INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
and Vice Chairman of the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) Ashish Khetan has resigned from the post, saying he now wanted to
practise law.Mr Khetan, a journalist-turned-politician and a trusted aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, was appointed the vice-chairman
of the DDC, an advisory body of the AAP government, three years ago
The DDC is headed by Mr Kejriwal."I have resigned as Vice Chairman, DDC, with effect from April 16
During the past three years I had a unique opportunity to shape public policy and bring about reform and change in governance
I am grateful to Arvind Kejriwal, the Hon'ble Chief Minister, for giving me this wonderful opportunity," Mr Khetan wrote on Twitter."I am
joining the legal profession and enrolling with the Bar at Delhi, which actually necessitated my resignation from the DDC
Bar Council rules prohibit practicing advocates from any kind of private or government employment," Mr Khetan said in another tweet.Besides
pursuing routine cases, he would take up legal causes in the larger public interest, Mr Khetan said.(This story has not been edited by
TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
