New Delhi, March 2 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday met Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit and discussed with her the corruption allegations against Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan who allegedly tried to protect a resort in a tax evasion case, official sources said.

The sources said Gandhi and Dikshit had a nearly half-an-hour-long meeting.

"The Congress high command is said to have directed Dikshit to remove Chauhan from the council of ministers," a Delhi government official said.

The Delhi Lokayukta recommended the removal of Chauhan from the council of ministers.

The Lokayukta Feb 24 criticised the minister for trying to influence a team of sales tax officers which was examining a case of possible tax evasion at a resort in south Delhi.

This is the first time that the Lokayukta has recommended the removal of a Delhi minister.(IANS)