New Delhi, Jun 11 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues stayed put at the Lt Governor’s office till midnight over their three demands, including a direction to IAS officers to end their “strike” and action against officers who have struck work for “four months”.
Kejriwal along with his deputy Manish Sisodia and two other ministers met Lt Governor (LG) Anil Baijal this evening. They are likely to remain at the LG office till morning.
Sources said the chief minister, who is a diabetic, had to take insulin during the sit-in and got specific food from his home.
A number of AAP MLAs and leaders also camped outside the LG office, and the police have barricaded the area.
Kejriwal tweeted at 6 pm from the waiting room of the LG office that a letter was handed over to Baijal but he refused to take action.
“Handed him this letter. LG refuses to take action. LG is under constitutional duty to act. Left wid no option, we have politely told LG that we will not leave till he acts on all points. We hv come out of his chamber n sitting in his waiting room (sic),” he tweeted.
Kejriwal along with Sisodia and other cabinet colleagues Satyendar Jain and Gopal Rai met Baijal and demanded that he direct the IAS officers to call off their “strike” and punish those who struck work “for four months”. He also asked the L-G to approve his government’s proposal on doorstep delivery of rations scheme.
