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Stormy start for Winter Session of Delhi Assembly
The Winter Session of Delhi Assembly got off to a stormy start on Monday with the Congress government coming under fire from BJP over issues like corruption.
New Delhi: The Winter Session of Delhi
Assembly got off to a stormy start on Monday with the Congress
government coming under fire from BJP over issues like
corruption and trifurcation of the municpal corporation.
Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna, who gave the customary address to the House, also came under the Opposition`s line of fire as BJP MLAs took potshots at him whenever he highlighted the Sheila Dikshit-led government`s achievements. Indifferent to the Opposition`s furore, Khanna continued with his address stating that the city government had taken a number of steps to "impart a new fillip to the ongoing process of good governance".
From the word go, it was trouble as BJP MLAs were on their feet shouting slogans. Even the opposition MLAs were shouting slogans even before Speaker Yoganand Shastri formally announced the start of the five-day session.
In his speech, Khanna defended the move to trifurcate the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) saying the smaller bodies would address the day-to-day problems of the citizens "more expeditiously and effectively".
Praising the government for promoting "inclusive growth" in the capital, he said that it had made "relentless efforts to make itself participatory, consensus-oriented, accountable and transparent." The BJP kept accusing the government of being "riddled with corruption" and demanding the strengthening of the Lokayukta institution in the capital.
More fireworks are expected in the coming days as well, with the BJP, which will try to use the session as a campaign platform ahead of MCD polls, promising to raise several issues "plaguing" the Sheila Dikshit government.
"The government has been evasive on a lot of issues. We will ensure that it replies to a range of issues plaguing it, from irregularities in selecting unauthorised colonies for legalisation to corruption and price rise," Malhotra told told reporters outside the House.
"We will also demand the strengthening of the Lokayukta to bring corrupt minister in the regime to book," he said.
Defending her ministers, Dikshit accused the opposition of vitiating the atmosphere in the House with "baseless allegations".
"Delhi has become a world class city as a result of the string of policies and schemes we have introduced. The BJP is just looking for some fodder to belittle us," she said after the session.
On the move to trifurcate the MCD, she said it would only benefit the capital and help redress civic grievances more effectively.
Another issue likely to come up in the coming days is the Delhi government`s decision to infuse a Rs 500-crore fresh equity into the BSES keeping in view inability of the company to pay dues to various generation firms, including NTPC.
BJP has alleged that this bailout was "undue financial favours" to the tune of Rs 500 crore to power companies under the "garb" of raising equity. The party had also said they will come down hard on the issue of alleged irregularities in giving provisional regularisation certificates to a number of unauthorised colonies.
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Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna, who gave the customary address to the House, also came under the Opposition`s line of fire as BJP MLAs took potshots at him whenever he highlighted the Sheila Dikshit-led government`s achievements. Indifferent to the Opposition`s furore, Khanna continued with his address stating that the city government had taken a number of steps to "impart a new fillip to the ongoing process of good governance".
From the word go, it was trouble as BJP MLAs were on their feet shouting slogans. Even the opposition MLAs were shouting slogans even before Speaker Yoganand Shastri formally announced the start of the five-day session.
In his speech, Khanna defended the move to trifurcate the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) saying the smaller bodies would address the day-to-day problems of the citizens "more expeditiously and effectively".
Praising the government for promoting "inclusive growth" in the capital, he said that it had made "relentless efforts to make itself participatory, consensus-oriented, accountable and transparent." The BJP kept accusing the government of being "riddled with corruption" and demanding the strengthening of the Lokayukta institution in the capital.
More fireworks are expected in the coming days as well, with the BJP, which will try to use the session as a campaign platform ahead of MCD polls, promising to raise several issues "plaguing" the Sheila Dikshit government.
"The government has been evasive on a lot of issues. We will ensure that it replies to a range of issues plaguing it, from irregularities in selecting unauthorised colonies for legalisation to corruption and price rise," Malhotra told told reporters outside the House.
"We will also demand the strengthening of the Lokayukta to bring corrupt minister in the regime to book," he said.
Defending her ministers, Dikshit accused the opposition of vitiating the atmosphere in the House with "baseless allegations".
"Delhi has become a world class city as a result of the string of policies and schemes we have introduced. The BJP is just looking for some fodder to belittle us," she said after the session.
On the move to trifurcate the MCD, she said it would only benefit the capital and help redress civic grievances more effectively.
Another issue likely to come up in the coming days is the Delhi government`s decision to infuse a Rs 500-crore fresh equity into the BSES keeping in view inability of the company to pay dues to various generation firms, including NTPC.
BJP has alleged that this bailout was "undue financial favours" to the tune of Rs 500 crore to power companies under the "garb" of raising equity. The party had also said they will come down hard on the issue of alleged irregularities in giving provisional regularisation certificates to a number of unauthorised colonies.
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