In his final remarks on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the aim of the bill was to ensure there was a “corruption-free administration in Delhi” and it doesn’t violate the Supreme Court order. He asserted that the Delhi services bill was brought not to usurp the powers of the Delhi government, but to stop encroachment on the Centre’s right by it.
“Earlier, there were no fights over transfer postings in Delhi, no CMs had any problems… In 2015, a govt came up after an ‘andolan’… Some people said that the Centre wants to take power into its hands. The Centre doesn’t need to do so as the people of India have given us the power and the right,” the Union Home Minister said, as quoted by news agency ANI.
“We are not bringing Constitutional amendments for ‘Emergency’,” he added and upon uproar by the Congress MPs he said: “the Congress has no right to speak on democracy”.
He also claimed that the AAP govt in Delhi transferred officers to the vigilance department as liquor scam files were with it. “After SC ruling, AAP govt ordered immediate transfers in vigilance dept as it was probing scams, including in CM house renovation,” he remarked.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a swipe at the Congress and said that AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will quit opposition bloc INDIA once Delhi services bill is passed.
He questioned the Opposition alliance saying, “In Kerala Congress and the Communists are baying for each other’s blood but now have come together. Similarly, JD(U) whose politics was against the fodder scam has now joined hands with Lalu Prasad’s RJD.”
It won’t matter even if more parties join the INDIA bloc, Narendra Modi will again become PM in 2024, he added.
The senior BJP leader also challenged the Opposition to ensure that the bill is turned down in the Rajya Sabha.
