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Allegedly, the BJP MLAs had interrupted Lt Governor VK Saxena multiple times during his address on Thursday last week as they sought to attack the Arvind Kejriwal government
Seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs, out of a total of eight in the Delhi Assembly, who were suspended for disrupting the Lieutenant Governor's address last week, have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the decision.
The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.
During the hearing, Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta, appearing for the MLAs, contended that they had not been allowed to participate in the assembly proceedings on Friday, Saturday, and now today, Monday.
"It is our constitutional right to participate. The motion is unconstitutional; we can demonstrate it is contrary to the rules of the house. The very highest I can be sent for 3 days, and today is the third day," he added.
Taking note of the submissions, the bench allowed the matter to be listed for hearing today.
The BJP MLAs faced suspension on Friday last week following disruptions during the Lieutenant Governor's address on the first day of the budget session. Their protests led to the interruption of Governor VK Saxena's speech within less than thirty minutes.
AAP MLA Dilip Pandey proposed action against the BJP MLAs, prompting Speaker Ram Niwas Goel to refer the matter to the Privileges Committee. Subsequently, the House approved the suspension of seven BJP MLAs, with the exception of Leader of Opposition Ramveer Singh Bidhuri, until the committee presents its findings.
The suspended members, including Mohan Singh Bisht, Ajay Mahawar, OP Sharma, Abhay Verma, Anil Vajpayi, Jitender Mahajan, and Vijender Gupta, were directed by the Speaker to leave the assembly premises.
Pandey accused the BJP MLAs of tarnishing the government's reputation and undermining the House's dignity in the presence of the media. He further alleged that the BJP's actions were squandering Delhi's tax revenue by obstructing the legislature's functioning.
In response to their suspension, the BJP MLAs, alongside the opposition leader, staged protests inside the Assembly, chanting slogans, and later demonstrated outside the Chief Minister's office.
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