Elected govt must have power: SC on AAP govt?s plea
The Supreme Court, while hearing an AAP government's petition on Wednesday over the Delhi's statehood issue, said that an elected government should have some power to run, otherwise the government cannot function. CM Arvind Kejriwal had challenged the Delhi HC's order that stated the administrative head of the city is the Lieutenant Governor.
In his bitter and long tussle with the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today got a shot in the arm with the Supreme Court saying an elected government must have power."An elected government should have some power to run, otherwise the government cannot function," the apex court said while hearing an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government petition on Delhi's statehood issue.The matter will be next heard on January 18.ALSO READ | Najeeb Jung acting like Hitler, Modi won't make a Muslim India's Vice-President: Kejriwal