New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Delhi Assembly has sought written comments from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on the inauguration of the so-called "Phansi Ghar" at the Assembly premises in 2022. They have been given 10 days to respond, according to people aware of the matter.

The "Phansi Ghar," which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) insists was only a colonial-era lift shaft used to deliver food, was at the centre of a stormy debate in the monsoon session.

According to a letter dated September 9, Kejriwal attended the 2022 inauguration as chief guest, while Sisodia and then deputy speaker Rakhi Birla were guests of honour. The event was presided over by then Speaker Ram Niwas Goel...