With JD(S) patriarch maintaining that its alignments would remain ‘situational’, the party’s equidistance from BJP and Cong was seen inside Parliament and outside during monsoon session
AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi and SAD’s Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who both opposed the Bill that seeks to nullify a Supreme Court order granting the Delhi government control over services, also attacked Kejriwal for being “duplicitous” and ideologically “close” to the BJP.
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Kejriwal alleged that as they failed in “buying” AAP MLAs, they have amended a law to “decrease the power of the elected government in Delhi.”
He also urged the Centre to repeal the Bill and claimed the BJP brought this Bill as they are scared of the AAP s reach in other states.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday (March 17) accused the Centre of “curtailing the powers” of the elected Delhi government through the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
Speaking at a protest organised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, MPs, Councillors at the Jantar Mantar against the GNCTD Bill, Kejriwal said, “The Centre has brought in a law that says Delhi government means Lieutenant Governor . If this happens, where will the CM go? Do elections, votes do not mean anything? It is a fraud with the people.” AAP has alleged that the Bill will provide overarching power to the Lieutenant Governor (LG)
Updated Mar 17, 2021 | 18:49 IST
The bill provides that the term “government” in the city will imply “Lieutenant Governor” in context of any law made by the Legislative Assembly. Arvind Kejriwal | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday hit out at the Centre over the bill that seeks to define certain roles and powers of the Lieutenant Governor of the national capital and said that the BJP is scared of AAP’s reach in other states.
The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that was tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday has become the latest flashpoint between the BJP-led Centre and the AAP government in the national capital.
AAP MPs protest against NCT Bill in Parliament ANI | Updated: Mar 17, 2021 12:55 IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): AAP MPs Sanjay Singh and Sushil Gupta protested against the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament on Wednesday.
The NCT Bill was tabled by the Central government in Lok Sabha on March 15.
Hitting out at the BJP, Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Rai had said that it is the political intension to disturb the national capital. The BJP has neither a constitutional right nor moral right to change the Bill. We will protest against it in a democratic way and the Centre has to take back this proposed bill. So that Delhi can be run smoothly. It is a political intension of disturbing the national capital, Rai said.