Ordinance in line with SC verdict, Delhi UT not ‘Arvind Territory’: BJP


PTI, May 20, 2023, 7:15 PM IST

Representative Image

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday defended the ordinance on the transfer and posting of government officers in Delhi as a step in consonance with the Constitution and in line with the Supreme Court’s observations in the matter, asserting that this is also in the interest of the common man.

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia launched a sharp attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal following his denouncement of the Centre for bringing the ordinance, which seeks to negate the apex court order giving the authority over officers to the elected government, saying his ideology is against the Constitution and is anarchic.

Citing the verdict of the Constitution bench, Bhatia said it had said that if ”Parliament enacts a law granting executive power on any subject”, then the power of the Lieutenant Governor can be modified accordingly.

The ordinance, which has to be ratified by Parliament within six months, is in the public interest, he claimed, accusing the Kejriwal government of harassing and intimidating officer to suppress facts related to the ”liquor scam” and the alleged irregularities in expenditure on the chief minister’s residence.

”You read neither the Constitution nor the Supreme Court judgment. You think whatever the tyrant Arvind Kejriwal says is above the country’s Constitution,” Bhatia said at a press conference.

Noting that Delhi is a Union Territory, he referred to Article 239AA to assert Parliament’s power over the region. Delhi is not ”Arvind Territory” and it will be run by the Constitution not his whims, the BJP leader, also a lawyer, said.

Making light of the AAP leader’s claim that the Centre deliberately brought the ordinance at a time when the Supreme Court is on a summer break so that a legal challenge to it could not be pursued quickly, he said the vacation bench is there. He dared the Delhi government to move against the ordinance as quickly as Monday to test its legal and constitutional validity.

Earlier, Kejriwal said, ”The Centre’s ordinance on services matter is unconstitutional and against democracy. We will approach the Supreme Court against it. The Centre brought the ordinance to overturn the Supreme Court verdict on services matter just hours after the apex court has shut for vacation.” It is a direct contempt of the apex court, he charged.

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

10 month baby gets new heart, new life

Actress Kasthuri released from jail, says ‘I thank those who made me raging storm’

Kidnapped for ransom in 1998, 26/11 survivor Gautam Adani faces biggest trial

100 engineering colleges in Karnataka to be ‘adopted’ by corporates by next year: IT Minister Kharge

Siddaramaiah defends BPL ration card cancellation, says only ineligible beneficiaries affected

China announces new policy measures to protect its exports from Trump’s new tariff threat

Renovated Medical Oncology OPD and Chemotherapy Day Care Centre inaugurated at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal

Related Articles More

Who will be next Maharashtra CM? Mahayuti, MVA constituents drop different names

PM Modi leaves for home after concluding three-nation visit

Actress Kasthuri released from jail, says ‘I thank those who made me raging storm’

Kerala HC quashes FIR against Goa Guv over remarks on Sabarimala women entry

Smriti Irani embarks on four-nation tour to promote book on PM Modi

MUST WATCH

Christmas Cake Fruit Mixing

DK Shivakumar

Rose Cultivation

Geethotsava

Naxal Operation


Latest Additions

Who will be next Maharashtra CM? Mahayuti, MVA constituents drop different names

Geethartha Chinthane 101: Understanding of universality eases grief

‘Bengaluru Chalo’ protest demand rejection of Kasturirangan Report

Mangaluru: Cyber frauds posing as TRAI representatives fleece Rs 1.71 crore

10 month baby gets new heart, new life

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.