Lieutenant Governor

Delhi Government Officers Body Writes Open Letter To Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 20, 2018

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called off his nine-day sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's office after bureaucrats started attending meetings with the ministers.

Arvind Kejriwal "Unwell" After 9-Day Sit-In, Meet With Officials Put Off

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday June 20, 2018

Arvind Kejriwal, who ended a nine-day sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's residence Raj Niwas yesterday, cancelled all his meetings for today, apparently because he is unwell.

Delhi BJP Leaders End Protest At Secretariat, Claim Victory

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 19, 2018

The BJP leaders, who had been on a hunger strike at the Delhi secretariat, ended their protest today after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministerial colleagues called off their sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's office.

Arvind Kejriwal Leaves Lt Governor's House, Delhi Deadlock Ends: 10 Facts

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 19, 2018

After 8 days of sit-in protest in Lieutenant Governor's waiting room, Arvind Kejriwal left the Raj Niwas on Tuesday evening. The decision to end the unprecedented deadlock in Delhi -- which saw almost the entire opposition siding with the Chief Minister -- ended after Anil Baijal asked him to urgently meet the IAS officers at the Delhi secretariat ...

Supreme Court Declines Plea To Declare AAP Protest As "Unconstitutional"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 19, 2018

The Supreme Court today refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking its direction to declare as "unconstitutional" the sit-in of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues inside the lieutenant governor's office in Delhi.

2 Delhi Ministers To Join Work After Week-Long Sit-In At Lt Governor's

Delhi News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday June 19, 2018

Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, who were hospitalised during their hunger strike since last week over the government's standoff with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal , were discharged from the city's LNJP hospital this morning.

Aam Aadmi Party Targets Rahul Gandhi For Criticising Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 19, 2018

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi for criticising Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's office.

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray Backs AAP's Sit-In

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 18, 2018

Amid the tug of war between the AAP dispensation and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called up Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and apprised him about the situation in the national capital.

Rahul Gandhi Ends Silence On Delhi Deadlock, Targets PM, Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 19, 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted about Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's sit-in protest for the first time today, hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to intervene in the matter. Calling it "anarchy", the Congress chief accused the Prime Minister of turning a "blind eye" to it.

Manish Sisodia, On Hunger Strike At Lt Governor's, Hospitalised: 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 19, 2018

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's sit-in protest at the house of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has been strongly censured by the Delhi High Court, which pointed out that a "strike" cannot be held at anyone's house and questioned who authorized it. AAP said it would respond. "This protest was the last possible option. We tried every democratic meth...

"Can't Hold Strike In Someone's House": Court On Arvind Kejriwal Sit-In

Delhi News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday June 18, 2018

In a strong reprimand for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the capital's high court today observed that his week-long sit-in at the office of the Lieutenant Governor, Anil Baijal, is unwarranted. "This can't be called a strike. You can't go inside someone's office or house and hold a strike there," said the court.

AAP Sit-In Protest Day 7 Highlights: Arvind Kejriwal Urges PM For Nod To End IAS Officers' Strike

India News | Edited by Amrita Ray | Monday June 18, 2018

The Aam Aadmi Party's sit-in protest with his colleagues over the standoff with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal continued for the seventh day today. With Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain hospitalized over his deteriorating health condition, Arvind Kejriwal has urged PM Modi to "give a green signal to IAS officers to end their strike". On Sunday...

AAP Minister On Fast Hospitalised, Delhi Deadlock Continues: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday June 18, 2018

Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, who has been on a hunger strike since Tuesday over the Aam Aadmi Party government's standoff with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, has been hospitalised for his deteriorating health condition, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted late on Sunday. The health minister was taken to the LNJP Hospital, officials said. Hea...

In Ahmed Patel's Meet With Mamata Banerjee, A Message From Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 17, 2018

Despite having difference of opinion on the Delhi government's standoff with the Lieutenant Governor, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday met TMC chief Mamata Banerjee.

Delhi Suffering Because Of Arvind Kejriwal's "Ego", Alleges Congress

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 17, 2018

Amid an intensifying tussle between the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, the Congress today accused the Delhi chief minister of making the people of New Delhi suffer due to his "inflated ego".