Three present and former ladies office-bearers from the BJP and a mixture of probables from a number of communities have been really useful as contemporary faces for the 4 vacant non-official member positions on the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), The Indian Specific has learnt.
In accordance with get together sources, the Delhi BJP had despatched its suggestions for the put up of vice-chairperson and three different members following the get together nationwide unit’s instructions final week.
The record, sources stated, consists of eight names from throughout the get together ranks, all of which might be contemporary faces, because the BJP doesn’t plan to repeat any of the present members.
“The names, that are understood to have been despatched to the nationwide unit are RP Singh, Rajkumar Grover, Sunita Kangra, Dinesh Pratap Singh, Sona Kumari, Anil Sharma, Virender Babbar and Raj Bala Dagar,” a BJP chief stated.
“Aside from these, a number of different names, together with that of Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, and senior leaders from the Delhi BJP are stated to be into account. Nevertheless, the appointments could also be delayed as a result of upcoming Delhi Meeting elections,” one other chief stated.
The 13-member council consists of officers from the forms, elected members and non-official members, with the Ministry of House Affairs (MHA) nominating the latter for a five-year time period. 4 out of 5 official members have been appointed by MHA.
These embrace officers from numerous authorities departments — one every from MHA and the Delhi authorities, and two from the Ministry of Housing and City Affairs. The present elected members embrace New Delhi BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, New Delhi AAP MLA Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Cantonment AAP MLA Virendra Singh Kadian, because the jurisdiction of their constituencies falls below the council.
RP Singh, a businessman and the present nationwide spokesperson of the BJP, has lengthy been an energetic get together member. Beforehand, he served as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Meeting from Rajinder Nagar and has been notably concerned in addressing the get together’s stance on the Sikh neighborhood points.
Rajkumar Grover, the West Delhi and Chandni Chowk District President of the Delhi BJP, is one other notable identify on the record. Dinesh Pratap Singh, a state vice-president of the Delhi BJP, is understood for his vital affect throughout the Purvanchali neighborhood.
Anil Sharma, a former MLA from RK Puram and a former Deputy Mayor of the MCD, is recognised for his organisational work throughout the Delhi unit, whereas Virender Babbar, additionally a Delhi BJP spokesperson, had additionally served as an MCD Standing Committee member.
The ladies candidates understood to have been recommended embrace Sunita Kangra, Raj Bala and Sona Kumari. Kangra, who was the Mayor of the erstwhile South Delhi Municipal Company in 2019, is at the moment one of many eight state secretaries of the Delhi BJP. Bala is related to the get together’s Mahila Morcha and Kumari is a Delhi BJP secretary.
