"An act of treachery...": AAP hits out after Centre brings Ordinance on control of services in Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party on late Friday lashed out at the Centre for bringing an ordinance notifying rules for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi GNCTD regarding the transfer posting vigilance and other incidental matters and termed it an act of dishonesty and treacheryDelhi Education Minister Atishi said The ordinance brought about by the Centre is against the Supreme Court ruling giving the AAP government control over services in the National Capital SC had ruled that an elected government should have the power to take decisions This is called democracy The ordinance has been passed as the Centre is fearful of the authority vested to AAP by the Supreme Court rulingShe said that the ordinance says that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would not govern the Delhi government But the Centre will run it It is clear that the Central government is fearful of the Aam Admi Party Government Centre became fearful of the Supreme Court ruling Therefore they have passed such an ordinanceDelhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj also termed the ordinance an act of dishonesty and treacheryAlso Read Centre issues ordinance on transfer posting of Group A officers in DelhiThe Centre has done treachery with the ruling of the Supreme Court Indian Constitution With the people of Delhi The people of Delhi elected Arvind Kejriwal three times Today the Centre is saying that such a leader has no powersLieutenant Governor who has not been elected but rather imposed on the people of Delhi is being conferred with powers of posting and transfer The ordinance shows disrespect towards the Supreme Court ruling the AAP leader saidMeanwhile senior Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi also termed the ordinance an act of a bad poor and graceless loserThe new ordinance re NCT wl hv to be closely examined But clearly it is the act of a bad poor amp graceless loser Doubtful if ctal principles cn be diluted by ordinancesacts Greater doubt whether parl as a whole wl at all approve it tweeted Abhishek Manu Singhvi The ordinance has been brought to amend the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act 1991 and it circumvents the SC judgement in the Centre vs Delhi caseThe Ministry of Law and Justice stated in the notification In view of its special status as a national capital a scheme of administration has to be formulated by Parliamentary law to balance both local and national democratic interests which are at stake which would reflect the aspirations of the people through joint and collective responsibility of both the Government of India and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi hereinafter referred to as GNCTDAn ordinance has been passed by the Centre to constitute National Capital Civil Services Authority NCSSA in Delhi This comprises Delhi CM Chief Secretary and Home Secretary of Delhi governmentWith a view to give effect to the intent and purpose behind the provisions of Article 239AA a permanent authority headed by the democratically elected Chief Minister of Delhi along with Chief Secretary GNCTD the head of the administration representing the will of the officers of GNCTD and the Principal Secretary Home GNCTD is being introduced to make recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor regarding matters concerning transfer posting vigilance and other incidental matters the notification statedNotably this comes days after a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict said that the Delhi government must have control over services and the Lieutenant Governor is bound by its decisionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever