Story continues below this adAggarwal and Kunjwal were not the only Speakers to approve ad hoc appointments. Before the 2011 Recruitment Rules kicked in, 161 ad hoc appointments were made to the new state Vidhan Sabha Secretariat between 2001 and 2007. Story continues below this adTelling timelineThe timeline of the ad hoc appointments under the scanner, between 2016 and 2022, show how the Congress and the BJP ignored service rules:December 2016: Speaker Kunjwal approved 149 ad hoc appointments. January 2017: The Personnel department objected to the ad hoc appointments and the Finance department concurred. June 2020: Speaker Aggarwal approved six ad hoc appointment orders which were then issued by the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat.

Source: Indian Express February 19, 2026 11:21 UTC