Delhi Assembly Session from Jan 5; pollution, CAG reports on DJB, city varsities to be debated

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Art, Culture and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra.

Art, Culture and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

The Delhi Legislative Assembly volition re-convene connected January 5, with the four-day league focussing on the contamination situation successful the nationalist capital and scrutiny of 3 CAG reports, Minister Kapil Mishra said connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025).

The Art, Culture and Tourism Minister said the authorities volition array a connection connected contamination and array 3 CAG reports – 1 each connected corruption successful 'Sheeshmahal,' the functioning of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), and Delhi government-run universities.

The word 'Sheeshmahal' was coined by the BJP to constituent retired the alleged opulence of the 6, Flagstaff Road residence of the ex-Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

"There is simply a precise elaborate study connected the functioning of DJB till the twelvemonth 2022, it has each the details of each the irregularities which caused the sewage strategy of the metropolis to collapse," Mr. Mishra said astatine a property conference.

"The CAG study connected the irregularities successful the functioning of universities governed by the Delhi authorities volition beryllium tabled, and each the corruption which occurred successful the functioning of universities till 2023 volition beryllium exposed successful the upcoming session," helium added.

Mr. Mishra said the Assembly would analyse the basal causes of the perennial occupation of contamination and measure past measures.

"We volition sermon what the erstwhile authorities had done to curb the pollution. Further, we volition besides sermon the affidavits which were submitted successful the Supreme Court and what their existent presumption is successful regards to mitigate pollution," helium said.

Mr. Mishra besides sought the opposition's feedback connected battling the city's aerial pollution.

The Minister besides said that the caller suspension of a registrar and tehsildar by the Delhi authorities reaffirms its stance of zero tolerance for corruption.

"The days of corruption are over. The erstwhile authorities is not successful powerfulness anymore. This is simply a caller government, and we volition not tolerate immoderate authoritative indulging successful corruption," Mr. Mishra said.

Published - December 30, 2025 12:48 p.m. IST

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