LG 'illegally' expelled Delhi Assembly fellows to stop work being done in people's interest: AAP
- Country:
- India
The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday accused Lt Governor V K Saxena of ''illegally'' expelling fellows of the Delhi Assembly to stop the work being done in people's interest.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed that the services of professionals engaged as fellows with the Delhi Assembly Research Centre, whose contracts were terminated by the assembly secretariat, shall continue in their positions till December 6 and stipends paid to them.
Justice Subramonium Prasad sought the stand of the Delhi legislative assembly secretariat as well as services, and finance departments on a petition by 17 such fellows assailing the termination of their contracts.
Welcoming the decision, the AAP said Saxena was ''arbitrarily misusing'' his powers.
''Delhi will not be run by those who coerce and misuse their powers. And the fact that LG had expelled the fellows by going against the laws. All of this was a part of his ongoing campaign to stop all the work being done in the interest of Delhi's citizens,'' the party said in a statement.
The contracts of the Delhi Assembly Research Fellows were terminated on July 5, as per the orders of the Lt Governor. Subsequently, 17 fellows filed a petition in the Delhi High Court.
On Thursday, the high court ordered that the Delhi Assembly Research Fellows will continue to serve in their professional roles. They will be given their stipend.
The court has also instructed the Delhi Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Services, and Finance Department to take a stand within two weeks on the Fellow's petition, the party noted.
The AAP said the court's order makes it clear that the LG is arbitrarily misusing his powers.
''The Delhi government will not be driven by intimidation but will adhere to the law and the constitution. The LG has an intent on completely undermining and destroying Delhi. The LG had no authority to remove employees. The LG has been consistently working against the law and the Constitution,'' it said.
Google News