indiaUpdated: Oct 11, 2019 16:10 ISTDelhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday addressed a climate summit in the Danish capital of Copenhagen through video conferencing after the Centre did not respond to a request for political clearance for the visit. I offer my apologies for the same,” the chief minister said while video conferencing from his Delhi office. We shut down all the thermal (coal-based) power plants in the city,” Kejriwal said. The Delhi chief minister was scheduled to leave on October 8 but was forced to cancel his trip after the Centre did not grant him the permission to attend the event. The Centre on Wednesday had defended its decision, saying it was meant for “mayor-level” participants, and therefore not commensurate with the status of Delhi’s chief minister.

Source: Hindustan Times October 11, 2019 10:43 UTC