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Kejriwal, Sisodia Ask Delhi High Court To Quash Assembly Privileges Summons in ‘Phansi Ghar’ Row

The petition challenges the committee’s jurisdiction, with the High Court set to hear the case on Tuesday.

Overview

  • Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia filed their petition on November 8, and Justice Sachin Datta is listed to hear it on Tuesday.
  • They seek court orders calling for committee records and restraining further action, alleging misuse of privilege powers for political ends after a regime change.
  • The Privileges Committee issued a notice on September 9 and summons on November 4 to verify the memorial’s authenticity, which the petitioners say disregarded their earlier replies.
  • The committee has scheduled a meeting on Thursday at 3 pm to deliberate on the faansi ghar matter.
  • The dispute stems from a 2022 inauguration of a memorial presented as a British-era execution chamber, which the current Speaker describes as a tiffin room, with historians cited as calling an execution-site claim unlikely.