The suspension of 21 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs from the Delhi Assembly is not arbitrary but based on parliamentary rules and precedent, said Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday in a letter to the Leader of Opposition in the House, Atishi, who called the suspension an "injustice to opposition"
Calling the suspension of 21 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs an "injustice to opposition," Delhi Assembly Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi on Friday wrote to Speaker Vijender Gupta and urged him to "protect the democratic values."
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on Thursday questioned the validity of allegations made against him and his party by the BJP on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which was tabled in the Delhi Assembly on February 25.
Earlier in the day, after being denied entry into the Delhi Vidhan Sabha premises Atishi, along with other AAP MLAs, staged a protest outside the Assembly on Thursday, holding 'Jai Bhim' placards. She criticised the move as "undemocratic and unconstitutional."
"The BJP has crossed the limits of dictatorship after coming to power. AAP MLAs were suspended from the House for three days for raising slogans of 'Jai Bhim'. And today AAP MLAs are not even being allowed to enter the Vidhan Sabha premises. This has never happened in the history of the D
The Delhi Speaker Vijender Gupta on Thursday recognised Aami Admi Party (AAP) MLA Atishi as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
BJP MLAs Arvinder Singh Lovely and Kailash Gahlot address AAP MLAs' protest after police denied their entry to the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, emphasizing suspensions have occurred before and that allegations are often made without substance.
Speaking on the issue of AAP MLAs being denied entry into the Delhi assembly premises, Khandelwal said that it was wrong to deprive the party of the right, however, the party had no interest in the assembly's proceedings.
Following the denied entry into the Delhi Vidhan Sabha premises, AAP leader and Leader of Opposition, Atishi, along with other AAP MLAs on Thursday, staged a protest outside assembly premises with placards of 'Jai Bhim'.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Assembly Leader of Opposition Atishi on Thursday alleged that police officials have barred AAP MLAs from entering the Delhi Vidhan Sabha premises on the directions of the Speaker.