GNCTD Act Amended: Not Kejriwal, L-G now the new ‘Government of Delhi’

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• Apr 28, 2021 | moderator

New Delhi: Centre appointed April 27, 2021 as the date on which provisions of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021 shall come into force. Which means, Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, starting this Wednesday, will be the new ‘government’ in the Union Territory.

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President Ram Nath Kovind had on March 28 given assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, which enhances the powers of the Lieutenant Governor and limits the elected government’s power in Delhi.