PTI, NEW DELHI: The row over the alleged attack on Delhi chief secretary by AAP MLAs today intensified with government employees demanding action “as per law” against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in the case, even as the AAP dispensation mulled live streaming of all meetings of its ministers.
Digging their heels in, the officers, including those from IAS and DANICS, said they will continue to communicate with ministers only in writing until Kejriwal and Sisodia give a public apology over the alleged incident at the chief minister’s residence on the intervening night of February 19 and 20.
In a resolution, the Joint Forum of Delhi Government Employees also rejected mediation by Delhi minister Rajender Pal Gautam, the “peacemaker” appointed by the AAP government, who said the attitude of officers “is not correct” and “they should show a positive response to government efforts to end the current crisis”.
Meanwhile, the AAP, which has alleged that its minister Imran Hussain and Delhi Dialogue Commission’s Vice Chairman Ashish Khetan were assaulted, sent a delegation to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to demand “justice” for its leaders and action in the cases.
The delegation, which included AAP leader Ashutosh and party MP Sanjay Singh, told reporters that they gave Patnaik “video evidence” of the “assaults” that took place on February 20 at the Delhi Secretariat.
Ashutosh claimed that police were prompt in taking action against AAP MLAs Prakash Jarwal and Amanatullah Khan — for allegedly assaulting chief secretary Anshu Prakash – though there was no evidence against them.
“The AAP MLAs were arrested though he (Prakash) produced no evidence. What about the life threatening attacks on Delhi minister Imran Hussain and DDA vice-chairman Ashish Khetan, who enjoys the rank of cabinet minister,” Ashutosh asked.
Amid the standoff with the bureaucracy, the Delhi government today said it is now mulling live streaming of all meetings of its ministers.
A senior government official said that as per the plan, live feed of meetings with audio output will be available on a web site, and if the proposal is passed, funds will be allocated for it in the upcoming budget.
