Former Union Law Minister also opposed the ordinance: Kejriwal

New Delhi (IANS). Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has once again attacked the Center saying that former Union Law Minister Ashwini Kumar has also opposed the ordinance.

On Tuesday, Kejriwal attached a newspaper column written by the former Union Minister on Twitter and said that while probing the Centre’s ordinance, former Law Minister Shri Ashwini Kumar says, “Parliament’s concurrent legislative power has been exercised for a long time by the GNCTD.” The legislative and executive control recognized from time immemorial cannot be exercised to weaken it over matters originally within its purview.

On May 19, the Center issued an ordinance for transfer and posting of IAS and DANICS officers in Delhi, a move the AAP government termed as a violation of the Supreme Court’s judgment on deregulation of the services.

AAP has also sought the support of opposition parties that they will not support the ordinance if it is brought in the Rajya Sabha as a bill.

Kejriwal has met several opposition leaders to seek their support against the Centre’s ordinance.