The Act results in the erosion of the essential features of the Constitution such as primacy of the elected government, triple chain of accountability and asymmetric federalism.
The proposed law will reverse the effect of the Supreme Court verdict that gave powers to the Delhi government over administrative services in the capital.
The Bill seeks to give overriding powers to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi when it comes to transfer, posting and control over officers in the capital territory.
The recent Supreme Court judgment contemplated and approved a possibility where Parliament enacts a law on a subject over which the Delhi government can make law, and vests executive power solely on the LG.