"A black day in the history of Indian democracy. The Bill tantamounts to enslaving the people of Delhi. The future of our country is in wrong hands"[1] - Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM
By some estimates it could also be the first time an Opposition bloc has crossed the 100 mark in a division in the Upper House[2]
| RS Vote Division (Total 237*) | ||
|---|---|---|
| In Favour | Against | Absent/Abstain |
| 130 | 102 | 5 |
| NDA 111 | INDIA 93 | RLD 1 (Jayant Chaudhary) |
| BJD 9 | BRS 9 | NCP 1 (Praful Patel) |
| YSRCP 9 | JD(S) 1 (Deve Gowda) | |
| TDP 1 | JD(U) 1 (Officiating Chair) | |
| IND 1 (Kapil Sibal) | ||
| *AAP’s Sanjay Singh was suspended |
YSRCP & BJD (combined 18 votes) support in favour over against tilted the result in favour of Govt[5]
Former PM Manmohan Singh aged 90 attended Rajya Sabha in Wheelchair
11 May 2023: SC rules than Delhi Govt has power of Services
19 May 2023: SC goes on Summer Vacations
19 May 2023: Modi Govt notifies Ordinance to overrule SC order
25 Jul 2023: Modi Govt cabinet gives nod to bill replacing ordinance
01 Aug 2023: Bill to replace ordinance tabled in Lok Sabha
03 Aug 2023: Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid opposition walk out
07 Aug 2023: Bill passed in Rajya Sabha but opposition ensured Highest ever votes against the Bill
This bill is "political fraud, constitutional sin and will create an administrative logjam”. The AAP leader said that the BJP has destroyed the 40 years of hard work of its leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishan Advani to make Delhi a full state - AAP MP Raghav Chadha
Congress member Abhishek Manu Singhvi opposed the legislation saying it is a "retrogressive bill" that is "completely unconstitutional". He also said it is a "frontal assault on the people of Delhi and violates federalism".
“It is not helping but also about safeguarding. If this fire is not put out it will engulf us all. All these years we have preserved our independence and democracy and now the world’s largest democracy is in peril,” Tiruchi Siva, DMK MP said[7]
On 9th Aug 2023, in personalised letters, Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal expressed his gratitude to
for their support in opposition to the Government of National Capital of Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, also known as the Delhi Services Bill.
Read his opinion piece here P Chidambaram on ...Delhi (Appointment of Viceroy) Bill, 2023 [External Link]
The people of the National Capital Territory — in short, Delhi — are entitled to representative government
Read Details here 21 Legal Experts including former SC judge speak against Delhi-Ordinance
References:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/centres-hold-on-delhi-administration-tightens/articleshow/102516328.cms?from=mdr ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/opposition-pulls-all-stops-crosses-100-mark-in-division-in-rs-on-delhi-services-bill/article67169729.ece ↩︎
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/opposition-pools-resources-to-score-century-in-rajya-sabha-voting-for-ordinance-bill-2638623 ↩︎
https://www.news18.com/politics/jayant-chaudhary-kapil-sibal-deve-gowda-didnt-vote-on-delhi-services-bill-why-its-not-just-about-3-votes-8527980.html ↩︎
https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/bjd-and-ysrcp-are-enablers-of-bjp-tmcs-saket-gokhale-claims-numbers-show-delhi-ordinance-bill-could-have-been-stopped-11691559571477.html ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/delhi-services-bill-amit-shah-says-not-bringing-constitutional-amendments-for-emergency-101691420571881.html ↩︎
https://thewire.in/government/delhi-services-bill-rajya-sabha-arvind-kejriwal-centre-ias-officer-amit-shah ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/arvind-kejriwal-thanks-ex-pm-manmohan-singh-opposition-for-support-on-delhi-services-bill-101691560892788.html ↩︎
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