Sep 06 2014, 08:16 IST
SummaryIn a letter to President, L-G Najeeb Jung sought his opinion to 'explore government formation in Delhi' by inviting the BJP...
In a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee, L-G Najeeb Jung sought his opinion to �explore government formation in Delhi� by inviting the BJP, which is five MLAs short of majority.
Here's what the parties have to say:
AAP: Minority govt is unconstitutional
AAP leaders lashed out at both the Lieutenant-Governor and the BJP, and said if L-G Najeeb Jung had indeed suggested that the BJP form a minority government, then it would tantamount to a �rape of the Constitution�.
�Constitutionally, a minority government cannot be formed. The AAP will request President Pranab Mukherjee to not let Delhi Assembly be a floor for horse trading,� senior leader Ashutosh said.
Sources within the AAP said Arvind Kejriwal had sent a message to all MLAs, warning them that fresh attempts would be made by the BJP to make them jump ship. �They have been asked to record such conversations and bring back such information to the Central leadership,� sources said.
�How can the L-G invite a party to form government which earlier said that it did not have the numbers? It will be rape of constitution if a party which has refused to form govt once, is invited to form the government,� Ashutosh tweeted.
CONGRESS: BJP running away from polls
A day after Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung wrote to President, seeking permission to invite the BJP to form the government in Delhi, the Delhi Congress questioned the move, and asked why such a decision had been taken despite BJP�s initial refusal to form the government.
The chief spokesperson for the Delhi Congress alleged that Jung�s decision was taken at the behest of the BJP�s senior leadership. �Lt-Governor Jung has been taking dictation from the Home Minister, which is an insult to the Constitution and the people of Delhi. We want to know what prompted the L-G�s to invite the BJP when the party, after the Assembly polls, had turned down the offer.�
Party leader Haroon Yusuf said the BJP was �desperate� as it was not in a position to go back to the people for votes. �The state of stagnation that the BJP has pushed Delhi into in the last eight months is the reason why the BJP is afraid go to polls,� Yusuf said.
BJP: Won�t form govt without elections
Despite L-G Najeeb Jung writing to the President to seek permission to the BJP to form the government in Delhi, the Delhi unit of the party seemed divided on the issue. While
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