New Delhi

The first day of the Delhi Assembly under the new BJP government saw a confrontation between the treasury benches and opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members, leading to a brief adjournment of the House.

AAP leader Atishi, who serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, alleged that photographs of Dr BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh had been removed from the Chief Minister's office. AAP members resorted to sloganeering and stood on their feet, while BJP members countered their allegations.

Speaker Vijender Gupta condemned AAP's behaviour, saying, "The opposition is behaving irresponsibly. You will get time. An attempt is being made to hurt the dignity of the House. I urge opposition members to take their seats and allow the House to function. AAP members have come with an intention to disturb the House. You should not have made it a political platform. The opposition does not want the House to run smoothly," he remarked.

The House was adjourned for 15 minutes.

Speaking outside the House, Atishi accused the BJP of being "anti-Dalit and anti-Sikh," alleging that the ruling party had removed the pictures of Dr BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh from the Delhi Chief Minister's office.

"The anti-Dalit mentality of the Bharatiya Janata Party is well known. Today, proof of its anti-Dalit mentality has been presented. Arvind Kejriwal had put up photos of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh in every office of the Delhi government. Since the BJP has come to power, they have removed both these photos from the Chief Minister's office. This shows that the BJP is an anti-Dalit, anti-Sikh party," she alleged.

She also criticised the government over the "unfulfilled promise" regarding the Mahila Samman Yojana.

BJP MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah hit back at AAP for their protest in the Assembly. "No photo has been removed. They have brought photos from anywhere. They started off their careers from Anna Hazare's (protests)... We thought Arvind Kejriwal was the only one who lied. But she (Delhi Assembly LoP, Atishi) is ahead of him," he alleged.

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The BJP government is expected to table the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) reports on AAP's rule in the Assembly tomorrow.

AAP has accused the BJP of attempting to "spread a misconception". 

BJP has come to power in Delhi after 27 years.