Centre Introduces Bill In Lok Sabha To Merge Delhi's 3 Municipal Bodies
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In Lok Sabha, RSP member N K Premachandran, Congress members Gaurav Gogoi and Manish Tewari and BSP's Ritesh Pandey opposed introduction of the bill.
A bill to merge the three municipal corporations in the national capital into a single entity was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday amid opposition claims that the move was beyond the legislative competence of Parliament.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai introduced the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, dismissing the claims made by the opposition as asserting that Article 239AA of the Constitution gave Parliament the right to amend the laws passed by the Delhi assembly.
The bill has been introduced a month before the elections to the three municipal corporations, prompting the AAP to launch a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing it of delaying the polls fearing defeat.
The BJP has been ruling the municipal corporations in Delhi for the last 15 years and the AAP has been sensing an opportunity to oust it from power and strengthen its grip on the national capital.
