Softening his stand in the face-off with LG which entered its seventh day on Sunday, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that “IAS officers are part of his family” and gave a public assurance of safety to bureaucrats in meetings with ministers while urging them to stop the boycott of the AAP government and return to work.
A senior IAS officer in Delhi government said the appeal would be discussed among the bureaucrats before a decision is taken.
The development came as a surprise as Kejriwal has been unrelenting in his demands that the LG direct the IAS officers to end the “strike” and take punitive action against the bureaucrats who have been boycotting the Delhi government for the last four months.
The uncertainty over the ending of the CM-LG face-off, + however, continues because neither Kejriwal has said that he will end his dharna nor the bureaucrats have given any hints of accepting the appeal and stopping the boycott of routine meetings.
In his appeal, Kejriwal said he will ensure the safety and security of officers with all the powers and resources available at his command. “It is my duty. I have given similar assurances earlier also to many officers who have been meeting me privately. I reiterate it today,” he said in the appeal which is likely to be considered by the IAS officers on Monday.
The appeal came hours after five IAS officers held a press conference + at the Press Club of India where they rebutted the claim of the Aam Aadmi Party that the officers are on a strike and said that the work is going on smoothly in all the departments. The bureaucrats, however, added that they are avoiding routine meetings which they feel would be “unsafe” for them.
The IAS officers claimed that an atmosphere of threat has enveloped the bureaucracy after the alleged assault on Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash at Kejriwal's residence in February.
A senior IAS officer in Delhi government said the appeal would be discussed among the bureaucrats before a decision is taken.
The development came as a surprise as Kejriwal has been unrelenting in his demands that the LG direct the IAS officers to end the “strike” and take punitive action against the bureaucrats who have been boycotting the Delhi government for the last four months.
The uncertainty over the ending of the CM-LG face-off, + however, continues because neither Kejriwal has said that he will end his dharna nor the bureaucrats have given any hints of accepting the appeal and stopping the boycott of routine meetings.
The appeal came hours after five IAS officers held a press conference + at the Press Club of India where they rebutted the claim of the Aam Aadmi Party that the officers are on a strike and said that the work is going on smoothly in all the departments. The bureaucrats, however, added that they are avoiding routine meetings which they feel would be “unsafe” for them.
The IAS officers claimed that an atmosphere of threat has enveloped the bureaucracy after the alleged assault on Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash at Kejriwal's residence in February.
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