New Delhi, May 22, 2023: The Aam Aadmi Party has got the support of the Congress on the issue of the Centre’s ordinance regarding the transfer-posting of Delhi officers. For this, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi and persuaded them.
Confirming this, Congress leader KC Venugopal said that the Congress will support the Aam Aadmi Party against the ordinance. However, party spokesperson Anand Sharma said that a final decision would be taken only after holding talks with like-minded parties.The central government has brought this ordinance after the order of the Supreme Court, in which it was said that the elected government is the boss of Delhi. The Lieutenant Governor should act on the advice of the government.
Nitish Kumar has announced to support AAP
Prior to this, Nitish Kumar has also said that he is against the ordinance and will support the Aam Aadmi Party. On May 21, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Nitish told the ordinance of the Center regarding transfer-posting of officers against the constitution.Nitish said- How can the powers given to an elected government be taken away? It is against the constitution. We stand with Arvind Kejriwal. We are trying to bring together all the opposition parties of the country.
Kejriwal has sought the support of the opposition
Kejriwal said- If the central government brings this ordinance in the Rajya Sabha to make it a law, then the opposition should support us. If the opposition is together, the BJP will be finished in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He said that he will seek support from opposition parties across the country in opposing this ordinance. On May 23, he will meet Mamta Banerjee in Kolkata. He will meet Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on May 24 and Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on May 25. After this, he will hold a series of meetings with other opposition parties.
