Delhi February 24 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): The first session of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly commenced on Monday.
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and her six cabinet ministers were sworn in as MLAs in the House.
Newly elected MLAs Kapil Mishra (BJP) took oath in Sanskrit, Sanjeev Jha (AAP) in Maithili and Manjinder Singh Sirsa (BJP) in Punjabi.
BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely was sworn-in as the pro-tem Speaker and administered the oath by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena at the Raj Niwas before the session began.
Gupta was the first to take the oath, followed by her six Cabinet ministers. The remaining MLAs were sworn in thereafter.
The proceedings began with legislators singing Vande Mataram. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva was present in the Speaker’s gallery to witness the session.
The election for the new Speaker is set to take place later in the day, with BJP MLA Vijender Gupta likely to assume the position.
CAG reports to be tabled tomorrow
According to the Delhi Assembly bulletin, Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena will address the assembly on February 25, following which the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports will be tabled. Later that day, the assembly will open the floor for the motion of thanks on the LG’s address.
“The most important thing is going to come. We said that we should put the CAG report on the House table in the first session. This is people’s hard-earned money, which the previous government misused. They will have to account for each penny before the people,” the chief minister had said.
Summary: Rekha Gupta takes the oath as MLA as the first session of the newly elected Delhi Assembly commences, marking a significant moment in the legislature.