New Delhi: Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Sunday wished Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his birthday and also sent him a bouquet of flowers.
"Lt Governor spoke to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the phone and wished him on his birthday in the morning," a senior official from the LG's office said. Jung also sent the Delhi CM a bouquet of flowers on his 47th birthday, he added.
There has been a bitter confrontation between Jung and Kejriwal over several issues, including notification over hiking circle rates for agriculture land and transfer and postings of senior bureaucrats.
Earlier this week, Jung had sent back the AAP government's notification over increasing the circle rate for agriculture land even as Kejriwal directed his officials not to follow the Lt Governor's direction on the issue.
The AAP government also refused to accept the LG's stay on its notification. Later, Jung had returned the file on the matter citing "inherent inconsistencies" and sought a fresh notification.
Besides, Jung had in July declared AAP leader Swati Maliwal's appointment as Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief as null and void, saying it did not have legal sanctity and was in violation of constitutional provisions.
Later, the AAP government had sent Lt Governor a file on appointment of Swati Maliwal as DCW chief for his approval on which Jung gave his nod to Maliwal's appointment as the head of women panel.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi too to Twitter to wish Kejriwal and the Delhi Chief Minister immediately responded with thanks and desired to meet him to discuss the situation in the national capital.
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