New Delhi: High drama was witnessed on Tuesday in the Delhi Assembly on the first day of the budget session with Opposition trying to corner the AAP government over ex-law minister Jitendra Singh Tomar's alleged fake law degrees even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a counter-attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre on the Lalitgate row.
The AAP government took pot shots at the Prime Minister over the Lalit Modi visa controversy. Kejriwal alleged that he was kept in dark by Tomar just like Modi was kept in the dark by Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhra Raje. He said the law should be equal for all.
BJP MLA OP Sharma was evicted from the House after he tried to disrupt proceedings and walked up to the Chief Minister over Tomar's degrees.
As soon as the House met, three BJP MLAs forcefully raised the issue of Tomar's arrest and sought a detailed discussion on the matter which was rejected by Speaker Ram Niwas Goel.
The House was adjourned for 15 minutes following disruptions by the BJP immediately after it met. When the House met again after the adjournment, BJP MLA Sharma tried to disrupt the proceedings. He first came to the Well of the House and then walked up to Kejriwal and interrupted him when he was giving a statement on the issue. Speaker Goel called the marshalls when Sharma tried to
confront Kejriwal.
"The way Om Prakash came from his seat and ran towards the Chief Minister is not acceptable. I gave a chance to talk and even adjourned the house for 15 minutes. When the Chief Minister is answering then why not listen to him? I can take strict action against him," the Speaker said.
BJP Legislature party leader Vijayendra Gupta also came down hard on the government accusing it of misleading people of Delhi on various issues.
The AAP MLAs rebutted BJP's criticism and vociferously referred to the Lalitgate row. The Budget will be presented on June 25.
(With inputs from PTI)
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