Time for 'agni pariksha': AAP seeks Oppn support against Centre Ordinance on control of Services in Delhi
May 22 (PTI) The AAP Monday sough support of all non-BJP parties in defeating in Rajya Sabha a bill to replace the Centre's Ordinance on Delhi's Services matter, saying this is a "time for agni pariksha" for Opposition parties, and they should come together if they want to save the country's democracy and Constitution.
The AAP is locked in bitter tussle with the BJP-led Centre since the Union government promulgated an Ordinance on Friday to create a National Capital Civil Service Authority which will handle the transfer of IAS and DANICS cadre officers and also matters of disciplinary proceedings against them.
The Ordinance essentially overturned a Supreme Court order last week which gave the control of services, excluding those related to police, public order and land, to the elected government in Delhi.
