Lok Sabha Passes Bill Enhancing Delhi L-G's Power; Opposition Oppose

The Lok Sabha, on March 23, passed the Centre-promulgated Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021, bestowing extensive authority to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. Calling the move derogatory to India's federal structure, the Opposition MPs denounced the move while necessitating the bill's transfer to the Select Committee. Conversely, Minister G Kishan Reddy maintained that the legislation intends to settle uncertainty over the Delhi Government apparatus.