Delhi Assembly Session Begins; Arvinder Singh Lovely Sworn In As Protem Speaker

The inaugural session of the Delhi Assembly kicked off on Monday, where BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely was sworn in as the Protem Speaker at Raj Niwas, with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena overseeing the oath ceremony. The Speaker election is set for 2 PM.

Leaders React To Assembly Session

Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa commenting on the beginning of the session stated, “A new chapter will be written today. AAP-DA has done the work of spoiling Delhi for the last 12 years. Today, we have the opportunity to take Delhi towards a Viksit Delhi. Today, the CAG report will also be tabled, and it will reveal the corruption done by Arvind Kejriwal for the last 3 years.”

Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra called the day historic, asserting, “It is a historic day today. The people who cheated Delhi have understood that the real owner is only the public. Corruption has a limited time, and after that, it is over. Under the leadership of CM Rekha Gupta, such a government has come to Delhi that will work for the people of Delhi.”

Delhi Minister Ashish Sood emphasized governance priorities, noting, “BJP has come to power after 27 years. Our first priority will be to provide the people of Delhi with clean water, better sewage, better roads, clean air. For the last 10 years, the issue of water was like a nightmare for the people of Delhi.”

Ahead of the first session of the eighth legislative assembly of Delhi, a crowd gathered outside newly elected Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s residence to greet her on Monday morning.

Gupta, who was sworn in as CM on Thursday, held her cabinet’s first meeting hours after taking charge.

Meanwhile, in the meeting, she announced two major decisions:

• Implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme with a Rs 5 lakh top-up, and
• Tabling 14 pending CAG reports in the Assembly’s first session

Assembly Key Agendas

As per the Delhi Assembly bulletin, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena will address the Assembly on 25 February. Following his address, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports will be tabled.

Later in the day, the floor will however be opened for the motion of thanks on the LG’s address.

The discussion on this motion will begin at 11 AM on 26 February, followed by the election of the Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly.

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