Engaged in a tug-of-war with the Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cooperation from the Centre.

“It is important that the political ideologies of the two governments should not interfere with the work,” Kejriwal, who was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, told reporters after the meeting.

“I told the PM, that we will fulfill your dreams of Swacch Bharat, Skill India and Digital India. We will do the work and you will earn fame when you go abroad. We will do all that, but we need your cooperation,” he said.

Since taking over as Chief Minister, Kejriwal has been involved in a constant tussle with the Lt Governor and the Delhi Police, which falls under the Home Ministry, especially after a controversy broke out over the appointment of the chief of the Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government even approached the court in this regard.

“I asked him (Modi) that when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister, how many times was the State Government’s order declared null and void by the Governor. That was the time when Congress was in power….There is not even one example,” Kejriwal said.

On the battle over jurisdiction over Delhi Police, an ongoing demand of successive governments, including the Sheila Dikshit-led 15-year Congress rule, the Chief Minister said: “It looks like Delhi Police is at war with the Delhi Government and that is dangerous for democracy.”

The Chief Minister, who has been making an effort to meet the Prime Minister for quite some time, is also said to have raised issues, such as development projects, land availability and transfer and postings of bureaucrats.

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