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Delhi Monsoon Session Sees BJP-AAP Clash Over Question Hour

Delhi Monsoon Session Sees BJP-AAP Clash Over Question Hour
BJP, AAP trade barbs during Delhi Assembly Monsoon Session · theprint.in

The Delhi Assembly is like a big meeting room where the leaders who run Delhi gather to talk.

On Friday, two groups of leaders called the BJP and the AAP had a very loud argument there.

The AAP leaders said the BJP government was not letting them ask questions.

Asking questions in the Assembly is called Question Hour, and it helps leaders check that the government is doing its job.

The BJP leaders said the AAP was not being serious about asking questions.

One BJP leader said that when the AAP ran Delhi, it only held nine Question Hours in five whole years.

Another BJP leader said the AAP's main leader was not at the meeting and was on a holiday instead.

The AAP leaders got upset and said the government must let them ask about problems that people in Delhi face.

In the end, both sides said the other group was not taking responsibility, and nothing was settled.

Key facts

Event
Delhi Assembly Monsoon Session
Location
New Delhi
Report date
August 7
Core dispute
Non-allotment of Question Hour time
Question Hour record (claimed by BJP minister)
9 Question Hours in 74 sittings over five years under previous AAP government; none in 2024
AAP MLAs who raised the issue
Sanjeev Jha and Jarnail Singh
Absent Leader of Opposition
Atishi (alleged by Kapil Mishra to be 'holidaying' in Goa)

Quotes

Parvesh Sahib Singh

BJP Minister of State for Urban Development

“"There is a limit to shamelessness. The Opposition is pained that this government is working for the people."”
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“"Atishi was absent on the first day of the Monsoon Session and was ‘holidaying’ in Goa."”
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Sources

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