The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has decided to back the Narendra Modi government when it brings the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, to replace an ordinance that hands control of the national capital’s bureaucratic machinery to the Centre.
While Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders have been individually meeting representatives of all parties to request them to vote against the bill as it undermines the elected Delhi government, YSR Congress Party leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy conveyed his decision to his MPs last weekend.
“We have decided to back the bill,’’ said the party’s parliamentary party leader Vijaysai Reddy. When asked about the AAP’s appeal for states uniting to make a statement for federalism, Reddy said, “We would have backed them if Delhi was a full-fledged state. In this case, it is not a full state and there are many areas which lie with the government.’’