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Papers in for MCD panel polls, last member to be picked next week
Papers in for MCD panel polls, last member to be picked next week
最后更新时间: 2024-09-19 18:15:41
New Delhi: Nirmala Kumari, the AAP councillor from ward 112 in Sainik Enclave, and Sundar Singh Tanwar, the BJP councillor representing ward 158 in Bhati, have submitted their nomination papers for the election to the 18th seat in Standing Committee of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The election is scheduled to take place during a House meeting on Sept 26, and Thursday was the last date for filing nominations. The outcome of this election will be crucial in determining the party that will get its member as the Standing Committee chairman. Out of the current 17 members, AAP has eight and BJP nine. Of the 250 MCD councillors, 127 are from AAP, 112 from BJP, nine from Congress and one Independent, while one seat lies vacant since the resignation of Kamaljeet Sehrawat as the councillor of Dwarka B ward after becoming the West Delhi MP. Considering that AAP has a majority in the House, the chances of its candidate winning the election are high. "If the ninth member is from AAP, both parties will have equal strength, and the chairman will be elected through a draw of lots. However, the approval of the projects through Standing Committee will still be an arduous process due to equal representations of BJP and AAP. We are consulting experts to deal with such a situation," said an official. The formation of the committee has been at the centre of a tussle between AAP and BJP since the 2022 civic elections as the party with a majority or the chairmanship in the panel will have the ultimate power to take decisions on all financial matters. Last year, AAP had approached Supreme Court on the appointment of 10 aldermen by lieutenant governor without the consent of govt, which had put on hold the process for the elections of the ward and standing committees. On Aug 5 this year, the court clarified that LG had the right to nominate the aldermen without the consent of Delhi govt. The election to the 12 ward committees took place on Sept 4, in which the aldermen participated. The other six members in Standing Committee were already elected last year, but one seat has fallen vacant since the resignation of Sehrawat. In the Sept 26 House meeting, the agenda for holding the chairman's election is also expected to be placed. Once approved, the election can take place within a month.