The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has reportedly accused the Aam Aadmi Party of not administering oath to councilors in the House and not electing the mayor, deputy mayor and members of the standing committee.
according to a report in Amar UjalaIn its report submitted to the Lieutenant Governor, the MCD has said that AAP members created ruckus by disrupting the proceedings of the House. Apart from this, they vandalized the house and also tore the papers. The MCD has not recommended action against any member, but has urged to fix the date of the House meeting.
The publication quoted its sources as saying that the MCD prepared a report on Friday’s uproar in the House on Monday, after which it was sent to LG VK Saxena in the evening. MCD has also sent its video footage along with the report. ruckus in the house,
Delhi Municipal Corporation The Committee has written in its report that the Presiding Officer Satya Sharma, after taking the oath, started the proceedings as per the agenda of the meeting. AAP members started opposing his decision.
AAP councilors and legislators raised slogans and entered the well as Sharma began the process of administering the oath to the 10 aldermen. The AAP members were earlier opposing the swearing in of the Mukhiya, not the elected representatives.
The swearing-in was stopped and the meeting was disrupted as you councilors stood up at the table, which included the presiding officer.
AAP members had a heated argument with their BJP counterparts, who retaliated by raising slogans against AAP and its convener Arvind Kejriwal. Amid the uproar, both sides accused the other camp of assault.
Why are you having trouble in the mayoral election despite winning the MCD?
The Aam Aadmi Party, despite having a majority in the House and securing 134 seats in the municipal elections, is facing problems in smoothly electing its mayor, deputy mayor and standing committee members.
a report in times of India Experts have been quoted as saying that the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act has complicated the exercise and other political parties have faced similar challenges in the past.
The report quoted former Delhi Assembly secretary SK Sharma as saying that the corporation functions as per the DMC Act as it is not a legislature.
“The Constitution only guides the legislature such as the Vidhan Sabha and the Parliament where laws are made. In Municipal Corporation, the emphasis is on the rules and bye-laws specified in the Act. The amended DMC Act, 2022 has given all powers to the Center or in other words to the LG, making things difficult for the AAP. It clearly states that the LG will appoint 10 aldermen. Similarly, 14 MLAs are nominated by the Speaker,” Sharma said.
Constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap said, “In the case of Delhi, which is a union territory, the LG has been given major powers as compared to the elected government.”
Kashyap was further quoted as saying that a “test of strength” was the main reason behind Friday’s incident. He said, ‘Even after the result, the BJP claimed that the mayor would be from their party. It is believed that AAP was afraid that the statement might turn out to be true, so despite having a majority, it is opposing the oath of the nominated members.
anti defection lawCross-voting of councilors is possible due to non-implementation of the MCD case. In 2014, Congress councilor Pravin Rana was elected deputy mayor of the then South Corporation with the support of an independent while the BJP was in power.
When will be the next meeting of MCD House?
The process of holding the next meeting will take time as MCD officials say that the entire process will be repeated for the election of the Mayor. On Monday, a file was sent to the lieutenant governor’s office seeking a new date for the mayoral election, describing the reasons for holding the ceremony again.
Now the process of nominating the presiding officer will also be restarted and the MCD will provide the names of elected councilors eligible for the role. times of India Quoting the office of LG VK Saxena, the report said.
Once the new date is fixed, the office of the municipal secretary will have to give at least 72 hours’ notice to the parties for the election, and write to the Delhi Police for security, besides making other arrangements at the MCD headquarters, Civic Centre. Will happen. The civic official said, “Keeping in mind that the corporators are elected members, their swearing-in ceremony will be done as per tradition.”
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