Delhi Assembly adjourned twice as BJP, AAP spar over 'teachers counting dogs' claims

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BJP MLAs protesting against Arvind Kejriwal during the wintertime  play   of the Delhi Assembly successful  New Delhi connected  January 6, 2026.

BJP MLAs protesting against Arvind Kejriwal during the wintertime play of the Delhi Assembly successful New Delhi connected January 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The Delhi Assembly was adjourned doubly connected the 2nd time of the Winter Session connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026), with the ruling BJP MLAs seeking an apology from the AAP members for “spreading lies” that directions were issued for the counting of stray dogs by the authorities schoolhouse teachers.

Speaker Vijender Gupta had a hard clip controlling the protesting legislators earlier adjourning the House for 30 minutes, soon aft the sitting started astir 11 a.m.

After the House reconvened, the ruling enactment MLAs again raised slogans against the AAP members, including their nationalist convener Arvind Kejriwal, seeking an apology.

Mr. Gupta tried to bring the House nether bid arsenic the Opposition members excessively raised their voices successful protest, earlier adjourning the House till 1 p.m. Education Minister Ashish Sood earlier wrote to erstwhile Chief Minister Kejriwal, accusing him of making “wrong and misleading statements” regarding the deployment of authorities schoolhouse teachers for the counting of stray dogs.

In the letter, Mr. Sood said, “The authorities circular connected this substance is already successful the nationalist domain,” and demanded a nationalist apology from Mr. Kejriwal.

After the House resumed aft lunch, Speaker Mr. Gupta referred the substance raised by BJP MLA Ajay Mahawar to the lasting committee connected acquisition for a probe. The BJP and AAP legislators besides resorted to protestation and sloganeering extracurricular the House during the day.

An FIR has been registered by the Delhi constabulary connected a ailment by the Directorate of Education, accusing definite societal media users of circulating “false and misleading claims” astir schoolhouse teachers successful Delhi being asked to number stray dogs.

Published - January 06, 2026 04:08 p.m. IST

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