Kejriwal mobilises political support in fight with Centre
May 28, 2015 21:04
In no mood to back down on the issue of jurisdiction over appointments, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is reaching out to non-BJP chief ministers to mount political pressure on the Modi government even as the matter reached court.
Kejriwal is conveying to chief ministers of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal among others that the Centre's notification, throwing its weight behind Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, was detrimental to India's federal structure and it may happen to their states as well.
Sources said Kejriwal is sending separate letters to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Bihar's Nitish Kumar.
They said AAP may separately approach leaders of major Opposition parties to persuade them to raise the issue during the monsoon session of the Parliament.
On May 25, Banerjee posted a few tweets putting her weight behind Kejriwal.
"Too much interference in the federal structure is unacceptable. The state govt is an elected body. Central govt is also an elected body," one of her tweets said.
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