Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has expressed willingness to attend the Delhi Assembly’s Privileges Committee regarding the authenticity of the alleged “Faansi Ghar” in the Assembly premises. Kejriwal, in a letter to the Assembly’s Secretariat, cited scheduling conflicts for missing the Committee’s hearing and proposed a date between March 2 and 6, 2026, for his appearance. A High Court hearing on Kejriwal’s challenge to the Committee’s summon is set for February 21.
Kejriwal’s letter, accompanied by a legal argument disputing the Committee’s authority, questions the relevance of pursuing a matter from the dissolved 7th Vidhan Sabha. He maintains that the current 8th Vidhan Sabha lacks jurisdiction over the “Faansi Ghar” issue due to its origins in the previous assembly. Kejriwal argues that the summons issued to him are invalid, citing Supreme Court precedents on legislative privilege.
The controversy revolves around the misidentification of a colonial-era ‘Tiffin Room’ as an ‘Execution Chamber’ during the AAP government’s tenure. Speaker Vijender Gupta referred the issue to the Privileges Committee, which has repeatedly called upon Kejriwal and other AAP leaders for information on the alleged ‘Faansi Ghar’ within the Assembly premises.
