CM had no clue about sacking of nine advisers, claim govt sources

NEW DELHI: Sources in the Delhi government said that the Lieutenant Governor's office, the Services Department, the General Administration Department and the Union Home Ministry maintained complete secrecy regarding the sacking of the advisers and also there was no consultation with the Chief Minister on the issue.

"There was no notice or information to the CM on this and the Centre suddenly issued the order. The LG and the BJP government are using their power to disrupt our work," said a senior leader of AAP.

After the Delhi Government's General Administration Department (GAD) canceled the appointment of nine advisers to the Delhi cabinet, the ruling AAP dubbed the order as a conspiracy by the Central government.

The GAD issued a notification cancelling the appointment of nine advisers and consultants out of which four, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, were "not even working with the government anymore".

He also alleged that the main purpose of the order was to discharge AAP leader Atishi Marlena as "she is making huge contributions to develop the educational system in Delhi's government schools."

"This is a conspiracy by Modi government, which doesn't have any other job but to hamper the work done by our party," said Sisodia.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Congress has said that it was a pre-planned conspiracy of AAP-BJP.

"It was a pre-planned narrative to remove the nine advisers to the Delhi government appointed by the AAP government as the party was hand-in-glove with the BJP government at the Centre to remove the nine in a pick-and-choose manner," said Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ajay Maken in a statement.