Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Extends Support To Kejriwal Over Delhi Ordinance

Amid the ongoing war with the Centre over an ordinance, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has extended his support to the Delhi government.

Amid the ongoing war with the Centre over an ordinance, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has extended his support to the Delhi government. ( Image Source :PTI/Getty )

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has extended his support to the Delhi government in its battle with the Centre over an ordinance on the control of services in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. "We are going across the country and we have received good cooperation from all parties. I thank Hemant Soren and his party, he has assured us all support against this Ordinance. I appeal to all other parties too to oppose this Ordinance," Kejriwal said. "This Ordinance will be introduced in the Parliament during the monsoon session. BJP has majority in Lok Sabha but not in Rajya Sabha. So, if all non-BJP parties unite, this Ordinance can be defeated. This is not only about Delhi but about the federal principles of the country," he added.

After the meeting of the two leaders, Soren addressed the media and targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre. 

 "...Central Govt speaks of federal structure but acts totally opposite. It is clear today that parties which are not the allies of the Central Govt are facing almost the same situation. It is a matter of concern..." he said, reported ANI.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor has so far met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav who have assured him to support against the ordinance in Rajya Sabha. 

The Union government on May 19 brought an ordinance to notify rules for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) regarding the 'transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters'. The ordinance 

The ordinance was brought to amend the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 and it circumvents the Supreme Court judgement in the Centre vs Delhi case.