New Delhi: The Delhi BJP on Thursday (February 23) demanded a contemporary ballot to elect MCD standing committee members, alleging irregularities by the Aam Aadmi Party throughout the election course of final night time. Party MP Parvesh Verma informed a press convention, additionally addressed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, that newly-elected Mayor Shelly Oberoi of the AAP allowed members to hold cell phones to the sales space space whereas casting their votes, regardless of objection by BJP councillors.
The election started on Wednesday night however was hampered because of the BJP councillors’ protest towards the choice of the mayor, who was presiding over the ballot course of.
Delhi BJP common secretary Harsh Malhotra mentioned the AAP has fielded 4 candidates and the BJP three for the committee which may have six members.
The AAP is afraid that one in all its candidates will face defeat on account of lack required variety of votes which is why their councilors “started a ruckus” contained in the House, Malhotra charged.
Verma claimed that the municipal secretary in his report back to the authorities has additionally really helpful contemporary voting to elect standing committee members.
Verma claimed the usage of cell phones was allowed by the mayor to maintain a verify on cross-voting by AAP councillors. Earlier, throughout the mayor’s election, AAP councilor Mukesh Goel had demanded that cell phone and pen shouldn’t be allowed which was accepted by presiding officer Satya Sahrma, he mentioned.
AAP councillors who solid their votes had been clicking footage and sending it to their occasion leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, Verma claimed.
A purported video of the MCD House assembly was performed on the press convention, with BJP leaders claiming AAP councilor Devendra Kumar was seen “slapping” BJP councilor Pramod Gupta.
After a number of adjournments in a single day, the MCD House was lastly adjourned for the day on Thursday morning with out electing standing committee members.
North East Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari claimed the AAP management was petrified of cross-voting by its councillors and due to this fact, its mayor allowed cell phones whereas casting votes. Tiwari additionally accused the AAP councillors of resorting to “hooliganism”.
“Creating a ruckus during standing committee members election was a well-planned conspiracy by the Aam Aadmi Party. The process was not fair as ballot secrecy was violated by AAP councilors carrying mobile phones while going to cast their votes,” Tiwari mentioned.
He mentioned the BJP will hold protesting towards the mayor’s resolution to permit councillors voting in standing committee election to hold cell phones.
Tiwari blamed Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for the “hooliganism” by AAP councillors, saying they had been instigated by his tweet about “goons” getting defeated following the BJP’s loss in the mayoral polls on Wednesday.
The unruly scenes created by the AAP councilors in the MCD House on Wednesday had been unimaginable and by no means seen earlier than, Tiwari claimed.
Meanwhile, Verma claimed {that a} whole of 55 ballots had been distributed for the election out of which 45 had been used for casting votes whereas the remaining had been unaccounted for. He additionally claimed that the poll field was sealed after instruction of the mayor with out presence of any BJP councillor.
Delhi BJP common secretary Harsh Malhotra mentioned the AAP has fielded 4 and the BJP three candidates in the elections for six members.
The AAP is afraid that one in all its 4 candidates will face defeat on account of lack required variety of votes which is why their councilors “started a ruckus” contained in the House, Malhotra charged.
