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Limits on autonomy: Why Kejriwal compared NCT Bill to British-era Govt of India Act of 1935

August 08, 2023 3:41 pm

Under the colonial law, the governor-general at the Centre and provincial governors retained authority on key matters and had the power to supersede or suspend elected governments.

NCT Bill clears Rajya Sabha: Black day, bid to snatch governance through chor darwaza, says Arvind Kejriwal

August 08, 2023 11:06 am

In a video address soon after Rajya Sabha passed the Bill, Kejriwal also accused the BJP of “backstabbing the people of Delhi”, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised statehood for Delhi in a pre-poll speech in 2014.

Centre gets control of Delhi via L-G as Parliament stamps its approval to Bill

August 08, 2023 12:41 pm

The Bill was passed with 131 votes in favour and 102 against – the BJD and YSRCP, with 9 MPs each, voted with the ruling alliance while the Opposition was a few votes short of its estimate.

Opposition tears into Govt: NCT Bill unconstitutional, anti-democratic

August 08, 2023 11:38 am

Several leaders argued that the government could mount similar attacks on other elected state governments. They said the Bill is against the spirit of federalism and encroaches on the rights of states.

Delhi services bill: RS MP Gogoi questions basic structure, Justice Gogoi had quoted it

August 08, 2023 9:38 am

Delivering the Third Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture on July 12, 2018, as CJI designate, Gogoi cited the SC’s development of the Basic Structure doctrine as an example of “very sound jurisprudence which we continue to reap from.”

Lok Sabha hurdle cleared, Amit Shah to present Delhi services Bill before Rajya Sabha tomorrow

August 06, 2023 10:21 pm

Besides the BJP’s allies, both the YSRCP and the BJD have announced their support towards the Bill. With their support, the ruling side can cross the halfway mark in Rajya Sabha too

Uneasy truce in Lok Sabha over NCT Bill debate, Oppn set to resume protests Friday

August 04, 2023 9:00 am

'Our stand remains – no Bills should be passed without taking the no-confidence motion first,' says Congress's deputy leader in Lower House Gaurav Gogoi.

Quoting court, Opp warns: Bill hits federalism, gives officials power over elected

Quoting court, Opposition warns: NCT Bill hits federalism, gives officials power over elected

August 04, 2023 4:42 am

In the first functional hours of the Monsoon Session, the Opposition also argued that the Bill goes against federal principles envisaged in the Constitution and questioned the legislative competence of Parliament to enact it.

Murder of democracy, says Gehlot on Delhi Bill

March 28, 2021 2:35 am

Speaking to The Sunday Express, Ashok Gehlot said that India’s image has taken a hit globally, and that people who matter are opting to make calls on WhatsApp or FaceTime because they fear their phones could be tapped by the Centre.