Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government would challenge the Centre’s “unconstitutional ordinance” in the Supreme Court. (File photo: PTI)
Amid the Delhi government’s tussle over the Centre’s ordinance on transfers and postings of bureaucrats in Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal found a 2013 tweet by PM Modi and retweeted it asking, “Why ordinance sir”.
The battle between the Delhi government and the Center is on with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal now retweeting a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2013 in which PM Modi wrote “Why the ordinance?”.
PM Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat at that time and posted the tweet to target the Congress at the Center on one issue. “Parliament is meeting anyway. Why the Center could not take the Parliament into confidence and give a good bill? Why ordinance? @narendramodi asks,” the 2013 tweet read.
Now, amid the Delhi government’s tussle over the Centre’s ordinance on transfers and postings of bureaucrats in Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal found the 2013 tweet and retweeted it, asking, “Why ordinance sir”.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government will challenge in the Supreme Court the Centre’s “unconstitutional” ordinance on transfer and posting of bureaucrats in Delhi, while the BJP asserted that the move was necessary as the AAP dispensation officials fearful’. and “abuses” his powers.
Addressing a press conference at his residence, Kejriwal said the ordinance was a “direct challenge” to the “glory and power of the Supreme Court”.
The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government has alleged that the ordinance, issued on Friday night, “overturns” the May 11 Supreme Court order that gave control over services to the elected government in Delhi. Distribution and Center and Lt.
The chief minister alleged that it was an “insult” and contempt of court and felt that if the court passed a judgment against the Centre, they would overturn it.
He alleged that the ordinance was an attack on the federal structure of the country and appealed to the opposition parties not to allow the passage of the bill in the Rajya Sabha. He said that he would also meet the leaders of these parties.
The AAP convenor said, “I will go door-to-door to people in Delhi and AAP will hit the streets against the ordinance as it takes away the powers of the people of Delhi.” ,
Virtually nullifying the Supreme Court’s May 11 order, the Center on Friday promulgated an ordinance to set up a National Capital Civil Services Authority for transfer and disciplinary proceedings of IAS and DANICS cadre officers.
The Centre’s ordinance also restored the final authority of Delhi’s lieutenant governor in transfers and appointments of bureaucrats and strengthened his role as an administrator to take decisions on proposals considered or decided by the elected government. Is.
(With PTI inputs)
