CM quoted selectively from his July 6 letter, responds Baijal

Responding to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's letter to him, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Monday claimed that the Chief Minister was "selectively" quoted and "erroneously" charged of 'selective acceptance' of the Supreme Court verdict on the power tussle between Delhi Government and the Centre.

Baijal's response came after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused him of being "selective" in accepting the apex court judgement.

Baijal noted that the Chief Minister "quoted selectively" from his letter of July 6 and "erroneously" accused him of selective acceptance of the July 4 verdict of Supreme Court, a statement by the L-G's office said.

"While the entire judgement and its implications are still being studied, it may kindly be noted that in the concluding paras, Hon'ble Court while answering the reference has directed to place the matters before the appropriate regular Bench.  Therefore, further clarity will be achieved when the appeals pending before the Ld. Regular Bench are finally disposed off," the Lieutenant Governor had written in his July 6 letter.

The Lieutenant Governor reiterated in his response today that as appeals were pending before the regular bench of Supreme Court, it would be "premature" to draw any conclusions at this stage.