Kejriwal also said that when the ordinance is slated for passing as a bill in Parliament, the fight in Rajya Sabha will be the "semi-final for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections".
Kejriwal was speaking to the media outside his residence in Civil Lines after meeting Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar and his deputy and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav. Both leaders expressed solidarity with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the ongoing tussle with the Centre over the control of administrative services in Delhi.
Kejriwal said he will also meet West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday in Kolkata, former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday, and National Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday in Mumbai to build support among the opposition parties.
The Union government on Friday evening promulgated an ordinance effectively nullifying the Constitution bench judgment that shifted the authority of controlling bureaucrats in the national capital from the lieutenant governor to the Delhi government. The central government is later expected to introduce it in the parliament in the form of a bill.
Kejriwal on Sunday said that the powers from the elected government were snatched in just eight days after the SC judgment.
"They gave all the powers to the LG to govern Delhi. This action is against the Constitution. Nitish ji has expressed solidarity with us and the people of Delhi. He is working towards an opposition unity," Kejriwal told the media after the meeting.
"One by one, I will meet every party chief. I will go to each state and formally seek support to defeat this Bill in Rajya Sabha. I have also requested Nitish ji to talk to all parties," Kejriwal said.
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