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Shaheen Bagh residents accuse MCD of discrimination, say garbage mgt poor

Residents of two Delhi neighbourhoods who recently witnessed bulldozers rumbling down their colonies have alleged the municipal corporation had been off the mark in its performance when it comes to garbage management, with many complaining that the anti-encroachment drive selectively targeted a particular community. The allegations come ahead of elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on December 4. "The MCD has been running an agenda to disturb the people of Shaheen Bagh," Sohail, a 52-year-old store owner at Shaheen Bagh market told PTI, referring to the South Delhi Municipal Corporation's anti-encroachment drive in May when bulldozers rolled into the neighbourhood with police cover before returning without conducting the exercise. Shaheen Bagh had been the epicentre of the anti-CAA/NRC movement from late 2019 to early 2020. Sohail claimed that the civic body had failed in its primary job of keeping the area clean and resorted to "harassing residents". Bir Pal, ano

MCD campaign centred on cleanliness of Delhi, Cong out of fight: Gopal Rai

Delhi Minister Gopal Rai said that the campaign for the December 4 MCD polls has centred around two issues -- one who works for the people and the other who only defames

MCD polls: BJP chief, Union ministers to take part in road shows on Sunday

Top BJP leaders including its chief JP Nadda, Union ministers and chief ministers of party-ruled states will take part in 14 road shows planned across the city ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections, a party statement said. The leaders who will attend the road shows include Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur and Pushkar Singh Dhami of Uttarakhand, it said. The voting for the 250 wards of the MCD polls will be held on December 4 and counting of votes will be held on December 7. Terming it a "Super Sunday", Delhi BJP general secretary Kuljeet Singh Chahal said Nadda will campaign at Sangam Vihar here. Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hardeep Singh Puri, Jitendra Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi will also join the road shows in different areas, he said. Party's Delhi MPs Harsh Vardhan, Manoj Tiwari, Ramesh Bidhuri, Pravesh Verma, Gautam Gambhir and Hansraj

To seek direct transfer of fund from Centre to MCD: Delhi BJP head

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta has said if the party retains power in the MCD poll, it will demand direct transfer of funds from the Centre to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi through the LG, rather than via the city government. In an interview to PTI in run-up to the December 4 MCD polls, Gupta also asserted the the BJP will beat anti-incumbency and win more seats than it did in the 2017 elections. "It's not possible to make everyone happy. The BJP ruled the municipal corporations for 15 years and tried to work in the larger interest," Gupta said in reply to a question on anti-incumbency and charges of corruption being levelled against its leaders by their rivals in the AAP, which rules the city government and the Congress. The BJP has been ruling the municipal corporations since 2007. The three corporations were unified to form one MCD by the Centre in May this year. Gupta claimed the Kejriwal government crippled the MCDs financially by stopping funds worth Rs 42,000 crore dur

MCD polls: 1,416 contenders in fray; AAP, BJP field 250 candidates each

A total 1,416 candidates are in the fray for the civic body elections in Delhi following the rejection of 1,169 nominations, official data showed. The figures may change with Saturday being the last day for withdrawal of nominations. Of the 1,416 candidates, 674 are men and 742 women. The 250-ward Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) goes to polls on December 4 while the counting of votes will take place on December 7. According to data shared by the Delhi State Election Commission, while the AAP and the BJP have fielded 250 candidates each, 439 Independents are also in the fray. The Congress has fielded candidates from 247 wards, the BSP from 138, Samajwadi Party from one and Janata Dal (United) from 23, the data showed. The poll panel had received 2,585 nominations. However, after scrutiny of the nomination papers, 1,169 were rejected as on Thursday. The common ground for rejection of nomination papers were incomplete nomination forms, incomplete section of proposers, missing

