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AAP government acting unconstitutionally: BJP tells President
New Delhi, Aug 10
A delegation of the Delhi
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday urged President Pranab Mukherjee
to direct the Aam Aadmi Party-led government here to work within the
ambit of the constitution.
Led by Delhi BJP chief Satish
Upadhyay, the delegation met President Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan
and submitted a memorandum accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government
of "deliberately disregarding the constitutional provisions".
"In
every matter, be it administrative postings, political appointments,
taking administrative decisions needing the Lt. Governor's approval,
they have violated the constitutional provisions and created
controversies," Upadhyay said.
The BJP said the Delhi government
had disregarded the authority of Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung in the
appointment of the chief of the Delhi Commission for Women, appointment
of directors to the boards of power supply companies and the hike in the
circle rates of agricultural land.
The arrest of former Delhi
minister Jitendra Singh Tomar in a fake degree case and the charge
sheeting of MLA Somnath Bharti for disrespecting a woman were also
raised.
"We have requested the President to stop Delhi from
falling into constitutional crisis and warn the Delhi government to work
within the ambit of constitutional provisions," Upadhyay said.