Assembly Speaker presents coffee table book on parliamentary legacy to PM

Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the his office in Parliament House, where he presented a specially curated coffee table book titled “Delhi Legislative Assembly presents Shatabdi Yatra, Veer Vithalbhai Patel.”

The publication, dedicated to Veer Vithalbhai Patel, the first Indian-elected Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly, chronicles a century of India’s parliamentary evolution. According to the Secretariat, the book compiles rare archival photographs, historic documents and defining democratic milestones from 1925 to 2025. A major feature of the compilation is its detailed account of the 2025 All India Speakers’ Conference held to mark the centenary of Vithalbhai Patel’s election, a moment described as foundational for India’s modern parliamentary traditions.

During his meeting with the PM, Gupta briefed him about several recent initiatives undertaken by the Delhi Assembly. He informed him that the Audit Para Monitoring System (APMS) was now fully functional, making Delhi “arguably the first state Assembly in the country to implement such a comprehensive real time audit monitoring portal.”

He also updated the PM on the implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), under which the Delhi Assembly has transitioned into a fully digital house, along with its conversion into a solar powered legislature. The Speaker further said that the Assembly complex was set to be developed into a heritage site, opening its historic precincts to the public and showcasing its democratic legacy.