Arvinder Singh Lovely Takes Oath As Protem Speaker Of Delhi Assembly

BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely was sworn in as the protem speaker of Delhi Assembly. The oath was administered by Delhi LG VK Saxena.

BJP MLA Arvinder Singh lovely has been sworn in as the protem speaker of Delhi Assembly.

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BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely took oath as the protem speaker of the Delhi Assembly on Monday. The oath was administered by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at the Raj Niwas during the first session of the Delhi Assembly commenced today. 

Lovely, who is one of the senior-most legislators of the House, will administer oath to the newly elected MLAs. Later in the day, the new Speaker will be elected, with BJP MLA Vijender Gupta likely to be chosen for the post.

Commenting on the start of the Assembly session, Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa remarked: "A new chapter will be written today. AAP-da has done the work of spoiling Delhi for the last 12 years. Today, we have the opportunity to take Delhi towards a Viksit Delhi...Today, the CAG report will also be tabled, and it will reveal the corruption done by Arvind Kejriwal for the last three years."

Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra also expressed his views on the session, calling the day "historic". he also slammed the previous AAP-led government and said that Delhi would reach new heights under the leadership of the newly-elected CM Rekha Gupta.

"It is a historic day today. The people who cheated Delhi have understood that the real owner is only the public. Corruption has a limited time, and after that, it is over. Under the leadership of CM Rekha Gupta, such a government has come to Delhi that will work for the people of Delhi," he said.

Meanwhile, people gathered outside newly elected CM Rekha Gupta's residence to greet Delhi CM Rekha Gupta ahead of the first session of the eigth legislative assembly of Delhi.

The BJP had secured a landslide victory in the Delhi elections, ending the decade-long rule of the AAP after winning 48 of the 70 seats. The Opposition AAP has 22 MLAs in the House.

AAP MLAs have unanimously elected former Delhi chief minister Atishi as Leader of Opposition in the Assembly.