The Delhi assembly session started with a confrontation as AAP's Atishi accused the BJP of being 'anti-Dalit and anti-Sikh' for replacing BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh's photos with those of Mahatma Gandhi, President Droupadi Murmu, and PM Modi in the CM office. Arvind Kejriwal criticized the BJP for hurting Babasaheb's followers, leading to the session's adjournment.
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