NEW DELHI: On April 21, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had proposed Goyal's name to chair the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House meeting which will elect the mayor and deputy mayor for the current financial year.
The nomination of the presiding officer had emerged as a contentious issue ahead of the first mayoral polls after the MCD unification in February, with the AAP alleging that the LG chose a Bharatiya Janata Party councillor (Satya Sharma) ahead of the senior most member of the House (Mukesh Goyal). During the February 22 session, Sharma took controversial decisions -allowing nominated aldermen to take oath before the councillors and then allowing them to vote in the polls, both of which were later overturned by the Supreme Court.
Mukesh Goyal, a six-term municipal councillor who represents Adarsh Nagar ward, said that he will ensure that unlike previous mayoral elections, the process is carried out smoothly, and as per the established procedures and regulations. "The elections will be held as per the rules through a secret ballot process. Whoever has the majority in the House will elect the mayor of the city," Goyal said.
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