Delhi CS row: Officials want action against Kejriwal; top 10 developments

On Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote to Lt Governor Anil Baijal asking him to order bureaucrats to resume work

The tussle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and government officers intensified on Tuesday, with the latter demanding action against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in the case related to an alleged assault of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash at the CM's official residence.

Meanwhile, bureaucrats continued to boycott meetings even as the Delhi government made concerted efforts to end the crisis. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday wrote to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, urging him to order officers to resume work. In his letter, Sisodia asserted that if service matters were under the Delhi government's ambit, "rule of law" would have been followed.

"If services were our subject, we would have certainly ensured that the rule of law was followed and the constitutional scheme of functioning was complied with," Sisodia wrote in the letter.

"But since you as the L-G are in charge of services, we can only appeal to your constitutional obligation, in hope that you would follow the diktat of law," he added.

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Prakash had earlier alleged that he had been assaulted by a few AAP MLAs in front of Kejriwal and his deputy at the chief minister's official residence on the intervening night of February 19 and 20.

His allegations led to a crisis in Delhi as senior government employees refused to meet ministers and MLAs until CM Arvind Kejriwal apologised over the incident. Delhi police has registered an FIR based on Prakash's complaint and arrested two AAP lawmakers -- Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal. Police had also conducted a search operation at Kejriwal's residence and seized a hard disk of the CCTV camera system.

Here are the top 10 developments around the political storm that has gripped AAP and Delhi:

1. Delhi government employees' body demands action: Delhi Government Employees Joint Forum, after a meeting, passed a resolution asking the LG and the Commissioner of Police to take action against Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia. "The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are in denial (of the alleged attack on the Chief Secretary). This shows they are part of the conspiracy. We appeal to the LG and the Commissioner of Police to take action in accordance with the law against CM and Deputy CM." Pooja Joshi, a member of the forum, said.

Joshi further said that employees would not meet the chief minister, deputy chief minister and MLAs, nor will they talk to them over the phone. The only means of contact will be notes and file notings.

While turning down a meeting invitation by Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, the forum said that there would be no compromise until Kejriwal tendered a "written apology".

In response, the minister said the government had to inch a step forward and speak to the officers. "This is a family and we are part of the family and have to work together. Trust building can't happen from one side... both sides have to come forward," he said.

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