New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday demanded resignation of Lt Governor VK Saxena alleging he had a role in the felling of “1100 trees” in the ridge area of the city. Senior AAP leader and Delhi Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj in a press conference alleged that the 1,100 trees were felled without any permission on the ridge, after a visit of the LG in February 3. No immediate reaction was available from the LG office over the issue and charge by Bharadwaj.
“I want to tell Delhi people that the LG got 1,100 trees illegally felled, tried to shift blame on others, misled the Supreme Court and still got exposed by the court,” Bharadwaj charged. The AAP leader demanded resignation of Saxena. “I think he should resign on moral ground.
He has no moral ground to hold the post of LG for even one day,” he said. The Supreme Court earlier in the day sought a “clear” statement from the vice chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on whether trees in the ridge area were cut on the orders of the LG without its permission. “We direct the vice chairman to state before the court about whether any official record is available regarding the site visit of the Lieutenant Governor on February 3 and on what transpired on the visit of the LG.
“We need a clear statement of facts from the vice chairman, because if what is indicated in the emails is correct, then the felling of the trees was on the directions by the LG,” the top court said. The tre.
