Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seemed to be the one who blinked first in the issue of the appointment of acting Chief Secretary for Delhi. But he certainly wasn’t going to let the issue be without voicing his opinion loud and clear.
Kejriwal said that his government would keep a tab on every file going to her office for the next 10 days. Gamlin was appointed by the Lt Governor, despite opposition from the Kejriwal.
It raises suspicions that they (BJP-led central government) will do something wrong in 10 days, but I assure you that I will keep a tab on her (Gamlin) and every file will go through me.
– Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister
On Sunday, Kejriwal accused Gamlin of favouring power companies. He also claimed that she wanted to trick the government into signing documents which would give Rs 11,000 crore to these firms.
At his Auto Samwaad public meeting in north Delhi, Kejriwal also alleged that the Narendra Modi government wanted to make the AAP dispensation “fail”.
“When our government was formed, she came to our power minister to sign a letter, saying that Reliance-owned power companies have applied for a loan of Rs 11,000 crore. She wanted the minister to sign the document and said it was just a formality. When our minister got this letter checked, it turned out to be a guarantee letter”.
If Reliance-owned power companies failed to pay the loan, the burden would come on the people and the rates in Delhi would have increased two-three fold.
– Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister
“We opposed the appointment of Chief Secretary (Gamlin), but Modi’s government appointed her as Chief Secretary. We have been struggling for last four days, but Modi’s government wanted to make Delhi’s government fail,” he alleged.
(With inputs from PTI)
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