Centre says no Union Territory has its own services under the Constitution . Ajay Bhalla says no UT under the Constitution has its own services that are not controlled by the Centre .
New Delhi: The Centre said in an affidavit submitted on Monday by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on behalf of the Centre that no Union Territory has its own services under the Constitution, and that Mr Sisodia's assertion about non-cooperation by government officials is misleading, because it is true that no UT under the Constitution has its own services that are not controlled by the Centre, he said.All officials attended all meetings, apart from on certain occasions, it is reported.On probe, I have discovered that some officers were forced to miss the meetings on the same dates as the Delhi government assigned some other duties.Mr Sisodias' allegations were incorrect, he said, but I am not advised to deal with such illustrations because the affidavit's author is the Deputy Chief Minister, and it may not be right, appropriate, or in good taste to deal with such assertions, particularly when I have found them to be false.
Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has reportedly derailed leadership in Delhi by encouraging the irreverence of civil servants toward the elected government, according to the affidavit.Mr Sisodia has shown that civil servants in the NCT of Delhi have become indifferent to the elected government.The basic day-to-day operations of the NCT of Delhi government is therefore greatly impaired, as demonstrated by the appointment of the new Lieutenant Governor earlier this year.According to the AAP government, any agreement between civil servants and the elected government is being punished and recalcitrance towards the elected government is being encouraged.The AAP government argued that the unconstitutional and undemocratic encroachment on the powers of a duly elected government has made life in Delhi difficult and unnecessarily difficult.