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AAP, BJP Councillors Throw Boxes, Exchange Blows Amid MCD Standing Committee Elections: Deets Inside!!!

SHIVANI UJJAINWALFebruary 23, 20230

When the BJP claimed that council members were using their mobile phones to take pictures of the votes during the secret voting and sought new elections, chaos ensued. After reconvening early on Thursday morning, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) house was postponed for a sixth time as AAP and BJP councillors continued to argue and shout slogans at one another. When the BJP claimed that during the secret voting, the council members were allegedly taking images of the ballots through their mobile devices, which is a violation of the secret ballot, mayhem broke out during the election for the members of the standing committee. The BJP has since urged that the votes cast be disregarded and that new elections be held. After the house broke for the day, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwa

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AAP Opposes MCD From Increasing House Tax: Learn Costs Of Living In Delhi

Isha PoddarJuly 8, 20220

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has written to the MCD special officer Ashwini Kumar to resist any suggestion of a hike in house tax. Citing news reports said that the MCD may increase house tax which will become a financial load on the Delhi inhabitant. MCD is supposed to collect house tax of ₹4,700 crores from more than 2.7 million registered properties, but only ₹1,750 crores reach the treasury. Every year, around ₹3,000 crore in house tax income is fritter away because of corruption. If this huge gap between the expected amount and the actual amount MCD collects is collected, there will be no requirement to hike the house tax,” Durgesh Pathak said in his statement. He also added that AAP has many suggestions that he would like to discuss with the new special officer of MCD. An MCD...

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Delhi MCD Elections: Is AAP Trying To Influence People With Name Change Politics?

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 10, 20220

Just before the municipal elections, the politics on naming roads to parks has started. In this episode, the northern corporation has recently changed the names of over 40 public places in the capital. MCD has included freedom fighters in the list of new names. It has included the names of various personalities including Bhagat Singh, Udham Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose, BR Ambedkar and Maharishi Valmiki. The corporation has recently changed the names of many public places including Chandni Chowk to Civil Lines and Pitampura to Shalimar Bagh. The personalities and leaders after whom the streets, parks and squares have been named include Sir Chhotu Ram, Gurjar Raja Mihir Bhoj and Sikh spiritual leader Guru Gobind Singh. Proposal For Name Change The mayor of the North Delhi Muni...

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‘BJP Afraid Of Losing From AAP?’: CM Kejriwal On Postponed MCD Election

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 10, 20220

After the postponement of the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has attacked the BJP-ruled Centre and the state election commission (SEC). He directly termed it the fear of defeat for the BJP. At the same time, the Delhi SEC has been accused of kneeling before the Centre. CM asked whether the Election Commission will now work under the pressure of the Central Government? And will PM Modi not conduct elections in this country now? While the deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has termed the commission's move to postpone the elections as a murder of democracy. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the people of Delhi will give a befitting reply to this conspiracy of the BJP and the AAP government will be formed with 260 seats in MCD. He claimed tha