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Sad Day For Indian Democracy Kejriwal After Rajya Sabha Passes GNCTD Bill

Mumbai: Soon after Delhi’s National Capital Territory (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said it was a “sad day” for democracy and stressed that his struggle to restore power back to the people would continue

“RS passes GNCTD amendment bill. Sad day for Indian democracy. Will continue our struggle to restore power back to people. Whatever be the obstacles, we will continue doing good work. Work will neither stop nor slow down,” Kejriwal said in a tweet.

https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1374757208966135808?s=20

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia called it a “dark day” for democracy. “Today is a dark day for democracy. The rights of the government elected by the people of Delhi have been taken away and handed over to LG. Look at the irony, the Parliament was used to assassinate democracy which is called the temple of our democracy. People of Delhi will fight against this dictatorship #BJPFearsKejriwal,” Sisodia tweeted in Hindi.

https://twitter.com/msisodia/status/1374755866084216835?s=20

On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party said that it plans to knock the door of the Supreme Court against the law, alleging that it is an attempt to make an unconstitutional Delhi government “administratively impotent” by a political party that has been made “electorally impotent” by the people of the national capital.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday night passed the Delhi Government’s National Capital Territory (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which gives more powers to the Lieutenant Governor.

It was first passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The legislation was passed in the Rajya Sabha by voice vote.

Also Read: Lok Sabha Clears Bill To Enhance Powers Of Lieutenant Governor Of Delhi

However, a split was demanded by the opposition when the government moved the bill for consideration. During the voting, 83 members were in favour while 45 were opposing the bill. Just before the passage of the bill, Congress also went out.

As per the Bill, now the Delhi government will have to seek the opinion of the lieutenant governor before any executive action after the passage of the GNCTD bill. The Centre has maintained that the bill is in line with the Supreme Court’s July 2018 ruling on the ambit of powers of the lieutenant governor and the Delhi government after a series of run-ins between the two.

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