NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi party led Delhi government on Tuesday gave a political start to first session of the year of Delhi assembly. Delhi government started the session by paying homage to people died during demonetization while standing in bank queues. Apart from this, assembly also observed two minutes silence on the sad demise of former CM of Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa. Just after this, MLAs of Aam Aadmi party also brought to the fore a discussion on ex Delhi LG Najeeb Jung, However, it was ruled out by the speaker.
Following this, AAP Minister Satyendar Jain also attacked union government and termed the DDA as Delhi ‘Destruction Authority.’ “We want limited share of the land. The government would not commercialize it but set up facilities like schools and fire stations. We don't want concrete jungles. But DDA is not responding...DDA is not a development authority but a destruction authority,” Jain, the Delhi health minister, said.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta termed the session as “illegal”. Gupta said by not inviting the new Lt Governor Anil Baijal to address the “first session of the year”, the government has “violated and misused” rules. To which, Goel reprimanded Gupta for “dragging” the new LG who is “good and gentle”. The BJP MLA also questioned the intent of the government
in stretching the fourth session of the Assembly over six segments. “It is contradictory that you are conducting monsoon session in winter,” he said. However, both Goel and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia rejected Gupta's charges. This is the sixth segment of the ongoing fourth session of the Assembly.