The Delhi Assembly is likely to table a resolution to address the controversy around ‘Phasi Ghar — a purported Raj-era execution chamber in the assembly premises — in the upcoming Winter Session scheduled to start from January 5.
The Business Advisory Committee of the Delhi Assembly — headed by Speaker Vijender Gupta—on Friday adopted a resolution to consider the issue pertaining to the authenticity of the structure which was inaugurated within the assembly premises by the former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government under the then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in 2022.
“The matter, having earlier been examined by the Committee of Privileges, was subsequently taken up by the Business Advisory Committee to determine the appropriate procedural course for its consideration by the House,” reads an official statement.
Earlier, the Privileges Committee of the Assembly had issued notices to Kejriwal, the national convener of the AAP, and Manish Sisodia, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi in the matter.
The winter session of the Delhi Assembly is scheduled to be held from 5 to 8 January.
The controversy surrounding the structure erupted in August after Speaker Vijender Gupta alleged that the former AAP government falsely claimed that the assembly premises had a British-era “phansi-ghar” and then renovated it in 2022, arguing that it was in fact, a “tiffin room” used for carrying food and other items