Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday reportedly wrote a letter to the Union Home Ministry, which canceled his order to transfer the Home Secretary, saying that he is “within his right to surrender Dharam Pal back to the Home Ministry.”
Emphasizing in his letter that he is playing by the book and has not appointed anyone to take the place of Dharam Pal, Kejriwal also said that an officer called Rajinder Kumar has only been given additional charge till a new home secretary is picked.
He further wrote that he would duly consult the Union Home Ministry before appointing a new Home Secretary for Delhi.
The Centre on Thursday morning cancelled the Delhi government’s order to remove Home Secretary Dharam Pal, who had issued letter appointing Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police MK Meena as the new Chief of Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), saying the latter does not have the jurisdiction to remove him from his post.