Vijender Gupta Elected Speaker Of Delhi Legislative Assembly

BJP MLA from Rohini, Vijender Gupta, was elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Monday.

His nomination was put forward by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.

As per tradition, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Leader of Opposition Atishi escorted him to the Speaker’s chair.

The eighth legislative assembly’s first session began today. At Raj Niwas, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena administered the oath to BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely as the Protem Speaker. Subsequently, Vijender Gupta was chosen as the Speaker.

Rekha Gupta, who represents Shalimar Bagh, was also sworn in as a member of the 8th Legislative Assembly.

Sharing her commitment on X, she posted, “I pledge of dedication towards Delhi! Today I took oath as MLA in Delhi Assembly. Shalimar Bagh is my karmabhoomi, but every citizen of Delhi is my family. I am committed to work with full dedication for the development of the entire state and public service. Inspired by the vision of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, I will continue to strive to build a developed Delhi.”

Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma assured that the new government would deliver on its commitments.

“I want to say to the people of Delhi that our government will meet your expectations. We will fulfil all the poll promises we made. I also want the cooperation of the Opposition party. We want good laws to be formed to take Delhi to newer heights. I don’t claim that we will make Delhi like Paris or London, but we will ensure we develop Delhi. This is our government’s resolution,” Verma noted.

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