New Delhi, March 13 -- A fresh political row has erupted as Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Delhi Assembly Atishi on Wednesday accused Speaker Vijender Gupta of "undermining democratic norms" by selectively targeting opposition MLAs during the Assembly session that concluded on March 3. Hitting back, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta defended his decision of keeping the suspended members out of the House as he hit out at Leader of Opposition Atishi for making "baseless" allegations.
In a reply to Atishi regarding her memorandum, Gupta reiterated that he had repeatedly clarified the decision to keep out the members who had been suspended by the House was strictly as per Rule 277 read with the definition of precincts. He further mentioned ...