India, March 21 -- Assembly speaker and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijender Gupta on Thursday wrote to the Delhi chief secretary, complaining that government officers were ignoring calls and messages from MLAs, calling the issue "serious." He urged chief secretary Dharmendra to "sensitise" bureaucrats about the protocols they must follow when dealing with elected representatives.

The letter sparked a fresh political row, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) using it to accuse the BJP of hypocrisy, pointing out that for a decade, AAP ministers had faced similar issues but were met with silence from the BJP. While AAP leaders had frequently accused officers of siding with the central government to undermine their authority, BJP M...