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Speaker Vijender Gupta suspends 12 AAP MLAs from Delhi Assembly

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta suspended 12 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, for the day due to their "disruptive sloganeering"

Special focus on roads, corruption, women, and welfare of poor: Delhi LG

He said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas, sabka prayas, sabka samman' would be the guiding factor for the state government

Will uncover extent of AAP's corruption today: Parvesh Verma on CAG report

Verma stated that the report would reveal the extent of the party's wrongdoings and emphasized that the people of Delhi and taxpayers had been taken advantage of

Atishi among 12 AAP MLAs suspended on Day 1 of Delhi Assembly session

Following the expulsion, Atishi accused the BJP of dishonouring BR Ambedkar by taking down his portrait from the chief minister's office

Govt should focus on governance: AAP leader ahead of tabling of CAG reports

The present government should focus on governance and the promises which were made to be passed in the first cabinet meeting, AAP's Priyanka Kakkar said

CAG reports on AAP govt's tenure to be tabled in Delhi Assembly on Feb 25

The BJP-led Delhi government is set to table 14 pending Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reports on the previous AAP government's performance in the Delhi Assembly on February 25. According to the BJP MLAs, the reports will be presented on the second day of the first session of the newly constituted eighth Delhi Assembly. The BJP has been alleging that the reports were withheld by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) administration. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had announced last Thursday that the reports would be made public in the first session under the new government. The pending CAG audits include reviews of state finances, public health infrastructure, vehicular air pollution, liquor regulation and the functioning of the Delhi Transport Corporation, among others. The BJP had repeatedly demanded the release of these reports during the AAP's tenure, even moving the court to direct the government to table them. The saffron party had accused the AAP government of deliberat

Delhi MLAs take oath, stock markets tank, Russian consulate explosion & more

The first session of Delhi’s eighth legislative assembly kicked off today. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and newly-elected MLAs took their oath, administered by Protem Speaker Arvinder Singh Lovely.

First session of Delhi's 8th Assembly begins post BJP's return to power

The first session of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly commenced on Monday, marking the BJP's return to power after 26 years and its shift to the right side of the Speaker's chair. 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. As the senior-most legislator, Lovely will oversee the swearing-in of all newly elected MLAs. Chief Minister Rekha 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. The BJP secured a decisive victory in the February 5 Assembly elections, winning 48 of the 70 seats and .

'BJP's focus on water, sewage, cleanliness': Delhi minister Ashish Sood

Ashish Sood outlined the party's commitment to addressing the longstanding water shortage and infrastructural issues in the national capital

'No shortage of money but lack of intentions': Atishi slams Delhi govt

Atishi highlighted the unfulfilled promise of providing Rs 2,500 per month to every woman in Delhi, which was supposed to be passed in the first cabinet meeting

Delhi LG Saxena appoints BJP's Arvinder Singh Lovely as protem speaker

According to the Delhi assembly bulletin, LG Saxena will address the assembly on February 25, after which the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports will be tabled

CM Rekha Gupta's govt scraps ex-CM, ministers' personal staff appointments

After taking oath as Delhi CM on Thursday, Rekha Gupta held her first cabinet meeting, announcing Ayushman Bharat's Rs 5 lakh top-up and tabling 14 pending CAG reports in the Assembly

CAG report to be tabled on Feb 25 in Delhi Assembly: BJP's Vijender Gupta

Vijender Gupta said that tabling of the CAG report is the foremost agenda of the government as decided in the cabinet meeting held on Thursday

BJP Rohini MLA Vijender Gupta nominated for Delhi Assembly Speaker post

Nominated for Delhi Assembly Speaker post, BJP leader and Rohini MLA Vijender Gupta said his priority will be to present the pending CAG reports in the House

Rekha Gupta sworn in as Delhi chief minister, ending BJP's 27-year wait

The event witnessed a show of political strength with the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top BJP leaders, and chief ministers from NDA-ruled states in attendance

Rekha Gupta to take oath as Delhi CM today: Check date, time and venue

The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Delhi Chief Minister on February 20 will be attended by Prime Minister Modi and several dignitaries

Prasad, OP Dhankar appointed as BJP's observers for Delhi CM selection

The BJP on Wednesday named former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and its national secretary Om Prakash Dhankar as the party's central observers for the election of its Delhi legislature party leader, who will be the next chief minister of the national capital. The legislature party is meeting later in the evening to elect its leader amid suspense over the choice of the BJP top brass. The party said in a statement that its Parliamentary Board appointed Prasad and Dhankar as the central observers. Several members of the Board met at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence earlier in the day to deliberate on the issue. With the BJP coming to power in Delhi after nearly 27 years, the party's rank of MLAs is full of first-timers amid some experienced faces, throwing up a wide rang of probables for the top seat. The leader after being chosen by the party MLAs will meet Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at the Raj Niwas to stake claim to form the news government Meanwhile, ...

'Despite Delhi results. BJP can't form govt in Bihar', says Lalu Yadav

RJD Chief Lalu Yadav dismissed the impact of Delhi election results on Bihar, asserting that the BJP has no chance of forming a government in Bihar, stating, 'The people have now recognised the BJP'

Electoral battle won, BJP now has to deliver on promises in Delhi

However, unlike the AAP administration, however, the BJP-led government could count on support from the Centre

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