NEW DELHI: Claiming that the Supreme Court’s split verdict on the contentious issue of control of services in the National Capital Territory is against “constitution and democracy”, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the AAP government will seek legal remedies.

At a press conference after the apex court order, Mr Kejriwal accused the BJP-led government at the centre of creating hurdles in the functioning of the AAP dispensation and appealed to the people to elect AAP candidates in all the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital in the upcoming general elections to help the party achieve full-statehood for Delhi.

“The judgment is against constitution and democracy. We will seek legal remedies,” Mr Kejriwal said, adding it was an “injustice to the people” of Delhi.

“The people of Delhi helped us win 67 of 70 seats. An elected government doesn’t even have power to transfer officers, but those with three seats (BJP) do. How will the government function if we can’t transfer non-performing officials?” he posed.

The AAP convener said that the solution to the problem lies with the people of Delhi. “I appeal to the residents not to see the polls as only to elect prime minister. Please give all the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi to the AAP. We will force the government at the Centre to give full statehood to Delhi.”

Claiming the court order states the elected government has no power to transfer officers, Mr Kejriwal sought to know how the AAP dispensation will work and said the chief minister of Delhi does not have power to appoint even a peon.

“We have been suffering for the last four years. For every work and for getting each file cleared, if the Delhi chief minister and his ministers have to hold protests and sit on hunger strike at the L-G house, how will the government work? What sort of democracy is it?,” he asked.