New Delhi, March 3 -- Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Atishi claimed on Sunday that as soon as the AAP MLAs raised the issue of Rs 2500 payout for women in the House, their microphones were "switched off", and they were subsequently "thrown out."

The Kalkaji MLA pointed out that lakhs of rupees are spent daily to run the House and reminded the BJP of its commitment to delivering on the work front rather than always abusing Arvind Kejriwal.

"The House runs on tax money. Lakhs of rupees are spent every day to run the House... They (BJP) only want to abuse AAP and Arvind Kejriwal and nothing else... I want to tell the BJP that the people of Delhi have elected you not to abuse but to work... As soon as we raised the issue of Rs 2500 ...