Centre preparing ground to impose Prez rule in Delhi: Sisodia

New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Deputy Chief Minister ManishSisodia today accused the Centre of trying to prepare groundfor imposing President’s Rule in Delhi and alleged that it hasbeen attempting to run the city administration even since theAAP came to power. Sisodia warned the Centre that the AAP dispensation willnot spare it if rights of people are violated, in an apparentindication that his party may launch a major campaign for fullstatehood for Delhi. Taking part in a discussion in the Assembly in the wakeof the High Court order holding that the Lt Governor is theadministrative head of the city administration, Sisodia saidelected people should be above the selected ones. "We may be child in politics, but we are not immature. Ifthey (Centre) trouble the people of Delhi, we will not sparethem….during the elections, BJP had supported full statehooddemand for Delhi, but now they have forgotten", he said. Sisodia said that land, police and public order, the AAPgovernment has power on all issues including services, ACBdespite Delhi being not the full statehood. In an indirect attack at the Lt Governor, he also saidthat "elected" should be above "selected" who is not therepresentative of people, but added masses should be above theelected in the democracy. "The central government wants to run Delhi indirectlythrough President’s rule and that they are up to getting thePresident’s rule (here) as they did in Arunchal Pradesh andUttarakhand. Despite getting raps from the court, they aretrying such things," he said. Deputy CM said, "Be it we are child in politics, but weare not immature. If they (Centre) trouble the people ofDelhi, we will not spare them….during the elections, BJP hadsupported full statehood demand for Delhi, but now they havenot forgotten." Sisodia further said that by model of works and ideas,the Aam Aadmi Party is expanding in Punjab, Goa and Gujarat.Earlier this month, the High Court had ruled that the LtGovernor is the administrate head of the National CapitalTerritory and he is not bound by the advice of council ofministers. Hitting out at the Kejriwal government over his"unconstitutional attitude", Opposition leader Vijender Guptasaid the AAP has always chosen the way of "confrontation" toexpand itself in other states to get benefits in assemblyelections there. Gupta alleged that discussing the situation arising outof the court order was a contempt of the order. But Sisodiarejected the claim of Gupta. PTI BUNRG