First session of newly consituted Delhi Assembly begins with Arvinder Singh Lovely sworn as Protem Speaker

The first session of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly began on Monday, with BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely taking the oath as the pro-tem Speaker. The oath was administered by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena at Raj Niwas before the session commenced.

“A new chapter will be written today. The AAP-DA has been responsible for ruining Delhi over the last 12 years. Today, we have the opportunity to lead Delhi towards a Viksit Delhi… The CAG report will also be tabled today, exposing the corruption carried out by Arvind Kejriwal over the past three years”, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said.

Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra also expressed his views, calling the day “historic.”

“It is a historic day. Those who deceived Delhi now realize that the real power lies with the people. Corruption has a limited lifespan, and eventually, it comes to an end. Under the leadership of CM Rekha Gupta, Delhi now has a government that will truly work for its people.”

“The BJP has come to power in Delhi after 27 years. Our first priority will be to ensure clean water, better sewage systems, improved roads, and cleaner air for the people of Delhi. For the past 10 years, the water crisis has been a nightmare for the residents”, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood said.

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

Gupta was sworn in as chief minister on Thursday. Hours later, she chaired her cabinet’s first meeting and announced two major decisions: the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme with a ₹5 lakh top-up and the tabling of 14 pending CAG reports in the Assembly’s first session.

According to the Delhi Assembly bulletin, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena will address the Assembly on February 25, after which the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports will be tabled.

Later that day, the Assembly will open the floor for a motion of thanks on the LG’s address. On February 26, discussions on the motion of thanks will begin at 11:00 AM, followed by the election of the Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly.

(ANI)