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"Totally Illegal And Unconstitutional": BJP On Delhi CM Kejriwal's Orders From ED Custody, Seeks His Resignation
BJP workers protesting against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has filed a complaint with Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and the Enforcement Directorate over 'orders' issued by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the probe agency's custody.
Sirsa has claimed the "fabricated official order on the Delhi government's letterhead... is without number, date, and signature (and) clearly shows the unauthorised use of power".
"Today I have filed complaints with the Lieutenant Governor and the Enforcement Directorate against Atishiji (Delhi's Education and Public Works Department Minister) and others who displayed an illegal order in the name of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. They claimed the order was issued by the Chief Minister while in jail... while in the custody of the ED," Sirsa said in a video statement.
"This is totally illegal and unconstitutional... and a criminal conspiracy against the people of Delhi and the office of the Chief Minister. Kejriwalji is in ED custody and lacks the legal capacity to issue such directives without court permission, which has not been granted," he added, NDTV reported.
"We demand an inquiry... who is misusing Chief Minister's Office and for what personal gain?" he said on X (formerly Twitter).
Kejriwal on Tuesday (26 March) issued what his party claimed was his second instruction from ED custody.
Shared by Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, it related to free medicines and pathology tests at government-run clinics in the national capital.
Kejriwal's first order was passed on Monday.
The Delhi Chief Minister is in ED's custody till 28 March. He was arrested in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam in the national capital.
Demanding his resignation as the chief minister on moral grounds, BJP leader Harshvardhan said Kejriwal's move to remain the chief minister of Delhi despite his arrest shows his greed.
"Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is in jail. Therefore, he should resign morally and give his responsibility to someone else. Arvind Kejriwal still holding his position shows that he is greedy and does not want to leave his chair because of his insecurity," he said, Hindustan Times reported.
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