Amid tussle, Delhi LG V K Saxena invites CM Arvind Kejriwal, his ministers and 10 AAP MLAs for

Amid tussle, Delhi LG V K Saxena invites CM Arvind Kejriwal, his ministers and 10 AAP MLAs for

NEW DELHI: Delhi lieutenant governor V K Saxena has invited chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his ministers, and 10 legislators from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to Raj Niwas amidst ongoing conflicts between the elected government and the LG’s office.
Raj Niwas officials on Thursday said the chief minister had been requested to attend a meeting at 4pm on Friday, accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues and any 10 MLAs from his party.

The two sides have been at loggerheads over multiple issues including a Delhi government proposal to send its teachers for training in Finland.

On January 16, Kejriwal and his party MLAs had marched from the Vidhan Sabha to Raj Niwas to meet Saxena over the teachers’ training proposal.
The chief minister returned after waiting for nearly an hour, claiming the LG refused to meet him, his deputy Manish Sisodia and AAP MLAs.

Saxena denied the charge in a letter he wrote to Kejriwal days later, saying the chief minister insisted for a meeting which would be attended by all his MLAs, and that it was not possible at a short notice.
Kejriwal, replying to the LG letter, had suggested a fresh proposal for A meeting between the two sides. However, AAP leaders had later claimed that Saxena refused to meet the Chief Minister and AAP MLAs.

A scene of bonhomie was, however, witnessed as Kejriwal attended the ‘at home’ function ahead of Republic Day hosted by the LG at Raj Niwas on Tuesday.

The two were seen warmly greeting each another during the function that was also attended by politicians from BJP and other parties.
(With inputs from PTI)

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