Archive · 7 Aug 2025
Delhi Assembly Launches Probe into 'Hanging House' Controversy
The Delhi Assembly is investigating if a room presented as a colonial-era execution site was actually a 'tiffin room'.
Speaker Vijender Gupta says it was a false claim, and has ordered a committee to look into it.
Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders will be questioned.
Gupta wants to remove a plaque with Kejriwal's name and restore the room to its original form.
AAP claims this is politically motivated and designed to weaken democratic institutions.
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta ordered an inquiry into the 'hanging house' matter.
Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and other AAP leaders will be summoned by the Privileges Committee.
The Speaker claims the structure was falsely presented as a British-era gallows.
The disputed structure was inaugurated by Kejriwal in 2022 as a tribute to India's freedom struggle.
AAP accuses the BJP-led Assembly of political vendetta.
- Who
- Vijender Gupta (Speaker), Arvind Kejriwal (former CM), Manish Sisodia, and the Privileges Committee.
- What
- An inquiry into the disputed 'hanging house' in the Delhi Assembly.
- When
- The inquiry was ordered during the Monsoon Session.
- Where
- Delhi Assembly complex.
- Why
- To investigate claims about the nature of a specific room and address alleged misrepresentation of historical facts.
Vijender Gupta (Speaker)
Arvind Kejriwal (Former CM) / AAP
Room's Purpose
Vijender Gupta (Speaker)
The structure was misrepresented as an execution site.
Arvind Kejriwal (Former CM) / AAP
The structure was accurately portrayed as a British-era gallows.
Motives
Vijender Gupta (Speaker)
AAP leaders misused government funds.
Arvind Kejriwal (Former CM) / AAP
BJP is using the panel for political vendetta.
- Location
- Delhi Assembly
- Disputed Item
- 'Hanging House'
- Speaker's Stance
- Structure was misrepresented.
- Inquiry Body
- Privileges Committee
- Summons
- Arvind Kejriwal and others
- Inauguration Date
- August 9, 2022
Sources
Vijender Gupta dismisses claims of ‘fansi ghar’ in Delhi Assembly
Phansi Ghar Row: Delhi Assembly Speaker Orders Probe, Kejriwal to be Summoned
Phansi ghar row: Delhi Assembly Speaker directs inquiry by privileges committee, Kejriwal to be summoned
Phansi Ghar row: Delhi Assembly Speaker directs inquiry by privileges committee, Kejriwal to be summoned
