MCD holds elections for 25 committees after hiatus
This is the first such election after over two-and-a-half years.
Since the number of nominations matched the required number of members, mayor Raja Iqbal Singh declared all nominations valid. He further announced that nominations for the posts of chairman and deputy chairman in each committee can be filed until July 31. Elections for these positions are scheduled for Aug 6 and 7.
Additionally, leader of the house Pravesh Wahi authorised the mayor to nominate three expert members each to the education committee and the ad hoc committee on Scheduled Caste welfare and reservation implementation, respectively.
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Among the 23 committees, three — the anti-flood measures committee, naming and renaming of streets committee, and grant-in-aid committee — will be chaired by the mayor. The standing committee chairman, Satya Sharma, will head the municipal accounts committee and the high-powered property taxes committee, while deputy mayor Jai Bhagwan Yadav will chair the Hindi committee.
The session saw sharp protests from AAP councillors, who accused MCD of bias against the SC/ST community.
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They alleged that the number of members in the ad hoc committee on SC welfare and reservation implementation had been reduced from 35 to 21.
Responding to the allegations, Singh asserted that the issue was not new and had been raised in earlier House sessions too.
"AAP had every opportunity to engage in constructive discussion and put forth its views but chose not to," he said.
Former AAP member Mukesh Goel said: "If AAP is so concerned about Dalit councillors, it should have got their Dalit councillors nominated to the committees."
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