Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, March 21: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to PM Modi on Tuesday requesting him to not stop Delhi’s budget.
“This is the first in the last 75 years that a state’s budget has been stalled. Why are you upset with Delhiites? Please don’t stall Delhi’s budget. With folded hands, Delhiites urge you to pass their budget,” reads the letter.
The centre and Delhi’s Kejriwal government have been at odds over various issues, and AAP claimed that MHA hindered Delhi’s budget for session 2023-24 which was supposed to be presented on March 21st in Delhi’s Assembly.
In a statement, the MHA said, “The Lieutenant Governor, Delhi, had raised certain concerns of administrative nature on the proposed Budget, keeping in view the fiscal interest of the National Capital Territory on which MHA vide its letter dated 17.03.2023 has requested GNCTD to resubmit the Budget addressing these concerns for taking further action. The reply from GNCTD is awaited for the last four days. For the benefit of the people of Delhi, the GNCTD should submit a reply immediately.”
The budget session would be concluded on March 23, but it is still not clear when will the budget be presented in the Assembly. Delhi’s Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday announced the outcome budget for the Kejriwal government and the Economic Survey 2022-23.
Earlier in the day, the Assembly was adjourned till 12 am on Tuesday.
