Delhi Assembly Monsoon Session 2025: Speaker orders 130-personnel security cover
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Key Takeaways
Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on 6 August conducted a high-level security review ahead of the Assembly's Monsoon Session, directing a comprehensive multi-layered security deployment across the Delhi Assembly complex. The session is scheduled to run from 7 to 11 August.
Security Deployment and Scale
Nearly 130 security personnel — including Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel — will be deployed on session duty, according to officials present at the review meeting. Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Devesh Shrivastava briefed the Speaker on the arrangements.
A Quick Response Team of the CRPF has already been positioned at the premises to ensure immediate response to any contingency. Additionally, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)-level officer will be permanently stationed at the Assembly throughout the session.
Infrastructure and Access Control Upgrades
Hydraulic road blockers are being installed at all entry gates, and access control measures are being upgraded. Under a revised entry protocol, access to the Assembly complex will be permitted exclusively through Gate No. 1, with all remaining gates restricted to regulate movement and reinforce perimeter security.
View cutters will also be installed along the periphery of the complex to prevent unauthorised visual access. A dedicated office for Delhi Police personnel will be established within the Assembly premises to facilitate continuous supervision and inter-agency coordination.
Mock Drill and Emergency Readiness
Delhi Police conducted a mock drill at the Assembly premises to assess operational preparedness and emergency response capability. The exercise involved representatives from the CRPF, Delhi Fire Services, Bomb Disposal Squad, Detective Unit, Special Staff, SWAT, local police, ambulance services, and officials of the Delhi Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
Legislative Business Planned for the Session
The Business Advisory Committee of the Assembly has confirmed that three Bills will be introduced during the Sixth Session of the Eighth Legislative Assembly. These relate to time-bound delivery of public services, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, and bed-and-breakfast establishments.
Two reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) and a notification concerning the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission will also be tabled during the session. The Monsoon Session is expected to see substantive legislative activity alongside the heightened security arrangements.