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NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday evening ended his dharna which was going on for the last nine days inside Raj Niwas. This comes after several IAS officers including chief secretary Anshu Prakash attended different meetings called by AAP ministers in Delhi Secretariat indicating the narrowing of their differences with the political executive.It marked the end of the hectic political drama unfolding in the national capital for last nine days as BJP leaders and AAP rebel MLA Kapil Mishra started dharna at CM's office demanding that Kejriwal returns to work. The BJP leaders have also ended their dharna."We have nothing against IAS officers, 99% of them are good people, we have worked with them to improve governance in Delhi. They were just a front for interference in AAP government by central government and the LG," said Kejriwal addressing a gathering of MLAs and party functionaries at his home.Kejriwal began his sit-in with his three ministers seeking an end to the alleged “strike” by IAS officers and approval of the doorstep delivery of ration scheme by the LG. The officers were allegedly on “strike” since February after the alleged attack on chief secretary at CM’s residence during a meeting. The officers have categorically rejected AAP’s charges of strike and maintained that they continue to work with full vigor.“We did not have any fight with the IAS officers. Today we got feelers that the officers have been directed to attend meetings. We hope that the officers will continue to attend the meetings with ministers,” deputy CM Manish Sisodia said at a press conference at his residence.For the approval of the ration scheme, AAP government will reach out to public to build pressure on the LG.Kejriwal and labour minister Gopal Rai have left Raj Niwas. Sisodia and health minister Satyendra Jain have also been discharged from the hospital where they were shifted after falling sick. The two were on indefinite hunger strike.The decision to end the dharna was taken as differences narrowed further between AAP government and the IAS officers who had on Monday agreed for formal talks with the CM in response to Kejriwal’s appeal to them to stop the alleged boycott of the AAP government and attend the meetings. CM has assured safety and security to the officers and called them part of his family.The CM is likely to convene a formal meeting with the bureaucrats to further iron out the differences and give further assurances of safety and dignity to the officers.Earlier responding to AAP government's request to convene a meeting between AAP ministers and IAS officers, LG Anil Baijal put the ball in Kejriwal's court and advised him to hold a meeting with the officers so that the concerns and apprehensions of both sides are amicably addressed. He hailed Kejriwal's appeal to the officers assuring them of safety and security in the interactions with the elected government.