President Draupadi Murmu’s assent to the Delhi Service Bill.
President Draupadi Murmu’s assent to the Delhi Service Bill.
Delhi Services Act: President Draupadi Murmu has given assent to the Delhi Services Bill. Now it has become law in Delhi. The central government has given information about its implementation by issuing a notification. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Parliament on 1 August. The bill was brought to replace the controversial Ordinance of Services relating to transfer and posting of officers in Delhi. It was told in the bill that any work related to the suspension and questioning of the officers of the national capital will now be in the hands of the central government.
Bill was also passed in Rajya Sabha
In a blow to the Arvind Kejriwal government and opposition unity, the Rajya Sabha had earlier passed a bill related to Delhi government officials, including appointments and transfers, giving the Center more power over matters in the national capital. The Rajya Sabha saw a split vote, with the ruling coalition getting the support of 131 members, while 102 MPs voted against the bill, which seeks to create an authority for transfer and proceedings against bureaucrats from Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. does.
Jolt to opposition alliance
The passage of the bill in Parliament could be seen as the first defeat of the India coalition of 26 opposition parties, including Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, DMK and Sharad Pawar’s NCP. The opposition was hoping to defeat the bill in the Rajya Sabha, where the BJP-led NDA does not have a majority, but parties such as the YSCRP and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) came to the rescue of the ruling coalition. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had termed this bill as undemocratic.
