Najeeb Jung Quits

Najeeb Jung, whose resignation yesterday as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor surprised many, told NDTV today that he had asked to quit twice before, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged him to carry on. Mr Jung, 66, said this time, he insisted he wanted to quit on personal grounds.

A day after Najeeb Jung's surprise resignation as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, his sharpest critic, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, said he had called him and was told that the move was driven by "personal reasons".

In a surprise announcement, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung stepped down from his post today, 18 months before his tenure was scheduled to end. Mr Jung's tenure, which started in July 2013, had been marked with constant conflict with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal since the AAP government came to power in 2015. Mr Kejriwal had alleged that ...

Najeeb Jung, in and out of news during most of his tenure since 2013 as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, resigned from the post today. The move invoked reactions on Twitter from leaders of Aam Aadmi Party and the Indian National Congress.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, whose tenure will best be remembered for the constant power tussles with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has resigned after two years in office.

Najeeb Jung resigned as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi today with 18 months left in his tenure, saying he wants to return to his "first love, academics". Mr Jung's three years in office were dogged by his constant power tussle with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

When Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi Chief Minister in February 2014, he said elections should be held immediately. However, it took eight months for that recommendation to be made by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. His office must now disclose why.

Hours after taking charge on Wednesday, the new chief of Delhi's Tihar Jail quit saying his appointment had not been approved by the "competent authority" - or Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Senior police officer JK Sharma had been appointed Director General of Asia's largest prison by the Aam Aadmi Party government.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is meeting this morning after its chief, Arvind Kejriwal, asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung not to dissolve the Delhi assembly. The party has told Mr Jung that it wants a week to seek public opinion on whether it should form a government again.

On Friday evening, Arvind Kejriwal announced that he was resigning after being the Chief Minister of Delhi for just 49 days as his push for the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill was blocked in the state legislature by MLAs from the Congress and the BJP.

The union home ministry is seeking legal advice on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's plan to try and pass its Jan Lokpal Bill without seeking the Centre's permission, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal threatening to quit and bring down his two-month-old government over the proposed anti-corruption law.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has threatened to quit and allow his two-month-old Aam Aadmi Party government to fall if the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed in the state assembly.

Najeeb Jung, whose resignation yesterday as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor surprised many, told NDTV today that he had asked to quit twice before, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged him to carry on. Mr Jung, 66, said this time, he insisted he wanted to quit on personal grounds.

A day after Najeeb Jung's surprise resignation as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, his sharpest critic, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, said he had called him and was told that the move was driven by "personal reasons".

In a surprise announcement, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung stepped down from his post today, 18 months before his tenure was scheduled to end. Mr Jung's tenure, which started in July 2013, had been marked with constant conflict with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal since the AAP government came to power in 2015. Mr Kejriwal had alleged that ...

Najeeb Jung, in and out of news during most of his tenure since 2013 as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, resigned from the post today. The move invoked reactions on Twitter from leaders of Aam Aadmi Party and the Indian National Congress.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, whose tenure will best be remembered for the constant power tussles with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has resigned after two years in office.

Najeeb Jung resigned as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi today with 18 months left in his tenure, saying he wants to return to his "first love, academics". Mr Jung's three years in office were dogged by his constant power tussle with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

When Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi Chief Minister in February 2014, he said elections should be held immediately. However, it took eight months for that recommendation to be made by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. His office must now disclose why.

Hours after taking charge on Wednesday, the new chief of Delhi's Tihar Jail quit saying his appointment had not been approved by the "competent authority" - or Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Senior police officer JK Sharma had been appointed Director General of Asia's largest prison by the Aam Aadmi Party government.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is meeting this morning after its chief, Arvind Kejriwal, asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung not to dissolve the Delhi assembly. The party has told Mr Jung that it wants a week to seek public opinion on whether it should form a government again.

On Friday evening, Arvind Kejriwal announced that he was resigning after being the Chief Minister of Delhi for just 49 days as his push for the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill was blocked in the state legislature by MLAs from the Congress and the BJP.

The union home ministry is seeking legal advice on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's plan to try and pass its Jan Lokpal Bill without seeking the Centre's permission, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal threatening to quit and bring down his two-month-old government over the proposed anti-corruption law.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has threatened to quit and allow his two-month-old Aam Aadmi Party government to fall if the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed in the state assembly.