the spy device was a recorder disguised as a pen, which was spotted by Meena himself.
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday decided to invite political parties to explore the possibility of government formation in Delhi, a day after Supreme Court's rap over delay in taking a decision on the issue.
In no mood to relent, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday rejected the AAP government's decision to transfer Home Secretary Dharam Pal after he signed a notification appointing Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police M K Meena as new Chief of Anti-Corruption Branch.
As a turf war continues between their political superiors in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party-nominated Anti Corruption Bureau chief SS Yadav has accused LG-appointee MK Meena of threatening and pressuring him and trying to hamper the functioning of the anti-graft body.
With the tide of public disillusionment rising against his government, Arvind Kejriwal is trying at least publicly to extend the olive branch to both Narendra Modi and Najeeb Jung. Privately, he has confided to his confidantes that much as he dislikes it, he must do his best to soften these two reigning deities.
He made the attack on Jung while joining a protest by BJP MP Maheish Girri, who demanded an apology from CM Kejriwal for linking him to the murder of an NDMC official.
The Delhi assembly was on Wednesday dissolved, paving the way for fresh elections that will end the political hibernation since the Aam Aadmi Party government fell in February.
Career bureaucrat Anil Baijal was on Wednesday appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi, a post which has fallen vacant after sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung.
The Congress, which provides outside support to the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, on Thursday asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to direct the police to take action against controversial Law Minister Somnath Bharti for allegedly leading a group of assaulters in a midnight raid last week.
Lashing out at Najeeb Jung for not recommending dissolution of the House as per the Cabinet's decision, Arvind Kejriwal, who resigned as Delhi chief minister on Friday, said the Lieutenant Governor was "openly flouting" the decisions taken by a majority government.
In an open letter, they said, "We are witnessing a frenzy of hate filled destruction in the country where at the sacrificial altar are not just Muslims and members of the other minority communities but the Constitution itself."
Kejriwal said that the LG was acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As indicated earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend the get together at the Rashtrapati Bhawan like last year.
He also claimed that the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an FIR on the setting up of the 'secret unit'.
The Centre today asked Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to sit together and find a solution to the ongoing turf war.
The Delhi high court on Tuesday sought a status report on Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea as the hearing is set to resume on Wednesday.
12 AAP MLAs went to Raj Niwas, the LG's residence, at around 11.30 am with the demands. They later claimed that Jung 'refused' to meet them, but the LG secretariat said Jung's schedule was already prepared for the day and procedures have to be followed for seeking an appointment.
Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday announced assistance of Rs 1 crore to the family of traffic constable Mana Ram, who was mowed down by a car while on duty on Saturday night.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to give a day's extension to the beleaguered Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), whose officials are set to meet LG Najeeb Jung and urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu regarding the requisite permissions for T20 Internationals against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla on February 12.
Amid the ongoing row over appointment of an acting chief secretary.
The party also attacked Jung over alleged inaction in the compressed natural gas fitness scam, irregularities in the Delhi & District Cricket Association.
Speaker Ram Niwas Goel ordered the marshalls to remove O P Sharma from the House when the BJP legislator criticised him.
The committee has been tasked to look into "omissions and commissions" in the decision-making process and also to fix responsibility of individuals, including civil and criminal liability, if any, the LG's office said.
JNU students staged a march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar demanding expedited efforts to trace the student. A delegation of JNU students union went to submit a memorandum to the office of Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung in this regard.
Swati Maliwal, whose appointment as Delhi Commission for Women chief by the Kejriwal government was struck down by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung triggering a fresh round of confrontation, on Thursday alleged that her office had been locked and name plate removed.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her BJP counterpart Rajnath Singh asking both the parties to clear their stand on promises AAP has made in its election manifesto.
Lt Governor Najib Jung had sought Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran's as to whether the introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill in the assembly without sending the legislative proposal to the Central government is in consonance with the transaction of Business of the GNCT of Delhi Rules, 1993, and also as to whether the proposal involves any constitutional infraction.
Delhi will be brought under President's rule and the assembly will be kept under suspended animation, with the Union Cabinet on Saturday accepting the recommendation of Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung in this regard.
Arvind Kejriwal, who pledged to root out corruption after steering AAP to power in Delhi, was a man in a hurry and set a scorching pace to try to fulfil his anti-graft legislative agenda but his tumultuous journey as chief minister ended in seven weeks.
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday returned to Delhi government the file on removal of DCW chairperson Barkha Singh seeking reasons for the proposed action even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal justified its stand saying these bodies should not be headed by politicians.
Aam Admi Party, the second largest group in Delhi assembly with 28 seats, on Friday night spurned Congress' offer of unconditional support to form a government as the city state stared at the prospect of President's Rule.
The bench listed the matter for final disposal on January 18 and said since it will hear the matter in detail, no interim orders will be passed on various interim applications as of now.
Jamia Millia Islamia, a New Delhi-based Islamic university, is holding a special convocation on Friday to confer an honorary Doctor of Letters degree (Honoris Causa) to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The UN chief will arrive in India on Thursday for a four-day official visit.
During the trip, Mukherjee will hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on civil nuclear cooperation, defence ties and partnership in higher education.
Ahead of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea hearing, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday ordered the removal of Kumar's counsel Rahul Mehra.
Sisodia, who also hold the education portfolio, along with his officers are in Finland to study the education system of that country.
Three inspectors and two sub-inspectors of the Bihar police have joined Delhi government's ACB.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said his party would not give in to the time-frame given by the Centre to form the government in Delhi.
Central rule was on Monday imposed in Delhi and the Legislative Assembly kept in suspended animation after President Pranab Mukherjee accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Saxena, 64, will succeed Anil Baijal who resigned from the post last week citing "personal reasons".