MCD polls: Delhi BJP releases 'charge sheet' against Kejriwal govt

In the run up to MCD polls, Delhi BJP on Thursday brought out a "charge sheet" against the AAP government accusing it of failing to fulfill its promises. Reading out the "charge sheet" at a press conference, the senior BJP leader Ramvir Singh Bidhuri claimed the issues raised in it were verified, and challenged AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal to have a debate on it with him. "In 8 years of its rule, Kejriwal government turned Delhi into the most polluted national capital in the world, and also a capital of addiction by allowing liquor shops in every street of the city," Bidhuri charged. Despite Rs 2,500 crore provided by the Centre for cleaning the Yamuna, the river is still a drain of dirty water under Aam Aadmi Party government, he said. "Kejriwal does not believe in the Constitution," Bidhuri attacked the Delhi chief minister, alleging he did not conduct any audit of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) which was running into losses, and avoided placing CAG audit of departments in the Assembly.

Cash for ticket: Allegations against me are vague, says AAP MLA Tripathi

The ACB team led by senior officials will confront Tripathi with testimonies and digital evidences collected during the probe

MCD ticket selling case: AAP MLA Tripathi likely to join ACB probe today

Led by senior officials, the probe team is set to confront the Model Town MLA with testimonies and digital evidence

AAP MLA's relative held for alleged bribe of Rs 90 lakh for poll ticket

The Anti Corruption Branch of the Delhi government has arrested AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi's brother-in-law and his two associates for allegedly demanding Rs 90 lakh as bribe for giving ticket to a party worker's wife in the civic polls. The incident came to light on Monday after a Gopal Khari, who stated that he is associated with the Aam Aadmi Party as an active worker since 2014, approached the ACB with the complaint, according to an official statement on Wednesday. Khari had met Model Town legislator Akhilesh Pati Tripathi last Wednesday with a request to secure a councillor ticket from the AAP for his wife for Ward No. 69 in Kamla Nagar, the ACB said. Tripathi had demanded a bribe of Rs 90 lakh for it, following which Khari had paid Rs 35 lakh to him. He also gave Rs 20 lakh to AAP MLA Rajesh Gupta on the Tripathi's insistence, according to a complaint. Khari had told Tripathi that the remaining amount would be paid by him after getting the ticket. But on Sunday, the ...

AAP releases first list of 134 candidates, includes 65 women for MCD polls

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday released the first list of 134 candidates for the high-stakes December 4 polls to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. As many as 65 candidates are women, the party document showed. "Dedicated old party volunteers working on the ground have got recognition for their hardwork in the first list itself," the party said, adding that 90 per cent of the party tickets have been awarded to such volunteers who have been working at the grassroots level for years. Before giving the tickets, the party had surveyed all the candidates and took feedback from the local people upon their choice of candidates. More than 20,000 party workers had applied to contest the MCD election on AAP's ticket, the statement said. The list of candidates was finalised in a marathon meeting of the AAP's Political Affairs Committee (PAC) chaired by party convenor Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal along with senior leader Manish Sisodia and AAP Delhi state convenor Gopal Rai was present in the ...

35 nominations filed so far for Delhi's Dec 4 municipal corporation polls

Poll authorities on Friday received 28 nominations for the upcoming civic elections in Delhi, taking the total number of nominations filed so far to 35, a senior official said. Five members of BSP and one of the Congress filed the poll papers. A nomination each was received from CPI(M) and Forward Block members, both female, said the senior official of the State Election Commission, Delhi. Poll authorities received five nominations on Thursday and one nomination on Wednesday and one on Monday. Of the 28 nominations filed on Friday, 18 were male and 10 female. Twenty of these have been filed as Independents, the official added. The high-stakes Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will be held on December 4 and votes will be counted on December 7. Meanwhile, Hyderabad-based AIMIM and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad's outfit Azad Samaj Party (ASP) on Friday announced they will contest on 100 wards in the minority and Dalit-dominated pockets of the city. The All India

Aam Aadmi Party releases first list of 134 candidates for Delhi civic polls

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released the first list of 134 candidates for the high-stakes Delhi civic polls. The names were announced following a long meeting of the Political Affairs Committee of the party. The list has more than 60 women candidates. Ninety per cent of the tickets have been awarded to AAP workers working at grassroots level, the party said in a statement. More than 20,000 workers had applied to get a ticket to contest the MCD polls, it said. Earlier in the day, the party had released its list of 30 star campaigners while it's national convener Arvind Kejriwal also released the party's 10 guarantees for the polls, that included clearing the three landfill sites, corruption-free MCD, among other points. The 250-ward Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) goes to polls on December 4 and the counting of votes will take place on December 7. The BJP has been in power in the MCD -- trifurcated in 2012 into north, south and east corporations and then unified this

