LG Anil Baijal resigns citing ‘personal reasons’; submits resignation to Prez

Baijal, who took over office on Dec 31, 2016, after the sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung, has served a long tenure of more than 5 years & 4 months

NEW DELHI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has resigned citing “personal reasons” and submitted the resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Baijal, a 1969-batch IAS officer, was appointed as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in December 2016 after the sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung.

His over five-year tenure was marked by frequent runins with the AAP dispensation over administrative jurisdiction and governancerelated issues, including one in which Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers staged a dharna at the LG office in 2018.

“He (Baijal) has submitted his resignation to the President,” the official said.

Baijal’s resignation comes at a time when the terms of the three civic bodies are ending and the Centre has issued notification for the unification of the three civic bodies which will be followed by the elections.

In Delhi, three subjects — land, services and law and order, directly come under the purview of the Lieutenant Governor. The matter regarding control over the services department is still in the Supreme Court.