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Topic: Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

Vinai Kumar Saxena appointed new lieutenant governor of Delhi

ANI - 23 May, 2022

A statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan informed that President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of Anil Baijal, who had quit citing personal reasons.

‘Let’s respect democracy’, says Arvind Kejriwal after L-G holds Covid review meet

Aneesha Bedi - 4 August, 2021

Delhi L-G Anil Baijal tweets on holding Covid review meeting with chief secretary and other officials. CM Kejriwal says move in violation of Constitution and SC judgment.

In fresh Kejriwal-Baijal row, Delhi govt & L-G in tussle over lawyers in farmers’ protest cases

Aneesha Bedi - 26 July, 2021

The tussle comes a year after a similar conflict erupted over choice of lawyers who would fight cases pertaining to February 2020 communal violence in Delhi.

Act giving Lt Governor primacy over Delhi govt comes into force

PTI - 28 April, 2021

According to the law, the 'government' in Delhi means the 'Lieutenant Governor' and Delhi govt will now have to seek the opinion of the L-G before taking any executive action.

GNCTD Act will paralyse governance in Delhi, say 76 former civil servants

PTI - 9 April, 2021

In a joint statement Friday, a group of 76 former civil servants also said that the recently enacted Bill has grave repercussions on how federal governance is carried out in India.

‘Insult to people of Delhi’ — Arvind Kejriwal on passage of bill to extend power of L-G

PTI - 22 March, 2021

The bill was passed by Lok Sabha Monday amidst strong opposition from the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party which said that the legislation is 'unconstitutional'.

Ahead of festivals, Delhi L-G calls for random Covid testing at airport, railway stations

ANI - 22 March, 2021

Anil Baijal chaired a meeting Monday with the State Disaster Management Authority over the rise in Covid cases Arvind Kejriwal and other senior officials attended the meeting.

It’s Centre vs AAP govt in Delhi again and this new bill is at the crux of it

Apoorva Mandhani - 20 March, 2021

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021 seeks to give more powers to the lieutenant governor, who is a representative of the Centre.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals to Centre to take back bill on Lt Governor’s powers

PTI - 17 March, 2021

Speaking at a protest organised by the Aam Aadmi Party against the bill in Delhi Wednesday, Kejriwal alleged that the Centre wants to weaken his government with this bill.

Delhi Congress stages sit-in at Jantar Mantar against bill on Lt Governor’s role, powers

PTI - 17 March, 2021

Delhi Congress chief Anil Kumar said his party is protesting against the Central government's 'autocracy' and 'murder of democracy', and demanded that the Centre withdraw the bill.

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