The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a meeting with their legislative party members on Sunday afternoon and finalised the name of Atishi, former CM, as the Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly. The legislative party also discuss the agenda they will raise in the first session of the Assembly. The party's national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also be present at the meeting.
With Atishi, Delhi has got its first woman LoP. After being chosen as LoP, Atishi said, "The people of Delhi have given you the role of opposition. We will show you what a strong opposition is by working. Modi ji had said that this will be passed in the first cabinet and on 8th March women will get Rs 2500 in their accounts. It will be our agenda to get these promises fulfilled. I had sent the CAG report to the Speaker before the elections. They are spreading confusion that he has presented this report."
As per the sources, the meeting was held at the party headquarters 1, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane in the national capital and members finalised Atishi's name. Former CM Atishi was among the front runners for the post in the absence of Arvind Kejriwal, who lost the New Delhi Assembly seat in elections.
Assembly session from February 24
It must be noted that the assembly session will commence on February 24, where the MLAs will be sworn in and the new Speaker will be appointed. Bharatiya Janata Party's leader Vijender Gupta has been nominated as speaker, whereas Arvinder Singh Lovely has been appointed pro-tem speaker in the meantime. On February 25, the second day of the session, the government will table the Comptroller Auditor General's (CAG) report, which allegedly details corruption and irregularities by the erstwhile AAP.
Harish Khurana, the BJP MLA, said with the report being tabled, "many things will come to light," whether it is detailing corruption and irregularities in excise policy, renovation of former CM's residence (dubbed as Sheesh Mahal by the BJP) or in education policies.
"The report will be tabled in the House and many things will come to light. I think the truth will come out in the CAG report. Whether it is education, liquor, or Sheesh Mahal, many such issues will be raised in the House," Khurana said on Sunday.
(With inputs from ANI)