Delhi Mayor Election: After three unsuccessful attempts by the Delhi Municipal Corporation to conduct the election for the post of Mayor, the stage is set for the election after the order of the Supreme Court. And Delhi will get a new mayor tomorrow. Elections to the posts of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and six members of the Standing Committee after Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena gave his approval to convene the meeting of the Corporation House last week. will be on February. Supreme Court To convene the first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to decide the date for the election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Body on February ordered to issue the notice within hours.

Hearing on Shelly Oberoi’s petition ) The court issued the order after hearing a petition filed by Shelly Oberoi, the mayoral candidate of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Supreme Court also said that the members nominated by the Lieutenant Governor to the MCD cannot vote to elect the mayor. As per the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 2023, the first session of the House after the municipal elections The mayor and deputy mayor are elected in the session. However, it has been more than two months since the municipal elections took place. Municipal elections were held on December 4 last year.

The meeting of the House was called for the first time on January 6 The meeting of the House was called for the first time on January 6, a month after the municipal elections. The House was adjourned following a heated exchange between members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). anymore 24 The second and third meetings called in January and again on February 6 also failed to complete the exercise and both were adjourned without electing a mayor.

SCHEDULE PASSED BY SPECIAL OFFICER OF MCD The crisis also affected the annual budget proceedings and the year -017 Schedule of 08 was passed by the Special Officer of MCD on Feb. Schedule of taxes as per rules has to be passed by the House on or before February. However, the rest of the budget 33 is expected to be passed by the House before March, as required. According to the instructions of the Lieutenant Governor, the meeting of the house on Wednesday will be the proceedings of the first meeting of the adjourned house on January 6.

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Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 1: 46 PM IST