The Arvind Kejriwal-led Government of Delhi has approached the Supreme Court against the Centre's ordinance over the control of services in Delhi.
For weeks, the Kejriwal government has been seeking and securing support against the Centre's ordinance. For this, Kejriwal and top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders like Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann have been criss-crossing the country and meeting Opposition leaders to seek support on the issue.
In May, the Centre brought an ordinance on the control of services in Delhi a week after the Supreme Court ruled that the control of services in Delhi except for police, land, and public order affairs lies with the elected government.
The Centre's ordinance essentially overturns the SC order. As per the ordinance, a National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA) would be set up for transfer of and disciplinary proceedings against Group-A officers from the DANICS cadre.
The NCCSA will comprise CM of Delhi as its chairperson along with the chief secretary and the principal home secretary, who will be the member secretary to the authority, reported PTI, adding that decisions will be taken by the majority of votes.
At a time when the Opposition is trying to come to a common ground to contest the 2024 general elections together against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Centre's ordinance has emerged as a bone of contention between AAP and Congress, the largest Opposition party that has not clarified its position on the ordinance so far. There have been voices from within Congress that oppose AAP's stand on the ordinance.
