Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma on Friday said that Rs 1.4 crore was spent on the “non-existent Phansi Ghar” during 2022-23, as the Assembly issued fresh summons to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the matter.
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta tabled a report of the Committee of Privileges on the matter, suggesting summoning Kejriwal, his then-deputy Manish Sisodia, ex-Assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel and his then-deputy Rakhi Birla. Earlier, on January 6, the Privileges Committee had recommended that the House take appropriate action against four AAP leaders for not appearing before it in a matter related to the authenticity of a ‘Phansi Ghar’. “The right of legislative committees to summon individuals and call for evidence has also been upheld by the Supreme Court. The Privileges Committee has recommended that appropriate action may be taken by the House against the concerned persons for their deliberate absence from the meetings of the committee,” Gupta said.