In her first press briefing as Delhi CM , Rekha Gupta had said that her government will table the CAG reports in the first Assembly session.
NEW DELHI: The
Delhi government
will table the long-pending Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports in the Assembly on February 25. The reports, which examine the financial and administrative performance of the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, had been at the centre of a political tussle between the two parties.
According to the legislative assembly bulletin, the first session of the eighth Delhi Assembly will commence on 24th February, with the oath-taking ceremony for newly elected MLAs in the morning, followed by the election of the Speaker in the afternoon. On 25th February, Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena will address the House, after which the
CAG reports
will be presented. The session will reconvene on 27th February for discussions on the motion of thanks and the election of the Deputy Speaker.
BJP MLA Vijender Gupta, who has been elected as the Speaker, had confirmed the tabling of the CAG reports. “The CAG reports will be tabled on 25th February,” he said in a post on X after meeting Delhi chief minister
Rekha Gupta
to discuss the agenda of the upcoming session.
The BJP had previously accused the AAP government of deliberately stalling the release of the reports to conceal corruption. During AAP’s rule, the party had moved court seeking directions for the reports to be tabled, a demand that is now being fulfilled under the BJP-led administration.
Rekha Gupta, who took office as Delhi chief minister on February 20, had defended her government’s swift decisions amid criticism from opposition parties. “The Congress ruled for 15 years and AAP for 13. Instead of questioning us, they should reflect on their own record. Within a day of taking office, we cleared the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, which AAP had blocked, providing Rs 10 lakh in benefits to Delhi residents,” she stated.
She also took aim at the opposition, suggesting that the CAG reports could reveal damaging details about the previous administration. “They are worried that once the CAG reports are tabled, many records will be exposed,” she said.
In addition to addressing financial transparency, the BJP government has pledged to prioritise pollution control and infrastructure projects. After participating in the evening Aarti on the Yamuna’s banks, Rekha Gupta reiterated her commitment to cleaning the river, a key issue during the Assembly elections. The BJP had previously criticised AAP for failing to address pollution and encroachment along the river.
