The Delhi Legislative Assembly.
Calling┬аit┬атАЬcompletely┬аillegalтАЭ,┬аLeader┬аof┬аthe┬аOpposition┬аin┬аthe┬аDelhi┬аAssembly and┬аBJP┬аMLA┬аRamvir┬аSingh Bidhuri┬аon┬а Wednesday slammed┬аthe┬аAam┬аAadmi Party governmentтАЩs┬аdecision┬аto┬аconvene┬аa┬аthree-day┬аAssembly┬аsession┬аfrom January┬а16. The government did not respond to the LoPтАЩs criticism over not having a full-fledged session.
Mr. Bidhuri also requested Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena to prorogue the session and instruct the government to convene the winter session as per the rules, with question hours and other constitutional arrangements.
тАЬAccording to the rules, it is necessary to call three full-time sessions тАУ a budget session, a monsoon session and a winter session тАУ in a calendar year, but the Arvind Kejriwal government did not convene the winter session this time. This rule is made by the Parliament and applies to the Delhi Assembly too,тАЭ Mr. Bidhuri said.
The BJP leader also said that according to rules, the government should also give a 15-day notice before convening a new session. тАЬThe upcoming session has been made a part of the previous session. This is completely against the rules,тАЭ he said.
Rule of prorogation
тАЬThis is being done because the previous session was not prorogued after it was over. If the session ends, it is declared prorogued, and the L-G is informed about it. ThatтАЩs why it is mandatory to take the permission of the L-G while convening the next session,тАЭ said Mr. Bidhuri, alleging that тАЬever since the Aam Aadmi Party government has come to power, the rule of prorogation is being violated continuously so that the permission of the Lieutenant -Governor is not requiredтАЭ.
The BJP MLA also alleged that the government calls two-three-day special sessions as per its тАЬpolitical purposesтАЭ to avoid giving 15-day notice. тАЬThe right to ask questions from the members is also taken away in the name of special meeting,тАЭ he added.
