New Delhi, March 24 -- Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday criticised Leader of Opposition Atishi for "defending the misconduct" of four suspended AAP MLAs, accusing her of "speaking ill" against the Chair of the House.

In the Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly, the Speaker had suspended AAP MLAs Sanjeev Jha, Som Dutt, Kuldeep Kumar, and Jarnail Singh for allegedly disrupting the House. Atishi has demanded that the Speaker revoke the suspension for the ongoing Budget Session.

In a letter to Atishi, Speaker Vijender Gupta said that he had advised the AAP leader to attend the sitting on March 21 to discuss the matter in the House; however, she abstained.

Gupta wrote, "I am in receipt of your letter dated 24th March 2026 re...