Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit rejected the resignation of Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan, on Sunday night, who quit the post taking moral responsibility for the death of six persons in an accident on its work site. "We have decided not to accept the resignation of E Sreedharan," Dikshit said. According to highly placed sources, the government rejected Sreedharan's resignation as it viewed that his continuation was necessary for successful completion of projects related to Delhi Metro ahead of the Commonwealth Games next year.
The Delhi CM took the decision not to accept Sreedharan's resignation after realising that it (resignation)