Departing from the party line, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Monday blamed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the Delhi Services Bill, saying his running power tussle and bitter exchanges with the Centre resulted in the draft legislation on the control of services in the national capital.The draft legislation on Delhi services was passed by the Parliament on Monday after the Rajya Sabha secured its passage by a comfortable margin.
In a video message on Monday, shortly after the Bill passed its final legislative test in the Upper House, Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi chief minister and late Congress stalwart Sheila Dikshit, said the Centre would never have tabled such a Bill had the AAP convener not been in a running feud with the Centre over the control of services.
“There was a time when both the Centre and previous governments in Delhi had mutual control over services in Delhi. Everything was running smoothly. But unfortunately, since Arvind Kejriwal assumed office in 2014, he indulged in politics. He got embroiled in a power tussle with the Centre to secure his political interests using foul means. This is why the Centre came up with this Bill. Otherwise, there was no need for such a Bill in Delhi,” Dikshit said.