L-G should consider Soli Sorabjee's view on Home Ministry's 2002 order: AAP

Reacting to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's letter to Delhi Assembly Speaker M.S. Dhir, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesman Ashutosh on Friday said Jung should consider the views of former attorney general Soli Sorabjee, who described the Home Ministry 2002 order as an attempt to departmentalize the Delhi Government.

"I think the LG should consider the views of former attorney general Soli Sorabjee that the 2002 diktat of the Home Ministry is unconstitutional. He described this order as an attempt to make the Delhi Government a department of the Central Government," said Ashutosh.

Earlier today, Jung wrote to the Delhi Speaker, saying that the Jan Lokpal Bill cannot be tabled in the Assembly, as it does not have his approval on it.

Reiterating the party's stand on the Jan Lokpal Bill, Ashutosh said: "There will be no compromise on the Jan Lokpal Bill. We have been fighting for this bill for the past three years. Without the Jan Lokpal Bill, corruption cannot be wiped out from Delhi or the rest of the country. It is our commitment.

"Arvind has already said that for the Jan Lokpal Bill he is ready to sacrifice hundred such seats. We are here to fight corruption, and not to stick to our chairs," he said.

The Delhi Government will table the Jan Lokpal Bill sometime today.

On Thursday, Kejriwal had repeated his threat that he will resign from the chief ministership of Delhi after the Delhi Assembly was disrupted by protests from the Congress and the BJP demanding the sacking of Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti over a series of controversy.

Later in the day, Kejriwal had said that the disruption in the Delhi Assembly has exposed the nexus between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who have been brought together by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani.

"Congress says that it is supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), but, it is actually supporting the BJP. It was a well coordinated move. The BJP and Congress both kept coming to the well at a break of five minutes. After that both the parties started suspending the power of the speakers," he said.

The Delhi Assembly was disrupted as BJP MLAs trooped into the well of the house demanding the resignation of Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti, in context of the midnight raid conducted by him on Ugandan women, forcing the speaker to adjourn proceedings twice.

BJP legislators objected to the speaker's reference of a "special session" to the proceedings in his introductory address. They demanded for it to be addressed during the budget session.

The session has been called for passage of contentious anti-corruption legislation Jan Lokpal Bill and Swaraj Bills proposed by Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government.

The notice was read out by speaker M.S. Dhir.

Dhir had told BJP members that his ruling would be given after getting Bharti's response, but BJP MLAs started protesting against Bharti beforehand and trooped into the well of the house.

Kejriwal had on Sunday threatened to resign from the Chief Ministership of Delhi if the Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed in the Delhi Assembly.