New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday moved the bill to replace the ordinance for control of service in Delhi for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha.
During his presentation of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in the assembly, the Home Minister underscored the constitutional provisions that grant the Central government the authority to legislate for Delhi.
Amit Shah directed pointed criticisms at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration, asserting that the administrative system in Delhi had functioned effectively under various administrations until the emergence of a new political party in 2015 to govern the national capital.
Taking a veiled dig at AAP, he said the aim of the party is not to work for people but to ‘fight’ with the Centre. He also targeted AAP and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over alleged corruption in the renovation of bungalows.
“In the year 2015, a party came to power in Delhi whose only motive was to fight, not serve… The problem is not getting right to do transfer postings, but getting control of the vigilance department to hide their corruption like building their bungalows,” Amit Shah said.
With AAP, a member of the I.N.D.I.A bloc of opposition parties, Amit Shah said they should support the bill on the basis of what is good for Delhi and not on any other consideration.
He said Delhi, being the national capital, has special provisions in Constitution.
The ordinance on the control of services in Delhi was promulgated in May, days after the Supreme Court verdict on the issue.
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