LG asks Kejriwal to sack govt think tank deputy; office sealed

NEW DELHI: The office of thinktank Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission vice-chairperson Jasmine Shah has been sealed on orders of lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, officials aware of the matter said on Friday, adding that the LG has also urged chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to sack Shah on charges of misusing his office for political purposes.

Shah’s office was sealed at around 10.20pm on Thursday, an official in the LG’S office said, after he was given two opportunities to reply to a show cause notice but failed to do so.

Reacting to the developments, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday urged the LG to also seal the office of ITDC chairperson Sambit Patra as he is the BJP spokesperson.

Shah said the LG’S order has no “basis in law”. “...Sambit Patra is a National Spokesperson of BJP while also holding the office of Chairman of ITDC. If my office is being sealed, then why not his?”, Shah said.

THE OFFICE OF JASMINE SHAH WAS SEALED ON CHARGES OF MISUSING IT FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES