
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal meets Uddhav Thackeray to seek support for fight against Centre's Ordinance on control of services
The Hindu
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at the latter’s residence in Mumbai on May 24 to seek support for the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) fight against the Centre’s Ordinance on control of services in Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at the latter’s residence in Mumbai on May 24 to seek support for the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) fight against the Centre’s Ordinance on control of services in Delhi.
He was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha members Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha, as well as Delhi Minister Atishi.
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Mr. Kejriwal, the AAP's national convener, will also meet Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar to seek his support against the Centre's Ordinance.
On Tuesday, Mr. Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata as part of their nationwide tour to garner support for the AAP's fight against the Centre's Ordinance.
The Centre on Friday promulgated an Ordinance to create an authority for transfer and posting of Group-A officers in Delhi, with the AAP government calling the move a deception with the Supreme Court verdict on control of services.
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