NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday called off his nine-day sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's office after bureaucrats started attending meetings with AAP ministers, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
After a hiatus of three years, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has returned to Dharna mode with two sit-ins in the last 30 days.
Kejriwal, along with his Cabinet colleagues, has been at Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's office since June 11, demanding a direction to IAS officers to end what the AAP describes a "strike" and approval of the doorstep ration delivery scheme.
With the latest protest in the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's residence, the rift between the IAS officials and the Aam Aadmi Party government, which started on 20 February this year after an alleged assault on Cheif Secretary Anshu Prakash, has flared up again.
The RTI activist-turned-politician launched his party on October 2, 2012, and became the Chief Minister of the national Capital in December 2013, thanks to support of the rival Congress, after his party won 28 seats in the Delhi Assembly elections.
Soon after becoming the Chief Minister, Kejriwal along with his Cabinet launched a protest in January 2014, just before the Republic Day Celebrations. Kejriwal protested on the road outside the Rail Bhavan close to Parliament House, over the issue of control over Delhi Police, which is with the Centre.
After staying in power for 49 days, he resigned and proposed fresh elections as he failed in introducing the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill due to lack of a majority in the Assembly.