New Delhi, March 25 -- Leader of Opposition Atishi has written to Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta, alleging that the functioning of the House over the past year has undermined democratic norms and systematically suppressed the voice of the Opposition.

In her letter, Atishi stated that the Assembly has not been allowed to function as a democratic institution, claiming that elected representatives of the Opposition have been repeatedly silenced, suspended, and prevented from participating in proceedings. She described the situation as an erosion of parliamentary democracy driven by partisan conduct.

Citing the Winter Session as a key example, she noted that four Opposition MLAs - Sanjiv Jha, Kuldeep Kumar, Jarnail Singh, and Somdutt...