After the Centre brought an ordinance to give the control of 'services' back to Delhi Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday retweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweet from 2013 and said, "Why ordinance Sir?".

PM Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat back then and had hit out at the ruling Congress party that was at the Centre over an issue. "Parliament is anyway meeting. Why could the Centre not take Parliament in confidence and give a good bill? Why ordinance? asks @narendramodi," the 2013 tweet read.

Amid the ongoing war of words over the Centre's decision on the ordinance on the transfer and posting of bureaucrats in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday took to Twitter and shared the 2013 tweet while asking, "Why ordinance Sir?."

The Union government on Friday brought an ordinance to notify rules for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) regarding the 'transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters'.

The ordinance has been brought to amend the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 and it circumvents the SC judgement in the Centre vs Delhi case.

Earlier on Saturday, Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor called the move "undemocratic and illegal" alleging that it "attacks the basic structure of the Constitution".

He also accused the Centre of "challenging the apex court" ruling and purposefully waiting for the court to close till 4 pm for passing the ordinance.