Ahead of the grand opposition gathering on June 23 in Patna, AAP's convener Arvind Kejriwal penned a letter to the opposition leaders. Kejriwal urges that the meeting's initial discourse should focus on defeating the ordinance in parliament. He claims that if successful in Delhi, the central government will snatch states' rights under the concurrent list through similar ordinances in non-BJP states and obliterate democracy. Kejriwal forewarned that complete state control could soon be under the PM, through governors and LGs.
While Kejriwal is engaging different political parties against the ordinance, Congress has not yet granted him an audience. Confronted by the media, he insisted the opposition meeting will compel Congress to clarify their stance, putting the ordinance as the top agenda item. Kejriwal plans to take the constitution to the meeting and explain the conspiracy against Delhi's democracy to all parties.
Kejriwal highlighted the ordinance isn't just about Delhi's semi-state status—it could hit Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Punjab, and full states held by opposing parties. He pointed to vital sectors like electricity and education that could lose state control, vowing to defeat the bill in the Rajya Sabha with high hopes from the Supreme Court and other parties.
