After the mayoral polls in Delhi were delayed, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said that he didn't appoint the presiding officer because of the 'absence of inputs" from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody.
The scheduled election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Delhi has been postponed as the nomination of the Presiding Officer, which is mandatory, has not taken place, the MCD Secretary informed in an official notice.
The Election Commission gave permission to the Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday to conduct elections for the positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor on April 26.
The Delhi Municipal Corporation has sent a formal request to the Election Commission seeking permission to conduct elections for the positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor on April 26.
Addressing the press conference, AAP leader Gopal Rai expressed confidence in his party's win, saying that the people of Delhi had given the majority to the AAP earlier, and this time also AAP will emerge victorious.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last October in an alleged money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor policy scam. He spent six months in jail.
Oberoi alleged that the party leaders who marched towards the residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the Civil Lines area were stopped and not allowed to meet Kejriwal's family.
Proceedings of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's special assembly session have been suspended till tomorrow following the protest inside the house by BJP councillors demanding the formation of a standing committee.
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi said that two proposals--vesting powers of the standing committee in the House till the time the panel is reconstituted and de-sealing of shops in Delhi markets--were passed by the House.