Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday tweeted saying he sought time to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and leader Rahul Gandhi to request the party's support in the ordinance row against the BJP government.

"Sought time this morning to meet Cong President Sh Kharge ji and Sh Rahul Gandhi ji to seek Cong support in Parl against undemocratic n unconstitutional ordinance passed by BJP govt and also to discuss general assault on federal structure and prevailing political situation," Kejriwal wrote.

This is the latest move in the Delhi chief minister attempt to garner support from Opposition leaders ahead of the 2024 general election.

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He most recently met with Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena, seeking his support against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in Delhi. He was joined by Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and APP MPs Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Atisihi.

Kejriwal also sought support from the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar.

What is the issue with the ordinance?

The Government of India on May 19 issued an ordinance setting up a National Capital Civil Service Authority, responsible for handling the transfer and disciplinary proceedings of Group A officers from the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Service (DANICS) cadre.

According to Kejriwal, such an ordinance betrays the people of Delhi and goes against the orders of the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court.

The news came a week after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Delhi government having legislative and executive powers over services.

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