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Delhi Assembly sends CAG reports on AAP govt finances to PAC for probe

The CAG reports on finance and appropriation accounts of the previous AAP government in Delhi, revealing non-submission of bills and utilisation certificates worth hundreds of crores of rupees and risk of fund misuse, referred on Friday to the Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for investigation. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday tabled the reports in the Assembly, Finance Accounts and Appropriation Accounts of the Delhi government for the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23. Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said that in the Financial Accounts for the year 2021-2022, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) found that an amount of Rs 432.42 crore was outstanding due to non-submission of bills by government departments, It means there was no way to confirm whether the amount was actually spent as approved by the Legislative Assembly. In the year 2022-2023, this amount was Rs 574.89 crore, he said. "The CAG has also expressed concern over the non-submission of ...

Delhi Assembly to discuss Mustafabad name change, CAG report on DTC today

AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha will present a resolution on the implementation of free distribution of gas cylinders on special occasions by the Delhi government

Delhi HC issues notice on plea challenging Atishi's Kalkaji election win

Petitioners alleged that a day before polling, Atishi's aides were caught with ₹5 lakh in cash and were acting under her instructions to bribe voters in exchange for votes

Highlights: More than 114 detained in connection to Nagpur violence so far

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Delhi Budget 2025: ₹5,100 crore allocated for ₹2,500 every month to women

Delhi Budget 2025-26: In the Assembly, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the Budget has 10 focus areas including infra development, electricity, roads, water

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta to present Budget 2025-26 for national capital today

Before the presentation of the Budget, the chief minister is set to visit the Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place after which she will head towards Delhi Secretariat for a Cabinet meeting

Highlights: SC Collegium recommends Justice Varma's transfer back to Allahabad HC amid cash row

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'Hope BJP keeps promises in Budget session': Delhi LoP Atishi slams govt

The Delhi Legislative Assembly is set to convene its first budget session under the BJP government, with the state budget scheduled to be presented on March 25

Auto drivers join BJP's sweet start ahead of Delhi Assembly budget session

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta arrived at the Delhi Assembly this morning ahead of the commencement of proceedings

Delhi Assembly budget session begins today, 3rd CAG report set to be tabled

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will move a motion for the election of financial committees, marking an important step in the assembly's financial governance

Delhi Assembly to go paperless, signs agreement to implement NeVA platform

Moving towards paperless work, the Delhi Assembly on Saturday signed a tripartite agreement with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the Delhi government for implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in the presence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta. With this, Delhi Assembly has become the 28th legislature to adopt the NeVA platform, a statement from the Assembly Secretariat said. The agreement was signed by Satya Prakash, Additional Secretary in Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ranjeet Singh, Delhi Assembly Secretary, and Reetesh Singh, Principle Secretary (Law) in Delhi government. The agreement signifies Delhi's commitment to a paperless and more transparent legislative system, the statement from Assembly Secretariat said. The NeVA platform aims to bring greater efficiency, accessibility and sustainability to legislative procedures by digitising House ...

Delhi Assembly Speaker nominates 14 MLAs to MCD, 11 from BJP, 3 from AAP

Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has nominated 14 MLAs to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), boosting the BJP's aspirations of running a triple-engine government by winning the mayoral elections next month. Of the 14 MLAs, 11 are from the BJP and three from AAP. The nominated MLAs vote in the elections for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor, due in April. In a statement, Gupta said that the nominated MLAs would assist the municipal corporation in budget formulation, civic administration and urban governance. The BJP MLAs nominated to the MCD are Anil Sharma, Chandan Choudhary, Jitender Mahajan, Karnail Singh, Manoj Kumar Shokeen, Neelam Pahalwan, Parduymn Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar Bhatia, Ravi Kant, Sanjay Goyal and Tarvinder Marwah, according to an official notification. The AAP MLAs include Pravesh Ratn, Surendra Kumar and Ram Singh Netaji. The AAP had won the last mayoral election held in November 2024 by three votes. Meanwhile, the BJP, which won a resounding victory in t

