The Delhi government had announced well in advance that its budget session in the assembly will begin on March 17 and that it will present its budget for 2023-24 on March 21, 2023. However, with just one day left for the budget presentation, drama erupted in the capital city as the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government informed the public that the budget presentation would not go ahead as scheduled. The reason cited by the government was that Centre engaged in ‘hooliganism’ to stall the budget presentation.