Amid a tussle with the Raj Niwas, the Arvind Kejriwal Government has convened a three-day Assembly session from January 16.
According to an order issued by the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, the Commencement of the fourth part of the third session of the Seventh Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Members are informed that the fourth part of the third session of the Seventh Legislative Assembly meeting will start on January 16.
While allotting the days for the Transaction of Business during the fourth part of the third session, it stated that the meeting of the Legislative Assembly was tentatively scheduled for January 16, 17, and 18, 2023. “The sitting of the House can be extended if there is an urgency of work,” the order said.
Informing about the time of the Assembly meeting, it stated that the meeting of the Legislative Assembly shall commence at 11.00 a.m. and shall continue till the task is set for does not end. The quorum bell will ring five minutes before the scheduled time so that the members may take their seats.
However, on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena requesting to clear the appointment of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) Chairperson urgently following the tenure of the present DERC Chairman lapsed. He also urged the L-G not to send the file directly to officers, bypassing the elected government.
Earlier, multiple letters were written by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to the L-G over the ‘illegal appointment of 10 aldermen’ in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) house and approving the files by bypassing the elected government in the national capital. On the other hand, the L-G cleared its stand on the appointment of the aldermen by stating the constitution.