°MCD poll with addl commissioner as presiding officer unconstitutional'

BJP IS MURDERING DEMOCRACY IN MCD: SISODIA

In a recent development, on Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators caused a ruckus in the Delhi Assembly regarding the elections for a member of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Standing Committee. This unrest led Speaker Ram Niwas Goel to adjourn the Assembly for 15 minutes amidst shouts of slogans from AAP MLAs.

Following the adjournment, AAP members held a demonstration near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the assembly premises, vocally opposing the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Lieutenant Governor. AAP MLA Dilip Pandey criticised the L-G, alleging, "The L-G is trying to interfere in the constitutional proceedings and making a mockery of the system."

The election for the Standing Committee member was originally scheduled for 1 pm, with an additional municipal commissioner appointed as the presiding officer. AAP has condemned this arrangement as "illegal and null and void," asserting that the election should be conducted only under the oversight of the mayor, deputy mayor, or a senior councillor.