<p>After their first meeting following the ruling Aam Aadmi Party&#39;s (AAP)&#39;s stand-off with Delhi&#39;s bureaucrats, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal tweeted that he strongly condemned the &quot;recent unfortunate incidents&quot; and that there was &quot;no place for violence in democracy&quot;.</p>

<p>The Lt Governor also said that he had asked the Delhi chief minister &quot;to remove mistrust with government&nbsp;employees so that development of Delhi is not affected.&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Met Hon&#39;ble CM <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ArvindKejriwal</a> &amp; his cabinet colleagues. Strongly condemn the recent unfortunate incidents. Advised elected Govt. to take steps to remove mistrust with Govt. employees so that development of Delhi is not affected. No place for violence in democracy.</p>
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<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote on Twitter that bureaucrats were not attending meetings since the last three days and governance was suffering. He said the Lieutenant Governor had assured him that he will take all steps to ensure officers started functioning normally.&nbsp;<br />
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<p>Delhi&#39;s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that that the Lt Governor had been provided with a list of officers who were not attending meetings or receiving phone calls since the last two-three days.</p>

<p>&quot;We told the LG how officers, in these 2-3 days, didn&#39;t come to attend meetings and didn&#39;t receive calls, as a result of these several meetings ended up being cancelled. So we gave a list to the LG. We have also asked him to talk to officers,&quot; Manish Sisodia said.</p>

<p>&quot;LG said that he will ensure officers come for meeting and work with ministers. CM has also said that he will ensure that no untoward incident takes place.&quot;</p>

<p>The stand-off between Delhi&#39;s ruling party and the bureaucrats comes after the alleged assault of Delhi&#39;s Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP legislators Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal.</p>

<p>The Delhi chief secretary had alleged that he was roughed up by the AAP MLAs during a meeting at the Chief Minister&#39;s residence on Monday night.</p>

<p>Parkash Jarwal and Ajay Dutt, AAP MLAs from Deoli and Ambedkar Nagar respectively, had claimed the bureaucrat made casteist remarks.&nbsp;</p>


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote on Twitter that bureaucrats were not attending meetings since the last three days and governance was suffering

After their first meeting following the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP)'s stand-off with Delhi's bureaucrats, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal tweeted that he strongly condemned the "recent unfortunate incidents" and that there was "no place for violence in democracy". The Lt Governor also said that he had asked the Delhi chief minister "to remove mistrust with government employees so that development of Delhi is not affected." Met Hon'ble CM @ArvindKejriwal & his cabinet colleagues. Strongly condemn the recent unfortunate incidents. Advised elected Govt. to take steps to remove mistrust with Govt. employees so that development of Delhi is not affected. No place for violence in democracy. — LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) February 23, 2018 × Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote on Twitter that bureaucrats were not attending meetings since the last three days and governance was suffering. He said the Lieutenant Governor had assured him that he will take all steps to ensure officers started functioning normally. Officers not attending meetings for last 3 days. Governance suffering. I m v concerned. LG assured he will take all steps to ensure officers started functioning normally. Council of ministers assured him all cooperation. All of us need to work together for betterment of Delhi — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 23, 2018 × Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that that the Lt Governor had been provided with a list of officers who were not attending meetings or receiving phone calls since the last two-three days. "We told the LG how officers, in these 2-3 days, didn't come to attend meetings and didn't receive calls, as a result of these several meetings ended up being cancelled. So we gave a list to the LG. We have also asked him to talk to officers," Manish Sisodia said. "LG said that he will ensure officers come for meeting and work with ministers. CM has also said that he will ensure that no untoward incident takes place." The stand-off between Delhi's ruling party and the bureaucrats comes after the alleged assault of Delhi's Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP legislators Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal. The Delhi chief secretary had alleged that he was roughed up by the AAP MLAs during a meeting at the Chief Minister's residence on Monday night. Parkash Jarwal and Ajay Dutt, AAP MLAs from Deoli and Ambedkar Nagar respectively, had claimed the bureaucrat made casteist remarks.

No place for violence in democracy, tweets Lt Governor after meeting Kejriwal

<p>Career bureaucrat Anil Baijal will be the next Lt Governor of India&#39;s capital Delhi, a post which fell vacant after Najeeb Jung&#39;s sudden controversial resignation last week.</p>

<p>Baijal&#39;s appointment papers were cleared by President Pranab Mukherjee today evening. The government had recommended to the president to accept his resignation earlier in the day.</p>

<p>A 1969 batch IAS officer, Baijal served as federal home secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries.</p>

<p>A former vice chairman of the Delhi Development Authority, he retired from service in 2006 as Secretary, Urban Development Ministry.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He was also actively associated with the designing and roll-out of the Rs 60,000 crore Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) launched by Manmohan Singh&#39;s UPA government in 2013.</p>

<p>The former bureaucrat was also on the executive council of the think-tank Vivekananda International Foundation, several of whose former members have been appointed to senior positions by the Modi government including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.</p>

<p>Jung submitted his resignation on December 22 after a three-and-half-year-long tenure marked by months of confrontation with the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government.</p>

<p>(WION with inputs from PTI)</p>


He will replace Najeeb Jung who had submitted his resignation on December 22, ending a nearly three-and-half-year old eventful tenure

Career bureaucrat Anil Baijal will be the next Lt Governor of India's capital Delhi, a post which fell vacant after Najeeb Jung's sudden controversial resignation last week. Baijal's appointment papers were cleared by President Pranab Mukherjee today evening. The government had recommended to the president to accept his resignation earlier in the day. A 1969 batch IAS officer, Baijal served as federal home secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries. A former vice chairman of the Delhi Development Authority, he retired from service in 2006 as Secretary, Urban Development Ministry. He was also actively associated with the designing and roll-out of the Rs 60,000 crore Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) launched by Manmohan Singh's UPA government in 2013. The former bureaucrat was also on the executive council of the think-tank Vivekananda International Foundation, several of whose former members have been appointed to senior positions by the Modi government including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Jung submitted his resignation on December 22 after a three-and-half-year-long tenure marked by months of confrontation with the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government. (WION with inputs from PTI)

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No place for violence in democracy, tweets Lt Governor after meeting Kejriwal

Anil Baijal will be Delhi's new Lieutenant Governor