BJP, AAP MLAs engage in heated exchanges in Delhi Assembly over Question Hour

AAP and BJP MLAs clashed in the Delhi Assembly as members traded barbs over Question Hour. The confrontation unfolded alongside sharp claims on healthcare, food adulteration and the House's functioning.AAP and BJP MLAs clashed in the Delhi Assembly as members traded barbs over Question Hour.A heated exchange broke out between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kuldeep Kumar and BJP MLA Ravi Negi in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Friday, with both legislators rising from their respective seats and engaging in a verbal confrontation.Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijendra Gupta termed the incident "very unfortunate" and warned that action would have to be taken if members continued to clash with each other.The issue of Question Hour also triggered a war of words between the ruling BJP and the Opposition AAP. Responding to AAP MLA Jarnail Singh's remarks on the absence of Question Hour, Delhi minister Kapil Mishra alleged that the previous AAP government had not conducted even five Question Hours during its five-year tenure."Your government did not conduct even five Question Hours during its five-year tenure. Your Leader of Opposition being in Goa shows how serious you are. Today is such an important day for the daughters of Delhi, yet the Leader of Opposition is absent from the House," Mishra said. Minister Parvesh Verma also targeted the Opposition, saying that Leader of Opposition Atishi was in Goa and had no interest in the Monsoon Session.Meanwhile, Speaker Vijendra Gupta announced that the live telecast of the Delhi Assembly had been made AI-enabled. He said the new system would allow the proceedings to be transcribed and heard in different languages simultaneously. During the proceedings, AAP MLA Aaley Mohammad Iqbal raised concerns over the condition of the Delhi government's healthcare system."Delhi's public healthcare system is in a state of crisis. I was there in LNJP Hospital yesterday night, and it took nearly two-and-a-half hours to get a ventilator bed. Patients requiring procedures such as stent implantation or orthopaedic rods are being asked to purchase from outside. Private bouncers have been deployed at LNJP and GB Pant Hospital, and they often misbehave with patients. Patients are being given waiting periods of up to two years for MRI and CT scan appointments. Delhi government should increase the number of ventilators and ICU beds at LNJP and GB Pant hospitals," Iqbal said.AAP MLA Jarnail Singh also raised the issue of food adulteration and urged the Food and Supplies Minister to take strict action."Today, adulteration is rampant in food and almost every essential commodity. The middle class is the worst affected. The Food & Supplies Minister should inform the House about the action being taken in such cases, how many samples have been collected, and what action has been initiated based on those findings. So far, the Food Safety Department has not established an effective mechanism to tackle this issue. District-level teams should be constituted to conduct regular sampling, ensure continuous testing, and take strict action against violators. Toxic junk food is also being served to children in private school canteens. These canteens should be investigated as well," Singh said.- EndsPublished By: Akshat TrivediPublished On: Aug 7, 2026 17:48 IST