New Delhi: The maiden meeting of the newly elected MCD House was adjourned amid chaos and clash between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors at the Civic Center here on Friday.
As per reports, AAP and BJP councillors clashed over the appointment of 10 aldermen by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena as the first meeting of the newly elected Municipal Corporation of Delhi House began on Friday.
The scuffle over the order of oath-taking soon blew up, with councillors of each party accusing the other ones of physical confrontations.
Following the incident, the House was adjourned till further notification.
The polls for the prestigious positions in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) were being held a month after the AAP ended BJP’s 15-year rule in the civic body. AAP has fielded former Delhi University teacher Shelly Oberoi as the mayoral candidate and Aale Mohammad Iqbal as its deputy mayor candidate, while BJP has nominated Rekha Gupta for the mayor’s post and Kamal Bagri of the BJP. Meanwhile, AAP has cried foul over Lt. Governor VK Saxena’s decision to nominate 10 BJP members as aldermen.
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