In a circular to all departments, Mr Kejriwal has said that for smooth functioning, “it is hereby ordered that any direction or order, whether oral or written, received from Honorable LG or his office to the Chief Secretary or any administrative Secretary, shall first be submitted by the concerned administrative Secretary/Chief Secretary on the file to the Minister in charge and the Chief Minister for a decision.”
Mr Kejriwal makes it clear that acting Chief Secretary Shakuntala Gamlin, whose appointment last week by the Lieutenant Governor escalated the running feud, has to “strictly adhere” to the order.
Earlier this month, Mr Kejriwal had told his officers to route every file through his office and “not bother” the Lieutenant Governor for every decision. AAP accuses Mr Jung, who reports to the Centre, of acting on behalf of the ruling BJP.
The instructions come a day after the Lieutenant Governor wrote to the Delhi Government saying its decision to remove an officer and appoint another were “void” as he had not cleared them.
The officer who was removed, Principal Secretary Anindo Majumdar, was locked out of his office yesterday on Mr Kejriwal’s orders.
The acrimonious back-and-forth began last week over Mr Jung’s decision to promote IAS officer Shakuntala Gamlin as acting chief secretary, making her Delhi’s top bureaucrat, allegedly without the Chief Minister’s consent.
Mr Kejriwal has vehemently opposed the move, alleging that Ms Gamlin has tried to favour power distribution companies in Delhi and acted against public interest. He declared on Sunday that he would keep close tabs on the officer in the 10 days that she would act as Chief Secretary.
He will discuss what he calls blatant overreach by the Lieutenant Governor in his meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee this evening. AAP has also said Mr Kejriwal will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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