The much-debated and heated battle of power between the Delhi Government and the Centre has taken a surprising turn after the NCT Amendment bill 2021 was passed in the Lok Sabha. 

The bill gives more power to the Lieutenant governor of Delhi as compared to the ruling-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to social media and marked this amendment as an ‘insult’ to the people of Delhi who democratically elected a government.

Passage of GNCTD amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today is an insult to the people of Delhi. The Bill effectively takes away powers from those who were voted by people and gives powers to run Delhi to those who were defeated. BJP has cheated the people

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 22, 2021

The AAP and Congress leaders opposed this bill strongly in the Assembly and even tagged it as 'unconstitutional'. 

Basically, to decrypt the new amendment, the Legislative Assembly will define ‘government’ as Lieutenant Governor and it makes a mandate for the governing party to take his nod on every decision.  

Meanwhile, this new bill has caused a storm of emotions and people are sharing their views on how it makes a Dilliwala feel.

More than 2 crore people of Delhi elected a goverment.

People in every constituency elected their own representatives.

It's not about Arvind Kejriwal or AAP, it's about the people. Their vote has been reduced to nothing. #BJPCheatedDelhi

— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) March 22, 2021

The proposed bill which will reduce the elected Delhi government to a government in name only while giving overarching powers to an unelected authority is dangerous for democracy. Elected state governments are being overturned, harassed or in this case rendered powerless.

— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) March 16, 2021

No great liking for Arvind Kejriwal but the law reducing the powers of an elected government is really worrying

— Prosenjit Datta (@ProsaicView) March 23, 2021

While others feel that the AAP government is probably just threatened and this might be a good decision after all. 

Yes, Its about Delhi only where BJP won all Lokasabha seats and empowered BJP to bring these type of legislation.

Delhi is happy. https://t.co/zHBrj07MAf

— ناقابل مزاحمت (@tamashbeen_) March 23, 2021

The whole debate on social media right now is around the BJP trying to 'overtake power' in the capital of the country and how it may adversely affect the future of the citizens. 

More than that, it instils a fear of insecurity in the people because if a democratic decision can be turned around by a bill, then maybe it will become very hard for us to believe that we are indeed a democracy. 

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