Reacting to the LG's move, the Aam Aadmi Party said the Centre must stop interfering in decisions of the Delhi government and stop undermining its authority
The government said that according to the Constitution, it was bound to implement the lieutenant governor's order
Baijal, in his letter to Kejriwal, said that acting Home Minister Manish Sisodia did not agree to the Delhi Police proposal despite the force providing detailed justification for it
According to an official statement, Baijal directed the Health department to ensure that necessary interventions were made to reduce the mortality rate
The centre has been set up in Chhatarpur for treating mild and asymptomatic coronavirus patients
The guideline that came into effect from Saturday was strongly opposed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government
L-G's direction was substituted by the Delhi government's order which did away with the mandatory five-day institutional quarantine for asymptomatic patients
His statement came following protests by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government against his order mandating five-day quarantine for all Covid-19 patients.
In a series of tweets, his deputy Manish Sisodia said no consensus could be reached in the meeting over the LG order and the rate of private hospital beds
The Delhi government opposed the order, saying it was "arbitrary" and will burden its already stretched healthcare system
The Delhi government urged that the decision should be reconsidered
He also ordered discontinuation "with immediate effect" of the services of a private agency that was making telephonic contact with home-quarantined individuals to guide them
The 55-year-old minister is getting oxygen support on and off as per requirement, they said.
The petition contended that the LG as DDMA chairperson exceeded his jurisdiction by allowing residents of other states to use the resources of the national capital
The LG held the meeting with the Chief Minister and others via video conferencing in the afternoon today.
The area of the spiritual centre is as large as the over 22 football fields. There will also be a provision of accommodation for doctors at one side of the facility
The meeting comes in the wake of rising cases of the coronavirus in Delhi which reached 36,000 and the pandemic so far claimed more than 1,200 lives in the capital
The Municipal Corporation Doctors' Association (MCDA) has also written to Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal, seeking his intervention on the issue of pending salaries
Baijal is the chairman of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority
The six-member panel also includes two members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria