The people of Delhi lost the power of their vote to make these institutions.

                The people of Delhi lost the power of            their vote to make these institutions

Ever since Delhi elected its first Legislative Assembly in 1993, elected governments have tried to expand their powers by bringing more and more departments under their purview. The Chief Ministers of Delhi always have many levers to control the Delhi Police.

The annual confidential report of the Commissioner of Delhi and the Special Commissioner of Police has been written by the Chief Secretary of Delhi.

Another tool used by the state government is a magisterial inquiry to investigate the role of the police in a riot or any such situation where questions are raised on either the competence or complexity of the Delhi Police.

The Delhi Legislative Assembly has empowered the people to be accountable to the people through the Delhi Development Authority and the Development Authority of the Delhi Police and the rules governing the Delhi Government and the elected government. Arvind Kejriwal, with his lack of administrative experience, did everything to surrender this important power of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. His fruitless struggle with the lieutenant-governor for the withdrawal of 'reserved subjects' from the purview of the Delhi Legislative Assembly came to an end. The people of Delhi lost the power of their vote to make these institutions accountable to the government they elected.

Delhi is dominated by authority and every chief minister knows this. This choice is between navigating your way to provide good governance in Delhi or using it as a fig leaf to cover your inability. Arvind Kejriwal always elects the latter.