Meet Anil Baijal, the man who tranquilly carried on work even as AAP fumed

In appointing Baijal LG of Delhi, the Centre thought it had in place an assertive manager who would do the its bidding

“Thumping victory for representative democracy. I welcome SC judgement in the Delhi Govt vs LG case. Why did the LG (with a fine track record) allow himself to be misdirected in law by his political masters?” said former Home Minister P Chidambaram on Twitter minutes after the Supreme Court ruling that asked Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal not to obstruct the functioning of the Delhi government, adding that he had no “independent decision-making power”.

But within hours, a file sent to the LG (lieutenant governor) by the Delhi government was returned — with a note that the government had overstepped