New Delhi, May 26
The central government has encroached upon the rights of the Delhi assembly by issuing a notification curbing the powers of the AAP government, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.

"It is encroachment on the rights of the legislative assembly of Delhi. They (central government) have tried to dilute the spirit of the Constitution," Sisodia told a special session of the Delhi assembly.

He was referring to the union home ministry notification of May 21 that said the lt. governor has the final say in matters pertaining to services, land, law and order.

"The assembly must not remain silent on this issue. We all must protest," he added.

Kejriwal-Modi fighting bitter war in Delhi: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government and the Narendra Modi dispensation at the Centre of engaging in a "bitter fratricidal" war.

"Kejriwal and Modi are fighting a bitter fratricidal war. In this fire only the people of Delhi are burning," Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told media persons here, adding: "Kejriwal who is an anarchist, finds it difficult to govern."

Surjewala said: "Modi, who is unable to digest his defeat in the Delhi assembly elections, is trying to wreck the government."

"They should think of the people of Delhi," he said.

Aam Aadmi Party legislator Adarsh Shastri on Tuesday demanded on the floor of the Delhi Assembly that a resolution be passed to amend the constitution to enable state legislatures impeach governors and lt. governors.