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AAP vs BJP fight over 1 vote in Delhi civic body

February 24, 2023
Bharat Times

AAP and BJP leaders during the election of the Standing Committee of MCD

New Delhi:
A massive fight broke out between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and BJP councilors inside the Delhi civic body’s house after the mayor declared a vote in the election of six members of a crucial municipal committee invalid.

Here’s your 10-point cheatsheet for this big story:

  1. Following the mayor’s action, the BJP obstructed the counting of votes. However, the mayor insisted that the result be announced without the invalid vote.

  2. Chaos soon broke out in the house – corporators from both sides punched, kicked, slapped and pushed each other in between yelling. Some councilors’ kurtas were seen torn. One of them also fell.

  3. A BJP corporator, whose shirt was unbuttoned, told NDTV, “The vote is valid. If it is invalid, then according to our calculations, the AAP candidate will win.” Another BJP leader said the mayor flouted the counting rules laid down by the Election Commission.

  4. He said, “BJP in the house of MCD has shown the country that it is a party of goons. When BJP came to know that it was losing by one vote, they started attacking people. Delhi’s first lady The mayor had to defend himself to save himself.” Life. BJP men climbed on the table and threatened the mayor,” AAP MLA Atishi told reporters.

  5. Earlier, members of the ruling AAP and the BJP climbed on tables at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) residence and raised slogans against each other. BJP members said they would not allow a recount.

  6. Earlier this week, AAP leader Shelly Oberoi, who was elected mayor, said, “One side is ready for a recount, while the other is not. That’s why I am not doing a recount. The result is being declared without invalid votes.” Two months late.

  7. At least 242 of the 250 councilors of the AAP-run civic body voted to elect six members to the MCD’s standing committee, a powerful body that decides how funds are to be used and on which projects. Let’s do.

  8. After a vote was declared invalid, Ms Oberoi came under fire from angry BJP councillors, who shouted “you are not in your senses” at her. Some BJP corporator shouted”Jai Shri Ram“And praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His rivals from AAP shot back,” Aam Aadmi Party HailArvind Kejriwal Hail,

  9. Seven candidates are in the fray for the standing committee elections. AAP has fielded Amil Malik, Raminder Kaur, Mohini Jinwal and Sarika Chowdhary. BJP has fielded Kamaljeet Sehrawat and Pankaj Luthra. Independent councilor Gajendra Singh Daral, who joined BJP, is also a candidate.

  10. Today’s fight was a major escalation since January, the last time AAP and BJP councilors threw punches at each other when voting was held to elect a mayor. The mayor’s election had to be postponed several times.