Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on February 27 is set to present a motion in the Delhi Assembly to appoint Mohan Singh Bisht as the new Deputy Speaker of the House.
According to the list of business for the day, “Election of the Deputy Speaker: 1. Smt. Rekha Gupta, Hon’ble Chi Minister to move the following motion: Hon’ble Member of this House be chosen as the “That, Shri Mohan Singh Bisht, Deputy Speaker of this House.” Shri Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Hon’ble Minister to second the Motion. 2. Shri Anil Kumar Sharma, Hon’ble Member to move the following motion: “That, Shri Mohan Singh Bisht, a Hon’ble Member of this House be chosen as the Deputy Speaker of this House.” Shri Gajender Singh Yadav, Hon’ble Member to second the Motion.”
Additionally, the agenda includes a continuation of the “Discussion on Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on ‘Performance Audit Report on Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi’ relating to Government of NCT of Delhi (Report No. 1 of 2024) laid by Smt. Rekha Gupta, Hon’ble Chief Minister on 25th February, 2025 to continue.”
Who is Mohan Singh Bisht?
BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht won with a margin on more than 17 thousand votes, beating out AAP’s Adeel Ahmad Khan.
Bisht has been a five time MLA from Karawal Nagar assembly constituency. This is his sixth time, winning the Mustafabad constituency. He has consistently won the assembly elections since 1998 whenever he contested. He only lost once in 2015 to BJP’s Kapil Mishra.
Delhi Assembly Session
On February 25, the Delhi Assembly session witnessed high drama on its second day as opposition protests continued unabated. Amidst heavy sloganeering, Speaker Vijender Gupta suspended 21 MLAs till February 28. The MLAs protested protest outside the Assembly and raised slogans against the state government while carrying posters of BR Ambedkar.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Delhi Assembly and Senior AAP leader Atishi accused the BJP of trying to sideline BR Ambedkar’s legacy by replacing his portraits with those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in key government offices, including the Delhi Chief Minister’s office and the Assembly. She further questioned whether the BJP considered Modi to be “greater” than Ambedkar.
CM Gupta presented the CAG report on the liquor policy in the Assembly. Ahead of the session, a meeting of BJP MLAs was chaired by CM Rekha Gupta, where discussions were held regarding the report and the smooth functioning of the House.
While speaking to the media on Tuesday, Speaker Vijender Gupta said, “The first CAG report has been tabled today. We will try to present as many reports as possible in the session, which has now been extended till March 3.”
