Kejriwal challenges Centre on DDCA probe panel

A letter issued by the Lt Governor's office said the Home Ministry has held that a notification issued by the Vigilance Department of Delhi Government to set up the inquiry commission has no legal effect

The Centre has declared as "unconstitutional and illegal" setting up of a Commission of Inquiry into the DDCA affairs by Delhi Government, triggering a fresh round of confrontation with the AAP dispensation as a defiant Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserted that the probe will go ahead.

A letter issued by the Lt Governor's office said the Home Ministry has held that a notification issued by the Vigilance Department of Delhi Government to set up the inquiry commission has no legal effect. Reacting sharply, Kejriwal said the commission will continue its probe even after it was declared illegal by Home Ministry, insisting that it was appointed in accordance with law and the Constitution He asked the Lt Governor, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office to approach the judiciary in case they are "aggrieved" with the panel that was formed through a notification on December 22 last year.