Published 17:01 IST, September 16th 2024
Kejriwal To Meet Delhi L-G Tomorrow, Likely To Quit As Chief Minister
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena will meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday. The meeting is likely to take place around 4:30 PM.
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New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal will meet Lieutenant Goverr VK Saxena tomorrow as former is likely to resign as Delhi Chief Minister. Kejriwal is scheduled to meet LG at around 4:30 PM. This comes after Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday made a surprise anuncement that he will quit as Chief Minister, post his release from Tihar jail in Delhi liquor policy case on Friday evening.
AAP had earlier said Kejriwal sought time for a meeting with lieutenant goverr on Tuesday and was likely to tender his resignation. AAP supremo had said he would become chief minister and Manish Sisodia his deputy "only when people say we are honest".
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" chief minister has sought time from Saxena for a meeting on Tuesday. He is likely to tender his resignation," party said earlier.
Days after being released from Tihar jail on bail in excise policy case, AAP national conver said on Sunday that he would resign within 48 hours and sought early polls in Delhi. He vowed t to sit in chief minister's chair till people gave him a "certificate of honesty".
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He had said he would hold a meeting of AAP MLAs in a couple of days and a party leader would take over as chief minister.
With inputs from PTI
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16:47 IST, September 16th 2024