Unleashing
a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that the Congress and Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) was adopting double standards on the issue surrounding
appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries.
Addressing
a press conference here, Kejriwal named a few Parliamentary Secretaries
appointed in the past by previous governments.
"The
Modi government wants to disqualify 21 MLAs from Delhi. There is saying '100
chuhe kha ke billi hajj ko chali', this applies both with the BJP and the
Congress," Kejriwal said.
"When
Sahib Singh Verma ji was the chief minister, he appointed Nand Kishore Garg,
the then MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), his Parliamentary Secretary
on May 7, 1997. So, it is like if the BJP appoints a Parliamentary Secretary
then it is legal and if we want to appoint the same then it illegal and
unconstitutional. After that the Congress government came and Sheila Dikshit ji
appointed Ajay Maken ji as her Parliamentary Secretary. These all are double
standards," he added.
Kejriwal
further urged Prime Minister Modi not to disrupt Delhi's development because of
his personal grudges.
"I
have such talented MLAs I want to utilise them for the betterment of Delhi.
Want to request Modi ji with folded hands that do whatever you want to me, but
don't let the people of Delhi suffer," Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal
yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Modi is 'scared' of the AAP.
The Delhi
Government Bill to exclude the post of Parliamentary Secretary from the office
of profit has been refused assent by the President, raising questions over the
fate of 21 AAP MLAs, who have been appointed to the posts.
The AAP
Government had sought an amendment to the Delhi Members of Legislative Assembly
(Removal of Disqualification) Act, 1997 through which it had sought
"retrospective" exemption for the parliamentary secretaries from
disqualification provisions.
Lieutenant
Governor Najeeb Jung forwarded the Bill to the Centre, which in turn was sent
to the President with comments.
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Source: ANI
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