New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party government on Saturday moved to Delhi High Court against the appointment of Jt CP MK Meena as Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief.
The interim application is in a petition filed by the Delhi government against a notification by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Arvind Kejriwal government wants Meena’s removal from ACB till a decision is taken on its main petition challenging Centre's May 21 notification, which the AAP government had termed as unconstitutional.
This came even as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shot off a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh detailing all the complaints against Meena, expressing hope that appropriate action would be taken against him.
Lt. Governor najeeb jung had appointed Meena on June 8 which the AAP led Delhi Government has been protesting againt from the beginning. This comes ater series of conflicts betwwen Centre and Delhi Government. The Home Ministry had earlier issued a notification clarifying that the Governor has all powers to make appointments of Bureaucrats in Delhi.
Meanwhille AAP MLAs have demanded removal of LG-appointed ACB chief Meena during the Budget Session of Assembly on Friday. AAP MLA from Tilak Nagar Jarnail Singh raised the issue of tussle between the two ACB chiefs AAP government-nominated S S Yadav and LG-appointee Meena.
"Honest officer S S Yadav is being tortured and harassed because he is working to stop corruption. Attempts have been made to weaken ACB to check corruption," Singh said. MLAs alleged that Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has appointed Meena to restrict ACB from investigation against him.
"The central government through LG is trying to curb the power of Delhi government. Why did the LG felt the need of creating a new post? There is something wrong in the case. I feel ACB was trying to investigate a scam case in which LG's role is found so he sent his man as ACB's chief," said Rohtas
Nagar MLA Sarita Singh.
Demanding suspension of Meena from ACB, another AAP MLA Alka Lamba said, "Meena has ordered that no FIR should be registered without his consent. ACB Chief's intention is not to keep a check on corruption but on corruption case files which involves name of LG and ex-chief secretary."
"He is asking those file in which Delhi Police officers are named. I request this House to suspend him so that no further attempts are made to weaken ACB," Lamba said.
However, opposition BJP said that AAP is trying to politicise the issue. "This is clear politicisation of government department. For long people are doing politics on ACB. We have asked for details of action taken by ACB but it was not furnished,"
Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta said. He further alleged that the AAP government is trying to run ACB according to its needs. "Many complaints were made against former Law Minister J S Tomar but no action was taken by ACB. I feel ACB is not working as per the system but on the
direction on the Chief Minister," Gupta claimed
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