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The mayoral election to the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD), anticipated to be held this month after a delay of greater than six months, is ready to be deferred additional as incumbent Shelly Oberoi has introduced {that a} routine assembly of the civic physique will happen on October 28. Whereas the AAP reasoned that the election can’t be held and not using a full Home and lots of councillors are unavailable because of the festive season, the BJP alleged that Oberoi has deferred the election to attend a convention in Brazil on November 3 earlier than her time period ends.
The announcement on the routine MCD assembly was made via an official order from the workplace of Municipal Secretary Shiva Prasad.
Chief of Opposition, Raja Iqbal Singh stated, “The mayor needs to journey to Brazil at authorities expense, which is why the election for the Dalit-reserved mayoral seat has not been carried out. The AAP additionally intends to gather funds throughout Diwali, which is another excuse for delaying the mayoral election.”
Nevertheless, the AAP said, “Because of the festive season, most councillors shall be unavailable for the upcoming elections. In consequence, solely the Normal Company Assembly for October is scheduled for October 28, with all adjourned gadgets postponed to November to be addressed together with the Normal Home session. The MCD, because the Home of elected representatives, can solely maintain elections when councillors are current, making their availability important for the method”.
With the mayor and deputy mayor’s seat reserved for the Schedule Caste (SC) candidates this yr, Singh additionally accused the AAP authorities of depriving the neighborhood of its rights. “By not conducting the mayoral election this month, the AAP has confirmed that it’s anti-Dalit. The municipal officers had sought approval to set the date for the mayoral election, however Mayor Oberoi has ordered the postponement.”
Whereas the file to set a date for the mayoral election was despatched by the Municipal Secretary’s workplace on October 13, it has been mendacity within the mayor’s workplace since then.
On October 16, AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal had, in a letter to Oberoi, expressed issues over the delay in conducting the election. “After popping out of jail, I got here to know that as a part of a conspiracy, they (BJP) didn’t even conduct the mayoral elections in my absence. They intentionally snatched the rights of the folks of the SC neighborhood. This can’t be tolerated beneath any circumstances. I request you to instantly maintain the mayor elections and provides the SC neighborhood its rights,” Kejriwal wrote.
Terming the letter “misleading”, BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor questioned AAP’s intentions. “If he has the braveness, he ought to dismiss Shelly Oberoi from the mayor’s publish. Now it is smart why Kejriwal’s three Dalit ministers — Raj Kumar Anand, Rajendra Pal Gautam, and Sandeep Kumar — will need to have left his get together,” he stated.
The continued delay will lead to a shorter time period for the subsequent mayor and deputy mayor as they historically maintain a one-year tenure. Recent elections shall be required in April 2025 as beneath the Delhi Municipal Company (DMC) Act, the mayoral polls are speculated to be held yearly in April in the course of the first session of the MCD Home.
Nevertheless, this yr’s election was delayed because of the Mannequin Code of Conduct (MCC) for the Lok Sabha elections kicking in and a dispute over the appointment of a presiding officer. Whereas the Election Fee granted the permission to carry the election stating there have been “no points with the MCC angle”, Lieutenant Governor V Okay Saxena refused to nominate a presiding officer saying session with the Chief Minister was required. Nevertheless, Kejriwal, who was the chief minister, was in jail then.
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