CM Arvind Kejriwal: the chief minister of Delhi, met with MK Stalin, his counterpart in Tamil Nadu, on Thursday to solicit assistance in his fight against the contentious ordinance of the Indian federal government that intends to impose control over administrative services in the nation’s capital. There is little use in having an elected government if it cannot exercise control over the bureaucrats. They overturned a Supreme Court decision for the first time in history. After the meeting, which was also attended by AAP member and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal declared, “This is undemocratic and against the constitution.
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The gathering was a part of Kejriwal’s statewide tour, which he began last month in an effort to mobilise opposition parties against the ordinance and defeat it in the upper house of parliament, where they hold a majority of seats. As part of this ongoing effort, Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), will meet with Hemant Soren, the chief minister of Jharkhand, on Friday.
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Kejriwal Gains Support from DMK and Prominent Leaders in Battle Against Centre’s Ordinance
Stalin had previously in the day responded, “That endeavour is already on,” when questioned about whether these conversations were related to organising the opposition. He highlighted that this was not a new development and gave the DMK his word that they would be fully participating. On June 1, the Delhi Chief Minister tweeted about the meeting: “Will be meeting Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin in Chennai to seek DMK’s support against Centre’s unconstitutional-undemocratic “Anti-Delhi” Ordinance.” Kejriwal has previously spoken with a number of powerful politicians, including Nitish Kumar, Mamata Banerjee, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav. On May 11, a five-judge constitution bench chaired by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud ruled in favour of the Delhi government, giving it control over the appointment and transfer of bureaucrats with the exception of public order, police, and land affairs. This decision follows a significant legal victory for Kejriwal.
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