A resolution in favour of giving ownership rights to those allotted land under a Central government scheme in the 1970s and 1980s, and the presentation of the Petitions Committee report on de-silting of drains is likely in the Delhi Assembly session on Wednesday, according to sources.
A government official said that the session would likely extend to Thursday, when the Assembly is likely to pass resolutions or discuss giving reservations to the Capital’s students in Delhi University college funded by the State government and giving advantages to Delhi residents in the upcoming recruitment of guest teachers.
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20-point programme
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had, earlier this month, written to Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal asking him to pass the proposal giving ownership rights to those given land under the 20-Point Programme.
The proposal had been cleared by the Sheila Dikshit cabinet in 2012, but the then-Lieutenant-Governor, Tejender Khanna, had referred it to the President. The Delhi Assembly is likely to pass a resolution in favour of the proposal.
However, the official agenda of the session had not been put in the public domain as of Tuesday evening. Leader of the Opposition and BJP MLA Vijender Gupta said that MLAs had also not been informed.
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Oppn hits out
In a statement, Mr. Gupta termed the session “an attack on democratic functioning” as the Opposition had not been given an opportunity to raise issues.
He said that as per rule 33 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Delhi Assembly, a 12-day notice is mandatory for starred and un-starred questions.
A private member’s resolution required a 12-day notice as per rule 89. Mr. Gupta said these were not being followed.
He said that the Aam Aadmi Party government had made it a practice of keeping the agenda secret till the day of the session, with MLAs being presented a copy in the House itself.