New Delhi : The observation of the High Court came during the hearing of two petitions, one against the sit-in by Kejriwal and his three ministerial colleagues and the other against the alleged strike by the IAS officers of the Delhi government.
Earlier, BJP MLA Vijender Gupta had also approached the High Court for seeking order to Kejriwal to end his ‘dharna.’ The AAP leaders are demanding that IAS officers in the capital end their ‘undeclared strike’. They want Baijal to issue a directive to the civil servants to end their strike, among other demands.
The lawyer representing the Delhi government ministers told the court that these IAS officers yesterday acknowledged they aren’t attending meetings called by ministers. The HC turned the question on the AAP leaders.
“Thing is that you’re sitting on a ‘dharna’. Who authorized to sit on a dharna like this?” asked the HC.
When the Delhi government lawyer said it was the ministers’ individual decision, the HC again demanded to know, “Is it authorised?”, and added that such a demonstration can’t be termed a strike.
“This can’t be called a strike. You can’t go inside someone’s office or house and hold a strike there,” the HC added. The bench pointed out that the CM and others are sitting inside the LG’s office and not outside his office or at the door.
The bench also decided to make the IAS association a party to the proceedings and adjourned the case for Friday.
