Major drama took place in the Delhi Assembly on 18 January 2023 as 4 BJP MLAs were ordered to be marshalled out of the House. The rest of the BJP MLAs boycotted the proceedings in protest.
The BJP legislators were protesting against the Aam Aadmi Party government in the House over the issue of pollution in Yamuna river. The MLAs gave the Speaker two bottles filled with Yamuna water, and sought a debate.
On 16 January, the Delhi LG's office said that according to the pollution control committee's (DPCC) data, Yamuna river pollution has doubled in the last 8 years under the Arvind Kejriwal government.
"The LG has paralysed the House and BJP MLAs should be ashamed of it. BJP MLAs should go to LG and ask him not to gag the House," Speaker Ram Niwas Goel told BJP MLAs.
Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said the supply of dirty water from Yamuna was harming the health of the people.
(With PTI inputs)