Guwahati, Sept. 4 -- Washington, D.C., on Thursday sued US administration under President Donald Trump over hisNational Guard troops deployment in the capital city.

News agency Reuters reports that this "move is likely to heighten tensions between the Republican president and the city's Democratic leaders.

The lawsuit was filed in a federal court by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb.

It seeks a court order that would ban "the deployment of troops on the grounds it is unconstitutional and violates multiple federal laws. "

The litigation may also cause another judicial rebuke of Trump's effort to widen the role of the military.

This follows a ruling "hat his use of troops to fight crime in California was unlawful."

"Armed soldiers s...