IN PHOTOS: Arvind Kejriwal, Kapil Sibal address AAP`s `Maha Rally` in Delhi

Updated On: 11 June, 2023 04:09 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday hit out at the Centre over its ordinance on control of services in the national capital, saying Delhi is the first to be "attacked" and similar ordinances will be brought for other states also. Pics/ PTI

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<p>Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party`s "Maha Rally" at Ramlila Maidan, Kejriwal, who is also the party`s national convener, claimed the Centre`s ordinance was an insult to the people of Delhi</p>

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Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party`s "Maha Rally" at Ramlila Maidan, Kejriwal, who is also the party`s national convener, claimed the Centre`s ordinance was an insult to the people of Delhi

<p>Braving scorching heat, thousands of people gathered at Ramlila Maidan to participate in the "Maha Rally" that was attended by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as well as senior AAP leaders and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal</p>

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Braving scorching heat, thousands of people gathered at Ramlila Maidan to participate in the "Maha Rally" that was attended by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as well as senior AAP leaders and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal

<p>The Centre on May 19 had promulgated the ordinance to create an authority for the transfer and posting of Group-A officers in Delhi, which the AAP government had called a deception with the Supreme Court verdict on control of services. Transfer and postings of all officers of the Delhi government were under the executive control of the lieutenant governor before the top court`s May 11 verdict</p>

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The Centre on May 19 had promulgated the ordinance to create an authority for the transfer and posting of Group-A officers in Delhi, which the AAP government had called a deception with the Supreme Court verdict on control of services. Transfer and postings of all officers of the Delhi government were under the executive control of the lieutenant governor before the top court`s May 11 verdict

<p>Following the ordinance, Kejriwal has been reaching out to leaders of non-BJP parties to garner their support against the ordinance so that the Centre`s bid to replace it through a bill is defeated when it is brought in Parliament</p>

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Following the ordinance, Kejriwal has been reaching out to leaders of non-BJP parties to garner their support against the ordinance so that the Centre`s bid to replace it through a bill is defeated when it is brought in Parliament

<p>On the arrests of AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, Kejriwal claimed that their arrest was aimed at stopping the work being done in Delhi. "But we have 100 Sisodias and 100 Jains. They will continue the good work," he said</p>

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On the arrests of AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, Kejriwal claimed that their arrest was aimed at stopping the work being done in Delhi. "But we have 100 Sisodias and 100 Jains. They will continue the good work," he said

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