MCD Standing Committee Election To Be Held on February 27, Says Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi After Chaos at Civic Centre

New Delhi, February 24: After the Delhi Municipal Corporation Standing Committee election witnessed chaos on the third day, MCD Mayor Shelly Oberoi announced February 27 as the new date for the election on Friday.

"Election of members of the MCD Standing Committee will be held on February 27," announced Oberoi amid sloganeering at the Civic Centre.

The House has been adjourned till Monday, February 27. Meanwhile, Oberoi alleged, "Standing committee elections were held as per BJP demands. Still, they created a ruckus & came up on stage to attack me. I thank female Civil Defence personnel for saving me.

"BJP members physically assaulted AAP female members. BJP accept your defeat, she further alleged. On Friday, Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi alleged that the newly elected mayor Oberoi was physically assaulted by a BJP male member in the Civic Centre. She urged the BJP to stop the "goondaism" in the Civic centre and said that BJP should accept its defeat. AAP vs BJP: Councillor Collapses at Delhi Civic Centre as Clashes Break Out Between Two Parties Councillors (Watch Video).

While talking to ANI, Atishi said, "Today BJP showed goondaism in the Civic centre. A standing committee election was going on. When counting started BJP realised they were losing & they created a ruckus. The mayor was attacked & physically assaulted by a BJP male member."

She further stated, "What behaviour is this? This is shameful and condemnable. The country is seeing this. BJP should accept their defeat. I request BJP to stop their goondaism. Those who have attacked the Mayor will be sent behind bars."

Meanwhile, Aam Admi Party (AAP) Councillor Ashok Kumar Maanu collapsed at Delhi Civic Centre minutes back and alleged that the ruckus had been caused by the BJP goons. While talking to ANI, Maanu said, "They are so shameless that they attacked even women and the Mayor. BJP goons did this."

On the other hand, BJP leader Harish Khurana blamed Aam Admi Party for the ruckus. He said, "Election officers declare the election and say that votes declared invalid by Mayor are valid and three candidates each of AAP and BJP have won. But AAP does hooliganism here as instructed by Kejriwal. We won't tolerate this goondaism and will approach the Court."

On Friday, Maanu collapsed at Delhi Civic Centre as clashes broke out here between AAP and BJP councillors.Ruckus broke out at Delhi Civic Centre once again as AAP and BJP Councillors jostled, manhandled and rained blows on each other. This is the third day of commotion in the House.

On Friday, amid political slugfest, the voting process to elect six members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) took place at the Civic Center in the national capital. Ahead of the election of six members of the MCD Standing Committee, Delhi MCD House witnessed sloganeering by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors.

In a jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party two days after it won the polls for the mayor and deputy mayor in the MCD, Bawana councillor Pawan Sehrawat joined the BJP on Friday. The switchover happened shortly before the polling to elect members of the MCD's Standing Committee on Friday. Delhi MCD Elections 2023: AAP, BJP Councillors Engage in Fight Again (Watch Video).

Earlier, on Thursday, the House was adjourned for the 13th time since it convened post the MCD polls in December 4, last year, after councillors of the ruling AAP and the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party came to blows over polling to elect members of the Standing Committee.

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