Kejriwal on Centre’s ordinance: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to meet Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Thursday, amid his effort to seek support for the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) fight against the central government’s ordinance to control services in Delhi. are supposed to.
AAP convenor reached Mumbai on Tuesday evening accompanied by party leader and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Earlier on Wednesday (May 24), both the leaders met Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray at his residence to seek support. After their meeting, Kejriwal criticized the central government, saying the ordinance meant the Narendra Modi government did not trust the Supreme Court. He also accused the Center of trying to topple state governments using the CBI and the ED.
Uddhav Thackeray has supported Kejriwal in this matter.
Thackeray came out in support of the Delhi Chief Minister, saying the Supreme Court order is important for democracy. “We have come together to defeat those against democracy. If our train is missed this time, there will be no democracy in the country. We have come together to save the country and the Constitution,” Thackeray said.
Center issues ordinance
Earlier on May 19, the Center had issued an ordinance to create an authority for transfer and posting of Group-A officers in Delhi, which the AAP government termed as a hoax with the Supreme Court’s decision on deregulation of services.
The ordinance came a week after the Supreme Court handed over control of services in Delhi, except police, public order and land, to the elected government. The ordinance seeks to set up a National Capital Civil Services Authority for disciplinary proceedings against and transfers of the Danix cadre. an officer.
(With PTI inputs)