Amit Shah to move Delhi Services Bill in Rajya Sabha on August 7
The Lok Sabha has passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to replace the ordinance on transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is to move the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, August 7.
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2023
This Bill has already been passed by Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/CbEtL8w9Ft
The proposed legislation will bolster the Central government's influence over the nation's capital by granting the Delhi Lieutenant Governor final say over the transfer and posting of local government officials.On July 25, the Union Cabinet adopted the bill.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, had contacted a number of opposition figures in recent months to rally opposition to the law. Since the NDA lacks enough members to form a majority on its own in the Rajya Sabha, the AAP administration has urged various opposition figures to obstruct it there. The Supreme Court has received a challenge to the ordinance from the Kejriwal-led AAP administration.
A source told PTI that senior Congressman and Supreme Court attorney Abhishek Manu Singhvi would probably start the discussion in the Rajya Sabha from the opposition side.
In a case involving the management of administrative services, Singhvi had argued on behalf of the Delhi government before the Supreme Court.
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