Delhi govt calls meeting of all senior officers tomorrow

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“Sisodia will hold a meeting with all department heads, including Principal Secretaries and Secretaries, to discuss flow of work,” sources said. The Deputy CM will also cite the rules under which Delhi is administered and will ask officials to follow the government’s directions, they added.

Yesterday, the AAP government had issued an order signed by Kejriwal, asking the bureaucrats, including the Chief Secretary, to first consult the Chief Minister and other Ministers about any communication from the LG before acting on such directions.

“To ensure smooth functioning of day-to-day affairs of our government in accordance with the Constitution of India, the government of NCT of Delhi Act and Transaction of Business of the Delhi government 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 incharge and the Chief Minister for a decision,” the order said.

The order came amid deepening confrontation between Kejriwal and Jung over appointments of top bureaucrats in Delhi government.