Kejriwal urges opposition politicians
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged opposition leaders to focus on discussions regarding the defeat of a central government ordinance in Parliament at the upcoming meeting in Patna on June 23. In a letter expressing his concerns, Kejriwal stated that the Delhi ordinance was an “experiment” and warned that if successful, the central government might replicate it to restrict the rights of non-BJP state governments through similar ordinances.
He accused the Prime Minister of aiming to govern all state governments through Governors and Lieutenant Governors, suggesting a centralized control. Kejriwal also called for clarity from the Congress party on their stance regarding the ordinance, highlighting that other political parties attending the meeting would inquire about it. He emphasized that the first topic for discussion would be the Delhi ordinance, and he intended to explain the risks it posed to every party present by referencing the Constitution of India and illustrating how the ordinance undermined it.
Kejriwal stressed that just because it had been implemented in Delhi, often considered a “half-state,” did not mean it could not be implemented in other states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and West Bengal. He argued that such ordinances allowed the central government to undermine matters falling within the concurrent list of the Constitution of India.
