Governor's post should be done away with, has become burden on democracy: Manish Sisodia
Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said the governor's post should be scrapped as the institution has become a «burden on democracy» and its role is only to «obstruct» the functioning of governments being run by non-NDA parties. In an interaction with PTI editors at the agency's headquarters here, Sisodia, who stepped out of Tihar jail on Friday after being granted bail in the excise policy case, said that bureaucrats in Delhi are suffering due to the tussle between the Lt Governor and the elected government and he «felt sorry» for them.
He lamented that public services and works were also being affected and people were facing hardships due to the «split» in governance at various levels.
The Lt Governor's office and the AAP dispensation in Delhi have had run-ins on several governance issues.
«The tussle between the LG and the Delhi government is because of the murder of democracy. The rights of elected government were taken away by the Centre. When there is murder of democracy, all stakeholders are affected. Even the officers of the government are suffering and I feel sorry for them,» the senior AAP leader told PTI.
Sisodia claimed that bureaucrats are scared of working for the welfare of people since they think they will face action from the top.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader recalled that the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court had decided that the elected government has the power to make decisions but the Centre was not prepared for it.
«They brought legislation through Parliament to snatch the rights of
