In a communication to Mr Kejriwal, LG Saxena cited two “brazenly mischievous, misleading and defamatory tweets” by Aam Aadmi Party that were later removed, sources in the LG office said.
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has expressed his displeasure to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over AAP’s “mischievous and misleading” tweets that dragged his name into the row over alleged irregularities in the Delhi government’s Excise Policy 2021-22, sources said on Monday.
In a communication to Mr Kejriwal, LG Saxena cited two “brazenly mischievous, misleading and defamatory tweets” by Aam Aadmi Party that were later removed, sources in the LG office said.
An immediate reaction was not available from the AAP on the issue “In the tweets, the word LG instead of ‘ex LG’ was used with the picture of present Lt Governor VK Saxena to deliberately misrepresent facts and mislead the people,” sources said.
The LG objected to the “petty propaganda” seeking the removal of the tweets and an apology. “With the LG raising the matter with the chief minister, the tweets were later removed,” they said.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had recently blamed former LG Anil Baijal for changing his stand over the opening of liquor vends in non-conforming areas of the city under Excise Policy 2021-22, claiming it caused gains to some licensees while leading to a huge loss of revenue to the government.
Without taking any name, Mr Sisodia had said the LG on November 15, 2021, two days before implementation of the Excise policy, had changed his stand although he earlier approved the proposal for opening the liquor vends in non-conforming areas.
