The confrontation between the AAP government and LG has once again emerged in the capital Delhi. The Delhi Municipal Corporation held standing committee elections on Friday and voting began at 1 pm. However, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress Party did not participate in this election, which is the first time in the history of Delhi city. The election was held without AAP and Congress members.
Let us tell you that voting for the standing committee elections is underway at the MCD Building in Delhi. The election was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Yadav, who was appointed as the presiding officer in the absence of the mayor and deputy mayor. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is not participating in this election. On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has termed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) standing committee elections to be held at 1 pm on Friday as “unconstitutional and illegal”.
Mayor orders moratorium, but LG reverses decision
The Aam Aadmi Party has announced that the elections will be held on October 5. Coincidentally, Mayor Shali Oberoi postponed the election to October 5 due to disruptions caused during the search process for councilors on Thursday. Later Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena reversed the decision and directed MCD Commissioner Ashwini Kumar to hold the elections at 1 pm on Friday.
The BJP is making a mockery of the Constitution
At a press conference on Friday, senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia and MCD Mayor Shaili Oberoi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Municipal Corporation Commissioner of mocking Democracy and the Constitution. Sisodia claimed that the commissioner issued an order late Thursday night directing the additional commissioner to conduct the election as the presiding officer. “The BJP was caught red-handed trying to repeat the Chandigarh mayoral election,” he said, adding that as per the rules, only the mayor, deputy mayor or mayor can vote. Senior MPs can preside over meetings of the MCD House. The mayor has announced that the next House meeting and standing committee elections will be held on October 5.
What did Sisodia say?
Sisodia further claimed that the order issued by the Commissioner on the instructions of the Lieutenant Governor was “illegal”. Mayor Shali Oberoi said she has announced the next House meeting on October 5 as well as the election of the sixth standing committee member and is committed to ensuring free and fair elections. He insisted the commissioner’s order was “unconstitutional, invalid and illegal.” Oberoi reiterated that the elections will be held on October 5.
Shaili Oberoi reiterates her views
On the other hand, Sally Oberoi said that she has announced that she will hold the next meeting of the House of Representatives on October 5 and elect members of the 6th Standing Committee and is committed to free and fair elections. He called the order “unconstitutional, invalid and illegal” and insisted that the election could only be held on October 5.
CM Kejriwal said this
Former CM Arvind Kejriwal said on the MCD standing committee elections, “I am surprised. The MCD House can be convened only by the mayor. The Lieutenant Governor cannot convene the House. Tomorrow they will say that the Home Secretary will convene the Assembly session. Their intention is flawed.” On the other hand, AAP MLA Dilip Pandey also raised the issue of MCD standing committee election in the Delhi Assembly. “LG does not respect the constitution. It is murder of democracy and the constitution by trying to force elections in the MCD,” he said.
AAP leader Manish Sisodia claimed that the BJP is stifling democracy on the instructions of Prime Minister Modi. “The MCD Commissioner ordered the conduct of elections on the instructions of the LG, which is illegal and unconstitutional,” he said. MCD Mayor Shaili Oberoi and AAP clarified that the elections held on September 27 were “illegal” and the elections would only be held on 10 Held on May 5th.
