging of drains by plastics and other non-biodegradable materials.