BJP claims Mayor violated SC order

The BJP on Friday claimed Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi disregarded the Supreme Court’s order dated August five by postponing the election meeting for a member of the Standing Committee of the Delhi Municipal Corporation(MCD)without any constitutionally valid reason. Leader of opposition in MCD Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh has filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court.

The BJP also said the Court had instructed the immediate election of a member to fill the vacant position after Kamaljeet Sehrawat was elected as a Member of Parliament.

After significant delays, the Mayor finally scheduled the election meeting for September 26. However, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor in protest of the Municipal Commissioner order not allowing phones in the meeting.

Subsequently, Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena directed the immediate conduct of the meeting, which was first scheduled for Thursday night and then for Friday.  However, the Mayor, along with all AAP councilors, boycotted the election meetings.

Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Municipal Corporation, Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh has condemned the obstinacy of the Mayor and AAP and filed a contempt petition in the Hon’ble Supreme Court today for violating the Court’s directives.

The petition may come up before the Court on Monday.

Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh stated that the Standing Committee is the lifeline of the Delhi Municipal Corporation, and they will not allow the anarchic Aam Aadmi Party to paralyze the functioning of the Corporation under any circumstances.