AAP demands Lt Governor VK Saxena's resignation for 'approving' tree felling in Delhi Ridge
No immediate reaction from the Lt Governor's Office
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New Delhi, August 26
AAP on Monday demanded Lt Governor VK Saxena's resignation for allegedly approving the felling of 1,100 trees in Delhi's Ridge area.
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There was no immediate reaction from the Lt Governor's Office.
Addressing a press conference, Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said the affidavit filed by the contractor involved in the project showed that the permission to fell the trees was issued by the Lieutenant Governor.
"The affidavit filed by the contractor says that in an email received from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), he was told that permission to remove the trees that obstructed the right of way had been granted by the Lt Governor," he claimed.
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Bharadwaj said the email had “exposed" the Lieutenant Governor.
"He should immediately tender in his resignation. I challenge him to come clean," the minister added.
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