The special Assembly session has been called a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned to appear before the CBI in connection with the alleged excise policy scam case.
The Delhi budget will be tabled after approval from the MHA is received.
After getting the finance portfolio, Gahlot held several meetings with the ministry officials. Even before Sisodia's arrest, Gahlot was part of the budget-related meetings.
MCD Mayor Election 2023: The exercise to hold elections to the top post is was carried out after three failed attempts today. Last week, Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena gave his nod to convene the municipal House for holding the mayoral election following the apex court order.
The proposal for the demolition of slums in Tughlaqabad village and Mehrauli area added fuel to fire as warring AAP and BJP have been already at loggerheads over several issues.
There is a possibility of discussion on the issue that the elected government should retain the right to give orders to the officials for development works in Delhi.
Delhi Assembly Protest : Delhi Assembly has been adjourned till tomorrow amid protest by AAP and BJP legislators.
MLAs of the Bhartiya Janta Party on Monday turned up to participate in the Delhi Assembly session carrying oxygen cylinders and wearing oxygen masks to highlight the issue of air pollution in the national capital.
The upcoming Delhi Assembly session is expected to see an intense war of words between the government and Opposition as AAP and BJP are at loggerheads over the MCD clash.
Delhi Assembly protests: The AAP MLAs set up beneath the monument of Mahatma Gandhi, while the BJP MLAs began their sit-in near the sculptures of legendary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru, and Sukhdev inside the Delhi assembly grounds.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal-led party are up in arms against the LG after AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak alleged in Assembly that Saxena had pressured his employees to exchange demonetised notes worth Rs 1,400 crore in 2016 when he was the chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
Delhi Assembly session: Kejriwal on Friday had alleged that the opposition party's 'Operation Lotus' to topple his government failed as it could not poach any of the AAP MLAs.
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Friday observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to the ITBP soldiers. The one-day special session started on a sour note as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs started shouting slogans against the BJP.
Delhi's deputy CM Manish Sisodia said that for the last 11 years, MLAs were getting a salary of Rs 12,000, which has now been increased to Rs 30,000.
Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said a two-day session was not adequate and accused the Kejriwal government of running away from answering questions on public issues.
Speaker Ram Niwas Goel directed that BJP MLAs Vijender Gupta and Jitendra Mahajan be marshalled out of the House.
In his address in the assembly, he also said, Delhi has cheapest electricity rates and due to which 91.4% of households availed benefit of power subsidy in 2020-21.
In July this year, the top court had recognized that the privileges and power of the Delhi Legislative Assembly's Committee are at par with Parliamentary privileges and those of other Legislative Assemblies.
A tunnel-like structure, which was discovered at Delhi Assembly in the year 2016, is being renovated. Speaking on it, Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said, "It connects to Red Fort. There's no clarity over its history, but it was used by Britishers to avoid reprisal while moving freedom fighters. We have managed to identify its mouth (origin) but won't dig any further...Soon we will refurbish it and make it available for the public. I am hoping the renovation work to be done by August 15 next year."
The tunnel was used by the Britishers to avoid reprisal while moving freedom fighters.
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