LG removes member of Kejriwal government from boards of private discoms
New Delhi: In a major blow to the Kejriwal government, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena today removed its members from the board of private power distribution companies. Mr. Saxena removed AAP spokespersons Jasmin Shah and Naveen ND Gupta, saying they were illegally appointed as 'government nominees' on the boards of privately owned discoms BYPL, BRPL (Anil Ambani) and NDPDCL (Tata) Was. , AAP's candidates have been replaced by senior government officials.
The Aam Aadmi Party has called the order "unconstitutional and illegal", saying that only an elected government has the power to issue orders on electricity. The party said, "The LG has made a complete mockery of all the orders of the Supreme Court and the Constitution. He is openly saying that the orders of the Supreme Court are not binding on him."
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LG Saxena has sought his removal on the basis of a report by the chief secretary alleging that AAP candidates provided financial benefits to private discoms at the cost of the exchequer.
The AAP had earlier rejected the allegations, saying regular audits of discoms are conducted as per cabinet decisions.
LG VK Saxena has sought his removal on the basis of a report by the chief secretary alleging that AAP candidates provided financial benefits to private discoms at the cost of the exchequer.
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The AAP had earlier rejected the allegations, saying regular audits of discoms are conducted as per cabinet decisions.
"He collaborated with private representatives on the boards of discoms owned by Anil Ambani and brought them benefits to the tune of Rs 8,000 crore at the cost of the exchequer," the LG order said.
It said, "The Finance Secretary, Energy Secretary, and MD, Delhi Transco will now represent the government on these Ambani and Tata-owned discoms, as per regular practice since Sheila Dikshit's time as chief minister, when these discoms came into existence."
Mr Saxena had earlier referred the matter to the President for a decision.
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"The Delhi government, which holds 49% stake in private discoms, used to nominate senior government officials so that the interests of the government and the people of Delhi are taken care of in the decisions taken by the discom boards," the order said.
"However, these AAP nominees on the DISCOMs, in a compensation arrangement involving commission and kickback, instead of exercising caution in the interest of the people and the Delhi government, acted in collusion with the BRPL and BYPL boards, a decision by the Boards to reduce LPSC rates from 18% to 12%, and in the process unnecessarily benefited them to the tune of Rs 8468 crore - an amount that would have gone to the exchequer of the Delhi government."
Arvind Kejriwal and his party have been at loggerheads for a long time with the Lt Governor appointed by the Centre.
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Mr. Kejriwal has said that as per a 2018 Supreme Court judgment, the LG has no independent decision-making power. He said there is a clear separation of power with police, land, and public order coming under the LG and all other subjects coming under the elected government of Delhi.
On July 4, 2018, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court passed an order stating that "the Lieutenant Governor has not been entrusted with the power to take any independent decision".
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