LIVE: Chaos on AAP's 1st day in office: Media ban at secretariat

December 30, 2013 14:42

Complete chaos at the Delhi secretariat on AAP's first day in office. Health minister Satyendra Jain who was scheduled to hold a press conference at 12 pm, arrives at 2.15 pm and faces a barrage of angry journalists. Jain then apologises for the inconvenience, but says he is not "very interested" in holding a press conference. However, the invitation to the presser came from Jain himself.

More importantly, there is apparently a ban in place for entry to the secretariat even for accredited journalists -- a first in the last 15 years.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is unwell and has been advised rest till his fever and diarrhea subsides. If this is what happens in his absence, huge trouble ahead for AAP, especially since it has always got incredible coverage from the media.

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