Delhi Budget Session Highlights: House passes resolution against disruption of L-G's speech by BJP MLAs

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Delhi Budget Session LIVE Updates: House passes resolution against disruption of L-G's speech by BJP MLAs

The Delhi Assembly passed a resolution on Friday  to refer to the Ethics Committee the disruption of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's address by BJP MLAs as a violation of the tradition of the House. Earlier in the day, as Saxena commenced his address in the House on the first day of the Budget session, BJP MLAs raised slogans demanding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's resignation over alleged corruption in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. (With inputs from PTI)

What LG Saxena told Delhi assembly?

In his budget speech, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said the city government's focus on improving the education sector had ensured that students are performing well now. He said the government is upgrading the education and health infrastructure in the national capital. "New hospitals will add 16,000 beds while existing hospitals are being upgraded," he added.

Delhi Budget Live Updates: CM Arvind Kejriwal reacts to L-G Saxena's speech

Speaking with media persons after L-G's budget speech, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, "Mr. L-G told that the Delhi government has made progress in education-health, electricity-water, roads, tourism, infrastructure, doubling and quadruple day and night. He also said that there were many difficulties but the Delhi Government has done a wonderful job."

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Delhi Budget Live Updates: L-G Saxena ends speech, Speaker orders 3 BJP MLAs out of house amid ruckus

Delhi Assembly proceeding adjourned, to resume after 30 minutes.

Delhi Assembly Speaker orders 3 BJP MLAs out of house

Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel ordered for marshalling out three BJP MLAs to bring order to the house after BJP and AAP legislators raised slogans against each other during Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's address to the house on Friday. 

The opposition BJP MLAs demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise policy, while the ruling AAP legislators protested against the saffron party as the LG began his address.

Delhi Budget Live Updates: L-G VK Saxena begins speech

L-G VK Saxena has begun gis budget speech. He lauded development in the city in terms of education sector. 

JUST IN | Ruckus erupts in Delhi Assembly

Slogans of "Modi-Adani bhai bhai" slogans raised in Delhi assembly.

Delhi Budget Session begins

The National Anthem is being played in the Delhi Assembly.

Discussion in Delhi assembly today over Sisodia's arrest

Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail over the Delhi excise policy case, will again appear before Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday as his ED custody is scheduled to end today in the Delhi liquor policy scam case.

Amid the political row over Sisodia's arrest, the AAP is likely to raise the issue that most of the Opposition leaders are raising across the country — that is, the misuse of central agency by the central government.

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Manish Sisodia ED custody ends today

Financial probe agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Manish Sisodia after questioning him in Tihar Jail on March 10. The former Delhi minister was then sent to ED custody for 7 days. His custody is scheduled to end today. He was sent to Tihar Jail after he was accused of corruption related to the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise policy in Delhi for 2021-22.

Delhi Budget session begins today | What to expect

The Delhi Budget session 2023-24 is all set to begin on Friday. Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena will deliver a speech early morning. 

The Delhi BJP has decided to to bring a no-confidence motion in the assembly against the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government. Besides, a discussion over Manish Sisodia's arrest is  likely to take place between the BJP and the AAP in the assembly today.

What to expect in Delhi Budget 2023-24

The 2023-24 budget of the AAP government will be tabled in the assembly on on March 21.

The budget is expected to have "the biggest" outlay of capital expenditure for infrastructure projects. The government's budget outlay for 2023-24 may be close to Rs 80,000 crore, sources were quoted by PTI as saying. A boost in tax revenue is also expected.

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