After President Droupadi Murmu's approval, Delhi Services Act has become a law on Saturday.
Along with it, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill have now been signed into law.
The opposition strongly protested against the Bill and staged a walk out when Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the Bill on August 7 in Rajya Sabha. The Bill was passed in the Upper House with 131 votes in favour and 102 votes against it.
Shah said that the legislation has been brought to curb encroachment by Delhi government over the rights granted by the Centre.
"This ordinance refers to the order of the Supreme Court which says Parliament has the right to make laws on any issue related to the National Capital Territory of Delhi. There are provisions in the Constitution that allow the centre to make laws for Delhi," said Shah.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had termed that the Bill would “enslave” the people of Delhi.
Under the new law, the Centre gets the authority over the bureaucracy.
Home Minister said the AAP government wanted to take control of the vigilance department as it had files related to liquor scam and exorbitant expenditure on the CM's residence. He added that the ordinance was brought in to stop them from this control-taking.
Also, amid ruckus and sloganeering by Opposition members, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill was passed by a voice vote.
The DPDP law includes a provision to impose up to Rs 250 crore penalty for data breaches as it seeks to curb misuse of individuals data by online platforms.