NEW DELHI:   Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has given his in-principle approval for Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to travel abroad on the basis of a “contradictory” proposal.

Highlighting a contradictory proposal on file to this effect by the Education Department that said that the cost of the visit will be borne by the organizers and there will be no financial liability upon the government and at the same time stating that the expenditure for Sisodia's visit shall be borne by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, the L-G agreed 'in principle for the proposed visit, subject to requisite clearances and completion of other codal formalities'.

Sisodia had expressed his readiness to attend the event of TESOL Education Convention along with secretary or director (education) and his own secretary.  A proposal in this regard had been moved by the Department of Education and was submitted to the L-G for approval.

The idea, according to a representative of the Governor House, is not clear about who will pay for Sisodia's visit.
Even though the Department has stated in one paragraph that "all expenses of the visit by Hon'ble DyCM will be borne by the TESOL and there will be no financial liability on the government," it also states in a subsequent paragraph that "all expenses of the visit by Hon'ble DyCM will be borne by the GAD, GNCTD."

L-G Saxena approved the proposed visit in principle, subject to the necessary clearances from the concerned Ministries in the Government of India, including FCRA clearances from the Central government, as is the case with every foreign visit made by any minister or officer of an Indian government, despite the fact that both of these statements contradicted one another and it was unclear whether the Delhi government would cover Sisodia's expenses or not.

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