Delhi Vidhan Sabha: The two-day session of the Delhi Assembly is starting from today, and this session is being considered historic in many ways. This is the first time that former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be present in the House only as an MLA. In his place, new Chief Minister Atishi has taken over. However, she has made it clear that Arvind Kejriwal's chair will be kept vacant, and she will run the government from another chair. Atishi's move is a symbolic message that Arvind Kejriwal's return will be awaited.
Kejriwal's presence in the HouseThe special thing about this session will be that Arvind Kejriwal will be present in the House as an MLA. The question is whether Kejriwal will sit on his old seat, which is the Chief Minister's chair, or a separate seat will be set for him. Usually the Chief Minister's chair is right in front of the Speaker's seat, while the Leader of the Opposition's seat is at a 90 degree angle to the Chief Minister's chair.This session is taking place after Kejriwal's arrest and spending six months in jail. The proceedings of the Assembly were stalled for a long time due to his arrest in the Delhi liquor policy scam. Now that this session is taking place, the opposition, especially the BJP, is keeping an eye on it, and it is going to attack the government on many issues.
Issues of opposition's attack- In this session, the opposition is preparing to raise many serious issues, which are directly related to the functioning of the Delhi government and its responsibilities. The main issues among these are as follows:
- 50 people died in the rain: There has been loss of life due to heavy rains in Delhi, and the opposition will target the government on this.
- 11 pending CAG reports: Many CAG reports are pending, for which a demand will be raised to fix accountability.
- Distribution of ration cards: About 95,000 poor people have not yet received ration cards, which is being seen as a big failure of the government.
- Shortage of drinking water: There is a huge shortage of water in many areas of Delhi, which has become a big social and political issue.
- Pension of the elderly: Questions will also be raised on the government regarding the delay and problems in getting pension to the elderly.
- Increasing pollution levels: Delhi's air quality is continuously deteriorating, and the opposition may raise it as a serious health crisis.
- Poor transport system: Delhi's public transport system will also be targeted by the opposition, which includes the poor condition of metro and bus services.
- Funds for 12 colleges of DU: The government will also be cornered on the issue of stopping funds to 12 colleges of Delhi University.
- Delhi Jal Board debt: The debt of Rs 73,000 crore on the Jal Board will be a major issue, which raises questions on the financial plans of the Delhi government.
- Corruption in hospitals: The government will also have to answer the allegations of corruption in the construction of hospitals.
- Fake appointments in DSEU: The issue of fake appointments in Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) can also resonate in the session.
- Implementation of central government schemes: Allegations of not implementing many schemes of the Center in Delhi will also be an important issue of this session.
Importance of the assembly sessionThe importance of this session also increases because the opposition is keeping a close eye on the working style of the government during the absence of Arvind Kejriwal. This is the first assembly session after Atishi became the Chief Minister, and in such a situation the government will have to face many tough questions from the opposition.The opposition will especially try to show that the position of the Delhi government has weakened during Kejriwal's absence. Now it remains to be seen how the government faces the attacks of the opposition in this session and what decisions are taken.