‘Modi Govt Harassing States, Emergency…’: KCR Extends Support to Kejriwal Against Delhi Ordinance

Telangana chief minister Okay Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday blamed the Narendra Modi-led central authorities for “harassing the democratically elected state governments”. He alleged there was no distinction between the scenario when Emergency was imposed and now.

Addressing a joint press convention along with his counterparts from Delhi and Punjab — Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann — the chief minister requested the prime minister to right away withdraw the ordinance issued by the Centre on management of providers in Delhi.

Kejriwal and Mann met Rao over the difficulty in Hyderabad, searching for assist over the AAP convener’s struggle towards the Centre’s ordinance. “We demand the Prime Minister to withdraw the ordinance your self or else all of us will assist Kejriwal ji. We are going to stand by him. We are going to use all our energy in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to defeat the ordinance. Unnecessarily don’t make a difficulty. Let the federal government work,” Rao mentioned.

He additional mentioned the central authorities had insulted the folks of the Delhi by bringing within the ordinance. “I can say with out an iota of doubt it’s insult to the Delhi state folks,” he added.

The Centre lately promulgated an ordinance to create an authority for the switch and posting of Group A officers in Delhi, with the AAP authorities calling the transfer a deception with the Supreme Court docket verdict on management of providers. The ordinance, which got here every week after the SC handed over the management of providers in Delhi excluding police, public order and land to the elected authorities, seeks to arrange a Nationwide Capital Civil Service Authority for switch of and disciplinary proceedings towards Group A officers from the DANICS cadre.

(With PTI inputs)