The Asian Age

Where were these CMs when chief secy was attacked: BJP

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New Delhi, June 16: Criticisin­g the decision of four non- NDA chief ministers to extend support to their Delhi counterpar­t who has been protesting at the lieutenant- governor’s ( L- G) office here, the BJP on Saturday questioned why they did not object to the assault on Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash.

Senior BJP leader Vijay Goel said the four leaders “are in the national capital to attend the NITI Aayog meeting and not to do politics. It doesn’t suit them”.

“Where were they when the Delhi chief secretary was assaulted at chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and in his presence? And what will happen if the chief secretarie­s of their states also come out in support of Mr Prakash,” Mr Goel said. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrabab­u Naidu, Karnataka chief minister H. D. Kumaraswam­y and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan went to Mr Kejriwal’s residence after the L- G “denied” them permission to meet the AAP leader.

He has been protesting at the Raj Niwas, demanding that the “strike” by bureaucrat­s be called off.

The babus in Delhi are not meeting Delhi ministers as part of their protest against an alleged assault on Mr Prakash in February; they are demanding an apology from Mr Kejriwal. Ms Banerjee, Mr Naidu, Mr Vijayan and Mr Kumaraswam­y are here to attend a meeting of Niti Ayog on Sunday.

 ?? — ASIAN AGE ?? BJP workers protest against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over water shortage in New Delhi on Saturday.
— ASIAN AGE BJP workers protest against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over water shortage in New Delhi on Saturday.

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