Tag: Delhi Assembly

Ruckus broke out on last day of Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta marshalled out

This was the last day of the ongoing Assembly session. The tenure of the AAP government will end in February 2020.

December 3, 2019

Delhi Assembly passes bill for new sports university

Participating in the discussion on the bill, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said while India bagged 28 medals in Olympics in the last 70 years, China got 70 medals in the last Olympics.

December 2, 2019

Delhi Assembly’s two-day session to begin on Dec 2

This is expected to be the last session of the present Assembly as its tenure will end in February 2020.

November 25, 2019

Former AAP MLA Alka Lamba to join Congress on Saturday

'Today, for some reason, I will not be able to join the Congress. Now I will be joining the Congress tomorrow,' said Alka Lamba on Friday.

October 11, 2019

Research Centre at Delhi Assembly from September 2

Rs 14 crore has been sanctioned by the Delhi government for the Research Centre, which will function from the Assembly building.

August 28, 2019

Graces discarded

If an accusing finger can be pointed at any single individual, it must be directed at the first presiding officer of the Metropolitan Council, the forerunner of the Delhi Assembly.

December 16, 2018

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan thanks Delhi Assembly for flood relief donation

AAP MLAs had decided to donate a month's salary to the flood-hit state. The Delhi government had also donated Rs 10 crore to flood-ravaged Kerala.

November 8, 2018

AAP submits 10 lakh letters to PM for Delhi’s statehood

All Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators of the national capital, led by party leader and Minister Gopal Rai, on Monday submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi 10 lakh letters with Delhi’ites’ signatures demanding full statehood for Delhi. They first assembled at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and then proceeded to the PM’s office to submit …

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August 28, 2018

Progressive adieu

A perhaps positive fall-out of the gradual eclipse of our comrades from the political forefront is that the term “progressive” has discarded its political connotation, and been restored to its original meaning ~ that is forward looking. And it is in that sense that there is reason to commend one of the final orders from …

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August 13, 2018

House panel head raps LG for desilting irregularities ‘cover-up’

The chairman of the Delhi Assembly’s Petitions Committee, Saurabh Bharadwaj, on Saturday accused Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal of permitting IAS officers to move the Delhi High Court against the Delhi Assembly panel instead of initiating inquiry into desilting “irregularities” as pointed out by the panel. Addressing a press conference, Bharadwaj said the Committee had recommended …

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July 15, 2018

Delhi Assembly forms new panel to monitor bureaucrats’ behaviour, work

The 'House Committee on violation of protocol norms and contemptuous behaviour by government officers with MLAs' will be chaired by AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj and comprise 9 MLAs

April 24, 2018

BJP MLAs demand discussion on water crisis, Gupta marshalled out of House

Opposition leader Vijender Gupta was marshalled out of Delhi Assembly on Monday while three other BJP legislators staged a walkout to register their protest after their request for a discussion on “water crisis” in the city was turned down. As the House proceedings began, Opposition members showed bottles of contaminated water allegedly being supplied in …

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April 10, 2018

Rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra marshalled out of Delhi Assembly

Rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra was marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly on Thursday after he demanded removal of a topic of discussion from the day's agenda.

April 5, 2018

APP govt report flays LG

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators on Wednesday demanded resignation of the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal after a report card highlighting major delays by him in the approval of schemes was tabled in the Delhi Assembly. However, the LG office was quick to reject the report terming it “incorrect”. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, …

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April 5, 2018

AAP protests BJP MLA’s ‘casteist remark’, Assembly adjourned

Speaker Ram Niwas Goel adjourned the Delhi assembly for about half-an-hour on Wednesday afternoon after AAP MLAs protested over an alleged “casteist remark” by BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa. As soon as the assembly session began on Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Nitin Tyagi urged the Speaker to suspend Sisra from the house for terming …

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April 4, 2018

Uproar in House on BJP legislator’s ‘anti-Dalit’ remark

The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday was adjourned when Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators created a ruckus over the remarks made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Manjinder Singh Sirsa in which he referred Dalit community as “chotti jati” (low caste). Sirsa was speaking in a calling attention session ~Rule 54~ on the hardships being …

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April 4, 2018

I feel very sad, LG Baijal obstructing every scheme of Delhi govt: Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that LG is practically obstructing every scheme and every project of the government.

March 30, 2018