'BJP tasting its own medicine': Saurabh Bhardwaj after Speaker's complaint

Bhardwaj's remarks followed Delhi Speaker Vijender Gupta's letter to Chief Secretary Dharmendra, highlighting concerns over officers ignoring Assembly members' letters, calls, and messages

Laxmi Nagar MLA Abhay Verma appointed BJP chief whip in Delhi Assembly

Laxmi Nagar MLA Abhay Verma was on Tuesday appointed the ruling BJP's chief whip in the Delhi Assembly. His appointment was made in a meeting of the BJP Legislative Party in the presence of the party's Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other BJP MLAs were present at the meeting. "During the meeting, discussions were held about the appointment of a chief whip to ensure the smooth functioning of the Legislative Party. All MLAs present decided to entrust this decision to Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva," said the Delhi BJP in a statement. After consulting the chief minister, Sachdeva announced Verma's appointment as the chief whip, it said. Reacting to the announcement, Verma said, "As the chief whip, I will ensure coordination between the party MLAs and the government for smooth running of the House." A two-time MLA from Laxmi Nagar, Verma (52) is a Purvanchali leader and the Delhi BJP's chief spokesperson. A law graduate of Delhi Universi

Atishi slams Speaker's conduct, demands fairness for Oppn in Delhi Assembly

Atishi condemned the conduct of the previous legislative session, accusing the Speaker of fostering a biased environment that side-lined the opposition

'Injustice to opposition': Atishi writes to Speaker on AAP MLAs' suspension

Former Delhi CM and LoP in Assembly Atishi said that this is an "insult" not only to the MLAs but also to the mandate given by the people

Excise policy caused Rs 2K cr loss: Delhi Assembly speaker Vijender Gupta

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday expressed concern over the tabled CAG report on the excise policy, which revealed a revenue loss of around Rs 2,000 crore. He also discussed about the upcoming CAG report on 'Public Health Infrastructure & Management of Health Services'.Speaking to ANI, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said, "The facts in the CAG report are shocking...It caused a revenue loss of around Rs 2000 Crores." Earlier, on Tuesday, CM Rekha Gupta had tabled the CAG report on the Delhi Excise Policy. The 'Performance Audit on Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi' covers a period of four years from 2017-18 to 2020-21 and examines the regulation and supply of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Foreign Liquor in Delhi. Notably, the Delhi Assembly session has been extended by two days till March 1.Further, on the upcoming CAG report on 'Public Health Infrastructure & Management of Health Services, ' Gupta said, "It will be tabled in the ...

AAP stages 'dharna' after Atishi, MLAs stopped at Delhi Assembly gate

Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi on Thursday said AAP MLAs were being stopped from entering the Delhi Assembly premises after being suspended for three days from the proceedings in the House. Atishi said the BJP was "crossing all limits of dictatorship" after coming to power. Soon after the House proceedings began on Tuesday, Atishi and other AAP MLAs protested against the alleged removal of B R Ambedkar's portrait from the CM's office. Speaker Vijender Gupta suspended the 21 AAP legislators for disrupting Lt Governor V K Saxena's inaugural address to the newly constituted House. In a post on X, Atishi said, "AAP MLAs were suspended from the House for three days for raising slogans of 'Jai Bhim'. And today, they are not even being allowed to enter the Vidhan Sabha premises. This has never happened in the history of the Delhi Legislative Assembly." On Tuesday, 21 out of 22 AAP MLAs, including Atishi, were suspended from the House. The suspension of AAP MLAs came on a day when the .

Delhi CM to move motion for Mohan Singh Bisht as Deputy Speaker today

Delhi Assembly will also discuss the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report titled 'Performance Audit Report on Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi' today

AAP govt's Delhi excise policy caused Rs 2,000 crore loss: CAG report

New BJP dispensation has promised to table in the Assembly 13 more such reports