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Not the last session of assembly: Delhi govt to HC

The Delhi government on Monday submitted an undertaking before the Delhi high court, affirming that the ongoing session of the Delhi legislative assembly is not the last before its dissolution in February, and that the lieutenant governor retains the authority to convene subsequent sessions. The term of the Assembly is till February and the power of convening of the session is with the LG,” senior advocate Sudhir Nandrajog, representing the Delhi government, submitted before a bench of justice Sanjeev Narula. The petition requests directions to forward 12 reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General to LG VK Saxena for tabling before the Delhi legislative assembly. Represented by senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, the BJP MLAs which included Mohan Singh Bisht, Om Prakash Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mahawar, Abhay Verma, Anil Kumar Bajpai, and Jitendra Mahajan, argued that the CAG reports for 2017-18 to 2020-21 contained “sensitive” information and were being withheld by Delhi chief minister Atishi, who also holds the finance portfolio.

Hindustan Times

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