Monsoon Session: Delhi Services Bill likely to spark fresh uproar in Lok Sabha today

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The Bill, which seeks to replace the Centre's Ordinance over the control of services in the national capital and was introduced by the Union Minister for State for Home, Nityanand Rai, will be taken up for consideration and passage by the Lower House on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the logjam in both Houses over the Manipur situation and the demand for a discussion and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is likely to persist as the Parliament reconvenes on Wednesday. The Bill was introduced on Tuesday amid continued slogan-shouting by members in the Opposition benches. However, rejecting the contentions put forward by members in the Opposition, Home Minister Amit Shah, citing a Supreme Court ruling, said the Constitution has vested the Lower House with the power to table any law pertaining to Delhi for consideration and passage.

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Further, invoking the Supreme Court judgement, the Home Minister said the Parliament could bring any law pertaining to Delhi and the protests by the Oppoisition were purely for political reasons. The Bill empowers the Central Government to make rules in connection with the affairs of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi including the functions, terms and other conditions of service of officers and employees. The Centre, on May 19, promulgated the Ordinance for control of services in Delhi. The Ordinance was promulgated days after the Supreme Court ruling, vesting control of services in the national capital in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The BJP, meanwhile, has issued a three-line whip to its Lok Sabha members to be present through the length of the