Prez to give final nod on induction of ministers in Delhi govt

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

The home ministry is learnt to have given its approval for induction of two ministers in the Kejriwal in and has forwarded its recommendation to President for a final nod.

The file containing the home ministry's recommendation has been sent to the president for a final decision, official sources said.



However, the president is currently on a tour to and is expected to only return tomorrow.

The final decision will be taken when the president returns to the capital, sources said.

On Tuesday, Chief Minister Kejriwal had accused the Centre of "stalling" the government's activities by allegedly holding back files relating to the appointment of two new ministers in his Cabinet.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also said it amounted to violation of the Constitution and accused the Centre of "paralysing" the

Kejriwal had said the people of should not suffer due to the BJP-led government's "enmity" with the Aam Aadmi Party in

Sisodia said the had on May 6 sent the files relating to the induction of two AAP MLAs - Rajender Pal Gautam and Kailash Gehlot - in the Cabinet, but the Centre is yet to clear the same.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Prez to give final nod on induction of ministers in Delhi govt

The home ministry is learnt to have given its approval for induction of two ministers in the Kejriwal government in Delhi and has forwarded its recommendation to President Pranab Mukherjee for a final nod. The file containing the home ministry's recommendation has been sent to the president for a final decision, official sources said. However, the president is currently on a tour to West Bengal and is expected to only return tomorrow. The final decision will be taken when the president returns to the capital, sources said. On Tuesday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had accused the Centre of "stalling" the Delhi government's activities by allegedly holding back files relating to the appointment of two new ministers in his Cabinet. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also said it amounted to violation of the Constitution and accused the Centre of "paralysing" the Delhi government. Kejriwal had said the people of Delhi should not suffer due to the BJP-led NDA government's "enmity" ... The home ministry is learnt to have given its approval for induction of two ministers in the Kejriwal in and has forwarded its recommendation to President for a final nod.

The file containing the home ministry's recommendation has been sent to the president for a final decision, official sources said.

However, the president is currently on a tour to and is expected to only return tomorrow.

The final decision will be taken when the president returns to the capital, sources said.

On Tuesday, Chief Minister Kejriwal had accused the Centre of "stalling" the government's activities by allegedly holding back files relating to the appointment of two new ministers in his Cabinet.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also said it amounted to violation of the Constitution and accused the Centre of "paralysing" the

Kejriwal had said the people of should not suffer due to the BJP-led government's "enmity" with the Aam Aadmi Party in

Sisodia said the had on May 6 sent the files relating to the induction of two AAP MLAs - Rajender Pal Gautam and Kailash Gehlot - in the Cabinet, but the Centre is yet to clear the same.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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