Anurag Kumar
The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, will be introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday by Union home minister Amit Shah. The purpose of the bill is to replace the controversial ordinance that granted the federal government control over services and officer postings in Delhi.
According to Tuesday’s Lok Sabha agenda, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will present an explanation justifying the need for immediate legislation through the promulgation of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023.
AAP government vs LG
The ordinance has become the most recent point of contention between the Aam Aadmi Party-led government of Delhi and the Lieutenant Governor.
The AAP has referred to the ordinance as “illegal”, “unconstitutional”, and “black law”. The chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, has traversed the nation to rally opposition to the ordinance, and the majority of opposition parties have assured him that they will vote against the measure in Parliament.
Some key contentious provisions dropped
The bill has already been distributed to legislators. A review of the text of the bill, which HT has seen, indicates that a contentious provision in the ordinance ostensibly intended to reverse the effect of a May 11 Supreme Court ruling that gave the elected government of Delhi authority of the city’s administration has been removed. In contrast to the approach of the Ordinance, where the President of India is the final signatory, it proposes to alter the method by which tribunal heads are appointed by assigning certain powers to the LG.
On May 19, the ordinance was enacted, effectively reversing a Supreme Court constitution bench ruling that transferred control of Delhi’s bureaucracy to its elected government in matters other than law and order, public safety, and land.
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On July 20, in response to a petition from the Delhi government, the Supreme Court referred the petition challenging the ordinance to a constitutional bench of five justices.
