Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal has dismissed the allegations made by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia over the former's meetings with government officials, calling it baseless and devoid of any merit. In a letter to Sisodia, Baijal said all the meetings called by him in the recent months were within the ambit of the constitutional provisions and responsibilities entrusted to the office of lieutenant governor. HT had earlier reported on Sisodia's letter to Baijal in which the deputy CM had termed LG's actions “murder of democracy” and violative of the Supreme Court judgment. In his rebuttal to Sisodia, Baijal quoted the Supreme Court judgment in Govt. "It is unfortunate that a biased view was taken and wrong interpretations were made for the actions taken in the public interest with a clear intention," the lieutenant governor added.

Source: Hindustan Times July 22, 2021 13:08 UTC