President Kovind gives assent to NCT Bill 2021

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind gave nod to the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021 granting more powers to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. The Centre has announced the assent of the President to the bill through a gazette notification.

The new law seeks to specify any decision of the Delhi Cabinet or government would need the Lieutenant Governor’s opinion before implementation and that the expression “Government” referred to in any law to be made by the Assembly will mean the LG.

The NCT Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday amidst strong opposition from the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which termed the law as “unconstitutional”.