NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to the leaders of the opposition parties ahead of their meeting in Patna on June 23.
In his letter, Kejriwal has urged the parties to list the unconstitutional anti ‘Delhi ordinance’ that has been promulgated by the Central Government, as the first issue to be discussed on the day. He has also requested that the parties make their political stand on this matter very clear during the meeting.
Highlighting the importance of the issue, CM Kejriwal cautioned the opposition parties to look at it holistically and not think about it as a “Delhi-centric” problem. He added that if this Bill gets passed in Parliament, then similar orders will be imposed on other non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states as well.
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CM Kejriwal further said that he has studied the ordinance carefully and that it is very dangerous for democracy. “I have studied this matter thoroughly. It would be wrong to assume that such an order can only be imposed in the context of Delhi because Delhi is a half-state.”
“Through a similar order, the central government can strip away all the rights of any full-fledged state mentioned in the concurrent list. For example, the central government can completely take away the authority of states over subjects like electricity, education, trade, and other issues through such an order,” he added.
“The central government has already experimented with such an order in Delhi. If the central government succeeds in this experiment, it will then issue similar orders for each non-BJP ruled state one by one, thereby taking away the rights of states over subjects mentioned in the concurrent list,” CM Kejriwal sounded the warning bell.
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“Hence, it becomes extremely crucial for all parties and individuals to come together and ensure that this order is not passed in Parliament under any circumstances,” he wrote.
CM Kejriwal also pointed out that such orders will encroach upon the powers of state governments in matters listed in the concurrent list. He further stated that one by one, democracy will be eradicated in other states as well, and the central government will control all state governments through the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
“If this Bill gets passed in Parliament, it will be the end of democracy in Delhi. The people of Delhi will have no power to choose the government they desire. The central government will directly govern Delhi through the Lieutenant Governor. Regardless of which party the people elect as the government, they will have no power,” he said.
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After Delhi, one by one, democracy will be abolished in all states, and eventually, the Prime Minister will govern all state governments through Governors and Lieutenant Governors,” he added.
Kejriwal further wrote that if this ordinance is introduced in Parliament in the form of a Bill, it is very important for the opposition parties to come together and defeat it.
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