MHA Notifies Act Making Lieutenant Governor Effective In-Charge of Delhi
According to the legislation, the government in Delhi now means the Lieutenant Governor .
Delhi LG Anil Baijal and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: PTI/Files
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New Delhi: Delhi’s lieutenant governor has become the effective in-charge of the national capital with the Centre notifying a new law making it clear the city’s elected government will now have to seek the opinion of the L-G before any executive decision.
The Union Home Ministry’s notification giving effect to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021 came on Tuesday night, as the city battles a ferocious COVID-19 wave and its healthcare system is stretched to breaking point.
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L-G now effective in-charge of Delhi, MHA notifies Act
The Delhi government will now have to take permission from the L-G before taking any action over subjects which were under its domain.
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NEW DELHI: Delhi’s lieutenant governor has become the effective in-charge of the national capital with the Centre notifying a new law making it clear the city’s elected government will now have to seek the opinion of the L-G before any executive decision.
The Union Home Ministry’s notification giving effect to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021 came on Tuesday night, as the city battles a ferocious COVID-19 wave and its healthcare system is stretched to breaking point.