Najeeb Jung asks AAP govt to place file on circle rates before him

NEW DELHI: AAP government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung seem headed towards a fresh round of confrontation with the latter seeking files pertaining to a notification on enhancement of circle rates, saying the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation did not seek his nod for the same.

Jung's directive comes a day after the AAP government issued a circular asking all departments and ministries not to send files, pertaining to government except police, land and public order to the L-G.

"This has reference to reports in the media about a notification being issued by the Delhi Government for enhancement of circle rates of agricultural land in Delhi," he said.

In the Budget presented for the year 2015-16, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had proposed to increase circle rates on agriculture land by up to 125 per cent.

"The matter was not placed before the Lt Governor prior to the issue of notification. The Lt Governor's office has therefore called the relevant file for examining the legal and constitutional aspects of the notification," L-G said in an official statement.

The circular issued yesterday to all the departments by Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra says that the government in NCT means "the elected government in Delhi" days after Jung called himself the "government of Delhi".