Kapil Sibal also termed the bill “yet another instance of this government’s arrogance of power”.
New Delhi:
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed the Centre over the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, calling the bill “unconstitutional”.
“The NCT of Delhi ( Amendment Bill ) 2021 is unconstitutional, violates Federal structure, hems in the elected government, and makes MLAs caged representatives,” Kapil Sibal tweeted.
Kapil Sibal also termed the bill “yet another instance of this government’s arrogance of power”.
NCT of Delhi ( Amendment Bill ) 2021
Unconstitutional
Violates Federal Structure
Hems in elected government
Makes MLA’s caged representativesYet another instance of this Governments:
Arrogance of power
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) March 16, 2021
On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also hit out at the Centre regarding the bill.
“After being rejected by the people of Delhi (8 seats in Assembly, 0 in MCD bypolls), BJP seeks to drastically curtail powers of elected government through a Bill in LS today. We strongly condemn BJP’s unconstitutional and anti-democracy move,” the Chief Minister had tweeted.
After being rejected by ppl of Del (8 seats in Assembly, 0 in MCD bypolls), BJP seeks to drastically curtail powers of elected govt thro a Bill in LS today. Bill is contrary to Constitution Bench judgement. We strongly condemn BJP’s unconstitutional n anti-democracy move
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 15, 2021
“The bill is contrary to the Constitution Bench judgement which said that files will not be sent to LG. The elected government will take all decisions and send only the copy of the decision to the LG,” Arvind Kejriwal had added.
The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was introduced on Monday in Lok Sabha by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy.