Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Assembly on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta citing findings from two Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports on “irregularities” during the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) tenure. She said her government has been spraying “pesticides” to improve the system infested by “termites”. Earlier in the day, several Opposition MLAs, who were sloganeering against the “rice scam” and demanding a debate over the alleged irregularities in the procurement and sale of subsidised rice meant for the poor, were marshalled out of the House. Ruling party MLAs accused AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar of throwing rice in the well of the House while he was being marshalled out.

Delhi's rice scam allegations reveal massive corruption; AAP and BJP clash over procurement irregularities and demands for accountability.

Eight Aam Aadmi Party MLAs were marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday. They were demanding the resignation of Food Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa over alleged rice…