Amid Delhi’s cold, a ‘heated’ winter session begins today

Session to begin with LG's address

- Paras Singh

The Delhi Assembly’s four-day winter session is likely to be a heated affair with the Delhi government and the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) expected to bring up a number of fraught issues from air pollution to the renovation of the former chief minister's residence.

The session, slated from January 5 to 8, will kick off with an address by lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi government is planning to table three key Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reports on the alleged irregularities in renovation of former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's official residence (dubbed as sheesh mahal by the BJP); DJB “irregularities” during AAP’s rule; and “corruption” in the education sector till 2023.

The government is also likely to table the Jan Vishwas Bill, aimed at decriminalising minor offences and replacing them with civil prosecutions, and hold discussions on Delhi's air pollution and the steps taken by various governments in the last 20 years. The opposition AAP, meanwhile, has said that it will corner the government on the issues of air pollution and “failed” poll promises.