Conflict b/w bureaucracy & elected representatives is not right,but AAP Govt has become a Govt of 'Takraav'-MA Naqvi pic.twitter.com/vlyByAK3qs — ANI (@ANI_news) December 31, 2015

AAP Govt wanted those two officers to sign illegal documents, & the officers refused: RP Singh (BJP) pic.twitter.com/UWetjBhwb8 — ANI (@ANI_news) December 31, 2015

NEW DELHI: In a fresh face-off with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal , the Centre on Thursday rejected the suspension of two officers by the Delhi government, calling the move "illegal"."The suspension of two DANICS-cadre officers by the AAP government is null and void," the Union home ministry said in a statement, prompting Delhi home minister Satyendra Jain to call it a "conspiracy" against the Delhi government.The home ministry note came shortly after Jain defended the suspension of the two senior officers in his department, calling it an administrative matter in which a cabinet decision was not implemented.The Delhi government had on Wednesday suspended special secretary (Prosecution) Yashpal Garg and special secretary (Prisons) Subhash Chandra after they allegedly refused to sign on a Cabinet decision file.In an unprecedented move, nearly 200 Delhi government bureaucrats have decided to skip work on Thursday to protest against the suspension and the alleged harassment of officers caught in the raging battle between the Kejriwal government on one side and the BJP-led Centre on the other.Jain also launched a tirade against Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, admitting that though he had the power to stay some orders, he cannot issue a blanket diktat saying no order of the Delhi government is to be followed.The DANICS Officers Association passed a resolution to go on mass leave on Thursday and was supported by the IAS (AGMUT) Officers Association. The city has more than 90 IAS officers and some 150 DANICS cadre.DANICS stands for Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Services.