INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Rajya Sabha members will oppose the ordinance in the Upper House, it will be difficult for AAP to participate in future meetings of
But, the leaders of only 13 parties participated in the press briefing
Besides the four leaders of AAP, including Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, its RS members Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha, who attended
15 parties are attending the like-minded parties meeting in Patna
Out of which, 12 parties have representation in the Rajya Sabha
Except the Congress, all other 11 parties which have representation in the Rajya Sabha, clearly expressed their stand against the ordinance
the black ordinance public
However, the Congress' Delhi and Punjab units have announced that the party should support the Modi government on this issue
Today, during the (meeting of) like-minded parties in Patna, many parties urged the Congress to publicly denounce the black ordinance
hesitation and refusal to act as a team player, especially on an issue as important as this one, would make it very difficult for the AAP to
their party might informally or formally abstain from voting on it in the Rajya Sabha
The Congress' abstention from voting on this issue will help the BJP immensely in furthering its attack on Indian democracy
If left unchallenged, this dangerous trend could spread to all other states, resulting in the usurpation of power from democratically
elected state governments
Centre's ordinance.The Centre had on May 19 promulgated an ordinance to create an authority for the transfer and posting of Group-A
officers in Delhi, a week after the Supreme Court handed over the control of services in the capital, excluding police, public order and
land, to the elected government.Following the ordinance, Kejriwal has been reaching out to leaders of non-BJP parties to garner their
support against the ordinance so that the Centre's bid to replace it through a bill is defeated when it is brought in the Parliament.
