Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to meet on Tuesday. The much-awaited interaction between the two is expected to revolve around the ongoing crisis between the state and the Centre and will come in the light of Kejriwal's accusation that Delhi Police and lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung have been harassing the Delhi government at the behest of BJP. Sources said that Kejriwal has been trying to meet the PM for some time now and that he was finally given an appointment for Tuesday. In his Independence Day speech, Kejriwal said he had gone to meet the PM once but wasn't able to and would be trying for another meeting soon. "The discussions will focus on the ongoing Centre and state tug-of-war. Kejriwal has several issues to resolve, from the working of the anti-corruption branch to all its orders being declared null and void by the ministry of home affairs, including the recent move to strike down the Cabinet's decision to hike salaries of its mid- and senior-level officers," said a source. While the interaction between the two politicians has been extremely limited and reportedly quite civil, both have been critical of each other in public forums. Kejriwal has openly accused Modi of taking revenge on Delhiites for BJP's loss in the 2015 assembly elections and said that he is targeting the Delhi CM. A conclave of non-BJP CMs and members of Left parties has been organized by the Delhi government in September, a move being seen by many as an attempt to create a third front. Last week, the CM hosted his counterpart from Bihar, Nitish Kumar, and asked for votes for him in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. In fact, AAP has said that it will send teams to Bihar campaign "against Narendra Modi". Last month, the Delhi government released television and radio advertisements in which Kejriwal addressed Modi, asking for transfer of Delhi Police from Centre to the state as the "PM has the Aditi
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