Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh lovely on Tuesday warned that the party won’t support the Bill passed by the Arvind Kejriwal Cabinet on Monday, saying this Bill is unconstitutional, illegal and violation of Constitution and they won’t allow the Government to call an open session in a stadium.
Quoting the Section 44 of the Transaction of Business Rule of NCT Delhi Act, lovely said that lieutenant-Governor’s permission is mandatory for any Bill having financial implication to be tabled in Vidhan Sabha. “If the Government brings the Bill without approval of lieutenant-Governor, it will be illegal, unconstitutional and violation of Constitution. The Bill passed by the Arvind Kejriwal Government has not even completed its legal formalities and has financial implications too, how can it become a lawIJ” asked lovely.
“Why is the AAP Government in a hurryIJ They wanted to serve the public now when they have an opportunity to do so why are they trying to connect everything to lok Sabha polls,” lovely added. When asked whether they will withdraw support, lovely said that that they will oppose the Bill.
The Congress leader also made it clear that the party will request lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung to stop the AAP Government from implementing the Jan lokpal Bill, terming it to be ‘unconstitutional’. Alleging that the
intentions of the Arvind-Kejriwal-led Government behind the Bill were not good, lovely said, “They promised to serve the public and make Delhi corruption-free. Now when they have an opportunity to do so, they are not doing it within a legal framework. They just want to use the Bill as a publicity tool.”
The Congress leader also stated that transaction of business rule does not permit the Government call a session outside Delhi Assembly. “The House permission is must for calling open session,” he said.