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By Amit Bhardwaj, Pankaj Jain: Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court pronounced its verdict in favour of the Delhi government on the row over control of services in the national capital.
“Delhi has got the gift of a big victory today. The Supreme Court verdict is a slap to the campaign by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to illegally usurp elected governments,” said Gopal Rai in a press briefing on Thursday.
“SC’s verdict is a slap on Centre’s act of interfering in the state government’s work,” said Rai. He said it’s the victory of Delhiites.
He also tweeted after the Supreme Court’s verdict saying “Satyamev Jayate”.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Centre-Delhi services row as a “victory of democracy”.
The Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced its verdict on the row between the Centre and the Delhi government over control of services in the national capital. The Delhi government will control administrative services on all aspects except land, public order and police, said the Supreme Court.
A 5-judge bench of SC led by CJI DY Chandrachud on Thursday ruled that L-G’s powers do not entitle him to interfere with the legislative powers of the Delhi assembly and elected government.
The Supreme Court said that Delhi governance is like other states and L-G is bound by advice of Delhi government.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal called a meeting of his ministers today after Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi government has legislative powers over administrative services in the national capital.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government had sought from the Supreme Court a clear demarcation of its power with the Centre over control of services.
In January this year, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, PS Narasimha and Hima Kohli had reserved the order after hearing the arguments for four days.
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