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Kejriwal cited rules under the Constitution, which, he alleged, the Lieutenant Governor had bypassed.

"Delhi has an elected government. Earlier governments surrendered, we won't," said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.


Earlier this month,  Kejriwal had told his officers to route every file through his office and "not bother" the Lieutenant Governor for every decision. AAP accuses  Jung, who reports to the Centre, of acting on behalf of the ruling BJP.

The tussle intensified last week over  Jung's unilateral decision to promote IAS officer Shakuntala Gamlin as acting chief secretary, making her Delhi's top bureaucrat.

Vehemently opposing this, Kejriwal alleged that Gamlin has  tried to favour power distribution companies in Delhi and acted against public interest. He declared on Sunday that he would keep close tabs on the officer in the 10 days that she would act as Chief Secretary.