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Congress opposes appointment of parliamentary secretaries in Delhi
New Delhi, June 29
The Congress on Monday
opposed the Delhi government's move to regularise the appointment of 21
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators as parliamentary secretaries.
"This
is a desperate effort by an under-confident chief minister who wants to
accommodate his party MLAs in VIP berths in order to keep them united,"
party spokesperson Ajay Maken said at a press conference here.
He
added that Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party government had gone
ahead to pass a bill in the Delhi assembly to regularise the
appointment.
The Delhi Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal
of Disqualification Amendment) Bill, 2015, was introduced by Law and
Justice Minister Kapil Mishra and passed on June 24 during the Delhi
assembly budget session.
Soon after coming to power, the
Kejriwal-led government issued an order to appoint 21 AAP legislators as
parliamentary secretaries attached to government ministries, claiming
it would facilitate smooth functioning.