Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Communist Party of India general secretary D. Raja, who extended support to AAP against the Centre’s ordinance on control over administrative services in the national capital.
Mr. Raja said his party’s stand is well known and they will stand by AAP in opposing the Bill to replace the ordinance, whenever it comes in Parliament.
“The ordinance was framed in blatant violation of the established principles of federalism enshrined in the Constitution. The Narendra Modi government seeks to snatch away powers of an elected government. Today it is Delhi, tomorrow it could be any other State government. Bureaucrats can’t run the State because they are not directly accountable to the voters. Which is why we have elected representatives. The ordinance makes Chief Minister and his Cabinet completely powerless,” Mr. Raja said.
