Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has ordered allocation of offices to newly-elected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in their respective constituencies. He said constituency offices serve as a crucial link between MLAs and the public, facilitating direct communication and problem-solving. The Assembly Secretariat said that through these offices, MLAs will be able to engage directly with citizens and take prompt action to address their concerns. The practice of allocating government-funded offices to legislators in their constituencies was started by the previous AAP government whose legislators had expressed a lack of personal funds and staff for attending to public problems. The move is expected to foster better coordination between the public and their elected representatives, thereby strengthening the democratic fabric of the city. The decision marks an important milestone in making Delhi’s democratic framework more effective and responsive, it said. The process of assigning offices to new legislators has commenced, according to a statement issued by the Assembly secretariat. In the 70-member Delhi Assembly, the BJP has 48 legislators while the Opposition AAP has 22 MLAs.