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Delhi stalemate: Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of ignoring issues; slams Kejriwal, BJP

The Delhi High Court has also rapped Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his dharna inside the office of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal for the last eight days.

Delhi stalemate: Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of ignoring issues; slams Kejriwal, BJP

Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: IANS/File)

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their protests, which led to a stalemate in the national capital while accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring the crisis in Delhi.

“Delhi CM, sitting in Dharna at LG office. BJP sitting in Dharna at CM residence. Delhi bureaucrats addressing press conferences. PM turns a blind eye to the anarchy; rather nudges chaos and disorder. “People of Delhi are the victims, as this drama plays out,” he said in a tweet.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday continued his sit-in at the Lt Governor’s residence, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “give a green signal” to the IAS officers to end their strike.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday continued its counter-protest against Kejriwal’s stir.

Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court rapped Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his dharna inside the office of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal for the last eight days.

In its observation, the court asked whether the Delhi CM and his three cabinet ministers had the authorisation to sit on a dharna.

Kejriwal, along with Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Health Minister Satyendar Jain and Labour Minister Gopal Rai, have been staging a sit-in inside the office of the Delhi L-G since 11 June.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was shifted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital on Monday after his condition deteriorated, while Satyendar Jain had been shifted to the same hospital late Sunday night.

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