Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said he is hopeful the works that have come to a standstill in the national capital will be expedited under new Lt Governor Anil Baijal.
Baijal (70), a former Union Home Secretary, took over as the Lt Governor of Delhi today.
“I am very hopeful that in the future, we all — MLAs, Delhi government, people of Delhi — will work with the Lt Governor for development of Delhi.
“In the last few months, some works of Delhi government have come to standstill. I hope that these works will be expedited,” Kejriwal said.
Baijal’s predecessor Najeeb Jung and the Delhi government have been at loggerheads on a range of issues including transfer and posting of officers since AAP came to power.
On being asked about his relationship with the AAP government after taking oath, Baijal said, “This is a speculative thing and I don’t know how the relationship will improve. We will sit together and talk.”