Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said he would go ahead with his scheduled visit to Singapore despite LG refusing to grant him permission.

"I do not agree with the advice of the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor," Kejriwal wrote in response. The Delhi government has now decided to seek permission directly from the foreign ministry." Kejriwal was quoted by ndtv.com.

Earlier, Delhi LG VK Saxena rejected the AAP government's proposal for chief minister Kejriwal's Singapore visit to attend a summit on August 1.

The LG advised Kejriwal to not attend the World Cities Summit in Singapore next month since it is a conference of mayors and won't be befitting for a chief minister to attend it, official sources said on Thursday.

Sources said Saxena has returned the proposal regarding the foreign visit of Kejriwal while noting that the conference will be covering different aspects of urban governance, which are addressed by diverse bodies like the MCD, DDA and NDMC apart from the city government.

The LG said the Delhi government does not have exclusive domain over the issues and it will be 'inappropriate' for a chief minister to attend it.

The LG has also noted that a chief minister attending such a conference will set a bad precedent.

"I am not a criminal. I am an elected chief minister and a free citizen of the country. There was no legal basis to stop me from visiting Singapore so there appears to be a political reason behind this," Kejriwal had recently said after casting his vote for presidential elections in Delhi.