After LG, Kejriwal takes Delhi's bureaucratic battle to Prez

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met President Pranab Mukherjee amid the ongoing impasse between the city administration and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's office over a series of bureaucratic appointments.

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"We had a good meeting with the President. We've apprised him of recent developments. He heard the matter carefully. We told the President that LG sir is trying to run the Delhi Government on his own terms," Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told media persons

after the meeting.

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"We also told the President that LG sir is directly issuing instructions to officers bypassing the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers," he added.

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The Lieutenant Governor had also met President Mukherjee earlier in the day.

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Jung had appointed senior bureaucrat Shakuntala Gamlin as the acting Chief Secretary despite strong opposition from Kejriwal.

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The Kejriwal government, however, had levelled serious allegations against Gamlin accusing her of being extremely close to power distribution companies in Delhi. Kejriwal also sent her a letter

asking her not to take up the post as her appointment was against rules.