Delhi govt to table eco survey on Day 2 of Budget session

The Arvind Kejriwal government is expected to table the state economic survey in Delhi Assembly on the second day of the Budget session, which began amid uproar on Tuesday. The Delhi government is slated to present the state Budget on Thursday.

On day one of the Budget session, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raked up the issue of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar’s fake degrees. Following ruckus in the floor of the House, BJP’s OP Sharma was marshalled out of the Assembly.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal used the opportunity to take a dig at the BJP, which leads the government at the Centre.

The AAP leader said that he was kept in the dark by Tomar just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unaware of the connection of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje with former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi.

Earlier, 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.