Gamlin takes charge, Kejriwal seeks meeting with president

New Delhi, May 16: The tussle between the Arvind Kejriwal government and Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung took another turn on Saturday with senior bureaucrat Shakuntala Gamlin taking charge as interim chief secretary following her appointment to the post by Jung. Kejriwal, meanwhile, said that he was seeking an appointment with President Pranab Mukherjee. "Seeking an appointment with the President to apprise him of Delhi's situation," Kejiwal said in a tweet. An official, who did not want to be named, said that Gamlin took additional charge as chief secretary. "Yes, she has taken charge... she is working in her office and is clearing files," the official told IANS. Jung on Friday gave Gamlin, who was functioning as secretary (services), additional charge of chief secretary of Delhi since incumbent Chief Secretary K.K. Sharma is in the US for personal work.