NEW DELHI: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday asked Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to remove Jasmine Shah from the post of vice chairman of the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) for misusing his office for political purposes. The LG also directed the CM to restrict Jasmine Shah from ‘discharging his duties’ as the vice chairman of DDC and from using any ‘privilege and facilities’ associated with the office of vice chairman, DDC with immediate effect till a ‘decision is taken by CM’ in this regard. Office chamber of vice chairman, DDC at 33, Shamnath Marg in Delhi has also been sealed ‘in order to prevent access to the premises.’ Last month, Delhi government’s planning department had served a notice to Shah for allegedly “misusing government resources and public office” for furthering the cause of a political party as its spokesperson. The notice was served on the instructions of lieutenant governor VK Saxena, who took into consideration a report of the law and planning departments sent to him by chief secretary Naresh Kumar. “The LG instructed that Shah be given a show-cause notice to explain his misconduct before further action is initiated,” said an official.
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