Gopal Rai launches AAP war room for MCD polls, predicts landslide victory

The AAP on Thursday launched the party's war room for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi election to monitor activities such as the nomination process, campaigning and social media campaign. The 250-ward Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) goes to polls on December 4 and the counting of votes will take place on December 7. The party's Delhi unit convener Gopal Rai launched the war room and predicted a landslide victory for the AAP. "This war room is being launched to intensify the party's preparations for the upcoming MCD elections. We will use this war room to monitor 10 activities related to the polls. "The first will be to track activities related to the 'Jan Samvaad', taking place in over 13,000 booths. It will look into issues of scheduling, prepare the list of speakers for these events and send out invitations to local residents," Rai said. The second activity that the war room will engage in is the nomination process. "We will create a team of lawyers that will e

BJP expresses confidence to win Delhi MCD polls for fourth time in a row

The BJP leaders expressed confidence to win the MCD polls 4th time in a row, as the dates for the elections to 250 municipal wards were announced by the state election commission on Friday. The voting for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held on December 4 and votes will be counted on December 7. Inaugurating the BJP's MCD poll office at party's Delhi unit headquarters at Pant Marg, Union minister Piyush Goyal said the Kejriwal government has failed on all fronts including pollution control, reining in corruption or infrastructure development. "Delhi people are fed up with false assurances of Kejriwal government and ready to give a befitting reply to the AAP in the MCD polls and ensure massive victory of the BJP. They have also made up their mind to vote for the BJP in coming Lok Sabha polls and uproot the AAP in next Assembly elections," Goyal said. Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta also claimed that the BJP is going to going to return to power at Municipal Corporation

Delhi people will choose AAP in municipal elections: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Soon after Delhi State Election Commissioner Vijay Dev announced dates for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the people of Delhi would choose AAP in the Municipal Corporation election once again.Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal said, "In the last 15 years, BJP has spread garbage all over Delhi and created mountains of garbage. This time on December 4, the people of Delhi will vote for the cleanliness of Delhi. People will vote to make Delhi clean and beautiful. This time people of Delhi will choose AAP in Municipal Corporation election also."https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1588492439077400576?s=20 & t=HaZkgtacvJWgmCnkdzbpYAThe elections for MCD will be held on December 4 while counting of votes will be done on December 7, said Delhi State Election Commissioner Vijay Dev on Friday.Addressing a press conference on Friday, the Delhi State Election Commissioner said that

Delhi municipal polls to be held on Dec 4: State Election Commissioner

Polling for the municipal election in Delhi will be held on December 4 while the votes will be counted on December 7, State Election Commissioner Vijay Dev announced on Friday. The Model Code of Conduct comes into force in the national capital from Friday itself, he said. "Voting for the municipal polls in Delhi will be held on December 4 while the results will be announced on December 7. The filing of nominations will begin from November 7 and the last date for the same is November 14," Dev said at a press conference.

MCD elections: BJP focuses on changing demographics, organisational connect

After the alteration of the boundaries, the BJP assessed the wards afresh to see what changes in strategy were needed

Delimitation commission by MHA eyewash, tactic to delay civic polls: AAP

The party also contended that the home ministry cannot set up a delimitation commission before it determines the total number of municipal wards and termed the move "illegal".

MHA sets up panel for delimitation of municipal wards in Delhi: MCD

The exercise will pave the way for the civic polls in Delhi, which would be the first since the recent reunification of the city's three corporations.

MCD merger: Delhi's unified municipal corporation comes into existence

The unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) formally came into existence on Sunday as IAS Ashwani Kumar and Gyanesh Bharti assumed charge as the new civic body's special officer and commissioner