Delhi ordinance aftermath? AAP govt says officers now refusing to obey orders

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GST refund in this case, the public exchequer will face loss but the Principal Secretary (Finance) didn't take any action." Providing further details, Atishi stated, "As we are witnessing in present times in Delhi that democracy, the Constitution and the Federal Structure is being disregarded repeatedly. The Central government has introduced the GNCTD (Amendment) Act 2023, also known as the Services Act, which significantly curtails the authority of the elected government of Delhi." Reacting to the alleged refusal of the officers to follow the orders, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Delhi Services Act has given open license to officers to “outrightly rebel against the written orders of elected government" and “officers have started refusing to obey the orders of elected ministers." “Can any state or country or institution run like this? This Act will ruin Delhi and this is what BJP wants.

The act needs to be struck down as soon as possible," Arvind Kejriwal said. Atishi emphasised that due to the illegal and unconstitutional nature of the GNCTD Amendment Act, numerous officials have now begun to rebel against the elected government, a press release mentioned.

On Monday, in a fresh escalation of the power struggle in Delhi, the AAP government, in a statement, termed the legislation "unconstitutional" that "took away" the vested powers of the democratically elected government in Delhi. Atishi, who holds the portfolios of services and vigilance, in her orders on August 16 and 19 directed that transfer and posting proposals to be placed before the National Capital Civil Services Authority (NCCSA) and documents of vigilance department to be sent to other departments and the lieutenant governor would