CAPITAL AND CONTROL
Apr 03, 2021
4 minutes
Photographs by GETTY IMAGES
The sharing of executive powers has been a longstanding issue between the governments of Delhi and the Centre. Although it is not a full state, the national capital elects its MLAs, and has hitherto had independent authority in all matters of governance except those relating to land, law and order, and the police—the three domains controlled by the Centre, via Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (LG).
In recent times, given the strained relationship between the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government in Delhi and the BJP (BharatiyaJanata Party) at the Centre, the tussle has frequently lapsed into open confrontation, and even landed in the highest
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