The forwarding of a memorandum from the BJP MLAs to the Ministry of Home Affairs by President Droupadi Murmu has triggered a political controversy. The memorandum demanded the dismissal of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi.
The BJP's communication to the President highlighted a "constitutional crisis" arising from the imprisonment of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the resulting impediment to the functioning of the administration. As a remedy, they urged for the dismissal of the AAP government.
Senior AAP leader and minister Atishi claimed on Tuesday that the BJP is plotting to overthrow the Kejriwal government through covert means by imposing President's rule in Delhi.
This accusation follows the President's secretariat forwarding the BJP's claims of a constitutional crisis in Delhi to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for review.
Speaking to PTI, Atishi stated that if the Kejriwal government is ousted, the people of Delhi will respond by awarding zero seats to the BJP in the upcoming assembly polls, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will secure all 70 seats.
Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta, mentioned that the BJP's memorandum submitted to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking the dismissal of the AAP government for alleged violation of the Constitution, has been sent to the MHA.
Gupta alleged that the "paralysis of governance" in Delhi is due to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's imprisonment for over four months on serious corruption charges in the excise policy case.
Atishi claimed that the BJP's primary objective is to overthrow the elected governments in the country through its "Operation Lotus," as seen in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Manipur.
"They also tried Operation Lotus in Delhi to topple the government by poaching the AAP MLAs, but they failed. Now, they are conspiring to impose the President's Rule through the back door to topple the popular government of Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi," she alleged.
Atishi said that people of Delhi "love" Kejriwal because he provided them good schools, hospitals, electric buses, free bus travel to women and free pilgrimage to the elderly.
"If the BJP topples the Kejriwal government, the people of Delhi will give it a befitting reply. The BJP will lose even the eight seats it holds now and will be reduced to zero in the upcoming assembly polls, and the AAP will win all the 70 seats," she said.
The elections to the 70 seats of the Delhi Assembly are due early next year.
Earlier on Monday, Gupta in a statement, claimed that the AAP government’s failure to constitute the sixth Delhi Finance Commission and not taking any action on the CAG report is a "violation of the Constitution".
A delegation of the BJP MLAs met President Murmu on Friday and submitted a memorandum urging her "urgent intervention" in the "constitutional crisis plaguing Delhi" due to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's imprisonment.
"The president, taking cognisance of the memorandum, has forwarded it to the home secretary for appropriate attention," Gupta said, sharing a letter from the president's secretariat.
Gupta said that he has urged the home secretary to take "immediate and appropriate action" on the matter.
"Kejriwal has refused to resign, which is creating an unprecedented situation that has led to a complete breakdown of governance in Delhi. Critical administrative decisions are being delayed and essential services are severely affected, directly impacting the lives of Delhi’s citizens,” he said.
The Delhi chief minister has been in judicial custody since his arrest on March 21 in the excise policy case.
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