Criticism of 69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
69th amendment act has faced criticism due to various reasons such as:
- Delhi is the seat of the union or central government and it is not feasible to have two governments in Delhi. This is in contrast to the practices prevalent in the world such as in Washington, there is only one government under the mayor.
- Delhi is the place of Parliament, embassies, consulates and other important organisations. In order to ensure smooth functioning of these organisations, administration of Delhi cannot be handed over to two governments.
- Presence of two governments in a single region will lead to conflict of ideas and result in violation of law and order.
- It may not be possible to have good governance due to financial burden because of the expenditures by the two governments
69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution: The Parliament of India has been given the power to amend the constitution of India under Article 368. With the exercise of this power, the Parliament of India, during the tenure of PV Narasimha Rao’s government, passed the 69th Constitution Amendment Act (69th CAA), 1991. The 69th Amendment Act accorded a special status to Delhi and made it the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Hence, the 69th Amendment is popularly called as Delhi Reorganization Act. The 69th Amendment Act of 1991 brought about significant changes in the status and governance structure of Delhi, transforming it into the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Under this Delhi Special Status Amendment, Delhi was granted special status. It established a legislative assembly consisting of 70 members and a council of ministers comprising 7 members to govern the territory.
In this article, we shall discuss the 69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution in detail including its history, need for the act, provisions, criticism, articles 239AA and 239BB
Table of Content
- What is 69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
- Historical Context on the 69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
- Need for the 69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
- What is Article 239A?
- Provisions of 69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
- Criticism of 69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution
- Judicial Interventions by 69th Amendment of the Indian Constitution