New Delhi: The ruckus among Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and Chief Minister Arvind Kejiwal had been move to High Court over the appointment of chief of Anti Corruption Bureau of Delhi.
Aam Aadmi Party led Delhi government has moved to High Court against the appointment of police officer MK Meena as the chief of ACB.
AAP wants the removal of Meena, a Joint Commissioner of Police from the bureau till the main petition of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government challenging the Centre’s notification of May 21 is decided by the Court.
Notify that LG Jung had on June 9 appointed Meena to head the anti-graft unit, who outranked SS Yadav, an officer handpicked by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The AAP government had attempted to stall Meena’s appointment, alleging that it was illegal as there was no position in the ACB for him to fill. The Vigilance Department of the Delhi government, which oversees functioning of the ACB, had issued a letter asking him to revert to his Delhi Police assignment.
Meanwhile Meena had refused to do that. He wrote back in a letter that he had already taken over as ACB chief and threatened legal action if he was stopped from attending work.
Bureau Report
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