Najeeb Jung resigns as L-G: Here's a timelime of his tussle with Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi: The seeds of the tussle between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, who quit on Thursday, were sown during the 49-day AAP government rule in 2013-14. Here is how the confrontation unfolded: 2013 9 July: Najeeb Jung appointed Lt Governor. 28 December: Kejriwal becomes chief minister. 2014 [caption id=“attachment_3169260” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and L-G Najeeb Jung.[/caption] 3 February: Delhi Cabinet clears Jan Lokpal Bill draft. 10 February: Jung sends it to Law Ministry which says Centre’s nod mandatory to introduce Jan Lokpal Bill. 14 February: Kejriwal resigns. 17 February: Delhi Assembly kept in suspended animation, President’s Rule imposed. 2015 14 February: Kejriwal is chief minister again, AAP sweeps Assembly election. April: Jung says not obliged to send files to chief minster in response to Kejriwal’s order to route files related to police, public order and land through him. 29 April: Kejriwal tells officials not to bother L-G with all files. 16 May: Kejriwal accuses IAS officer Shakuntala Gamlin of lobbying for power companies. 20 May: Jung annuls all bureaucratic postings by Delhi government, says power to appoint and transfer rests with him. 2 June: Five officers of Bihar police join Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB). Jung rejects it, says he is the ACB boss. 8 June: Jung names joint commissioner of Delhi police MK Meena new chief of ACB. Kejriwal cries foul. 9 June: Delhi government replaces Home Secretary Dharam Pal. LG vetoes order. 20/21 July: Delhi government appoints Swati Maliwal as Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson. Jung asks why his approval was not taken. August: Kejriwal hikes circle rates in Delhi for agricultural land. Jung objects. 11 August: Delhi government forms commission of inquiry to probe CNG fitness scam. L-G again objects. December: AAP government sets up inquiry commission to probe Delhi and District Cricket Association. Jung questions its validity. 15 December: CBI raids chief minister’s office. Kejriwal blames Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jung. 31 December: IAS and DANICS officers go on mass leave a day before flagship odd-even scheme. 2016 1 January: Kejriwal blames L-G, Centre for strike. Odd-even scheme a success. March: AAP government appoints former chief income tax commissioner Krishna Saini as chairperson of delhi electricity regulatory commission. 1 June: ACB probes Delhi government’s app based premium bus service. 20 June: ACB files FIR against Kejriwal and former chief minister Sheila Dikshit in water tanker scam after Jung’s okay. 4 August: Delhi High Court gives primacy to Lt Governor in Delhi’s administration. AAP government moves Supreme Court. 30 August: Jung axes Delhi health secretary and PWD secretary. Kejriwal says Modi hell bent on destroying Delhi through Jung. 30 August: Jung sets up panel to probe over 400 files related to decisions taken by Delhi government. Kejriwal calls it illegal. 16 September: After chikungunya outbreak, Jung asks deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to return from Finland. 17 September: Jung refuses to meet AAP ministers. 7 October: Jung appoints IAS officer Alka Diwan as DCW member secretary. Diwan stops payment of salaries to contractual employees of DCW. Kejriwal seeks her removal. 6 December: Jung replaces Diwan with IAS officer Dilraj Kaur. Kejriwal rejects the move, calls Jung “Hitler”. 22 December: Jung resigns.