BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi refuses to be pro-tem Speaker of Delhi Assembly

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagdish Mukhi has declined to be the pro-tem Speaker of Delhi Assembly.

The decision in this regard was taken by Mukhi after he received a letter from Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung about his appointment as a pro-tem Speaker in Delhi assembly.

According to reports, neither Mukhi nor any BJP MLA will become the pro-tem Speaker.

The pro-tem speaker administers oath to all newly-elected MLAs.

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will seek a vote of confidence on January 3 on the floor of Delhi Assembly.

I can only say that this is a very churlish by BJP.

And it is nothing new for the BJP.

They are a party which finds fault with other parties but never see their own faults.

The BJP has demanded the speakers' post, so has the Congress and so has the lone JD(U) member Shoaib Iqbal.

I can only advise AAP not to accept any blackmail by any of these parties.

The Speaker's post usually goes to the ruling party and consequently it should go to AAP. Of course, in the process, AAP will have one member short in the Assembly.

The Deputy Speaker's post could go to the opposition as is the usual practise