Opposition urges police to file FIR against Kejriwal
New Delhi, Aug 9 : Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta on Thursday urged the police to file an FIR against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and three other AAP ministers for "forcible occupation" of the Lt. Governor's (LG) Office in June.
Kejriwal with his deputy Manish Sisodia and ministers Satyendar Jain and Gopal Rai camped in Raj Niwas, the official accommodation-cum-office of Lt. Governor Anil Baijal from June 11 to 19 to press for acceptance of their demands.
Calling the sit-in a "criminal conspiracy" and "forcible occupation", Gupta, in his complaint to the Deputy Police Commissioner, Civil Lines, said that the four ministers were "guilty of criminal dereliction of their constitutional duties which they were bound to perform as the senior most Delhi Government functionaries".
"The probe must investigate as to how the Chief Minister and his ministers stayed away from discharging their duties and responsibilities in the most demanding times including water, environment crisis, and pre-monsoon desiliting of drains," Gupta said in his complaint.
He said that the "illegal and deceitful dharna" was an "attack on constitutional authorities and democratic principles".
"The LG occupies a constitutional post. He represents the President of India. Any attack on him is an attack on our Constitution and democracy values," Gupta asserted.
"... It was illegal and unauthorised to pressurise the LG to bow to their illegal demands."
On Wednesday, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government had lodged an FIR with the Delhi Police against a counter protest staged by Bharatiya Janata Party members outside Kejriwal's office at the Delhi Secretariat.
The protest was led by Gupta, BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa and suspended AAP MLA Kapil Mishra.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
