The budget session of Delhi Assembly has ended. Assembly Speaker Vijendra Gupta gave detailed information about the session during a press conference on Monday (31 March). He told that a total of four meetings were held in this session which ran from March 23 to March 27, 2026. The assembly proceedings lasted for a total of 15 hours and 16 minutes.
During this, Vijendra Gupta told that all the 7 pending reports of CAG have been tabled in the House and now no report is pending. He said that these reports have been submitted to the Public Accounts Committee (PAG). He said audit reports related to state finance, revenue, economic, social and general sectors as well as Delhi Jal Board and universities were presented on March 23 and discussed on March 25 and 27. He said that for the first time in 15 years, three reports of the Public Accounts Committee have completed the full procedural cycle, which now puts the onus on the government to act on them.
Along with this, while giving information about the legislative work done during the session, the Speaker said that the Economic Survey of Delhi (2025-26) was presented on March 23. The annual budget for the year 2026-27 was presented on 24 March 2026 and the budget was adopted after discussion in the House on 27 March 2026. Also, important bills like Delhi Appropriation (No. 2) Bill 2026, Societies Registration (Delhi Amendment) Bill 2026 and Delhi Appropriation (No. 3) Bill 2026 were passed.
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Giving information on the use of state-of-the-art technology, Vijendra Gupta appreciated the successful launch of Vidhan Sathi AI Chatbot. The chatbot provides real-time legislative research assistance and voice-enabled access in Hindi and English, thereby modernizing legislative functioning.
The Assembly Speaker said that 63 notices were received under Rule 280, out of which 44 special mentions were raised in the House. These cases were related to various problems of the public and have been sent to the concerned authorities with instructions for immediate action. Additionally, the financial committees of the House (Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee and Committee on Public Undertakings) were constituted with 9 members each without elections, thereby ensuring continuity in parliamentary oversight.
Speaking on the opposition, Vijendra Gupta said that it is a matter of concern that the opposition has adopted a completely negative approach during this session. He said that it is really unfortunate that the opposition chose to remain absent from the House proceedings in the name of protest without any concrete issue. He said that such a situation is unprecedented in the legislative history of the country, where members stay away from the House without any apparent reason. He said that boycotting the House without any issue, disrupting its functioning and trying to mislead the public cannot be justified.
Vijendra Gupta said that the conduct observed during this session raises serious concerns for parliamentary functioning. He mentioned that deliberately disrupting the proceedings, preventing the House from functioning, disregarding its dignity and later trying to create a misleading discussion is a sign of indiscipline which cannot be accepted. He emphasized that the House operates strictly according to its rules of procedure. He said that if the opposition had any complaints, they could have come to the House and presented their views and they would have been given time for discussion, but despite this they decided not to participate.
On the matter of suspension, the Speaker of the Assembly clarified that this was explained in detail in the meeting held with the leader of the opposition on March 21, 2026. He was informed that since the suspension is session related, it automatically ends as soon as the notification is issued after the prorogation of the House and the approval of the Lieutenant Governor. Citing Rule 77, he said that the suspended member is prevented from entering the premises of the House and attending the meetings of the committees unless permission is sought for a specific purpose.
Vijendra Gupta reiterated that the House functions completely as per its rule book. He said that creating confusion and collectively staying away from proceedings shows a lack of responsibility. He said that the Assembly is a forum elected by the public and members are expected to fulfill their accountability towards the public by engaging in logical debate instead of disruption.
