The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has announced January 30 as the date for holding the mayoral elections in the national capital. The proposal for the same has been sent to Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday evening.
On Friday, the maiden meeting of the newly elected MCD House was adjourned without electing the mayor and the deputy mayor amid loud protests by AAP councillors over the first administering oath to the 10 aldermen. The MCD House meeting was adjourned for the day.
The AAP councillors and MLAs protested over the alderman and not the elected representatives being administered oath first.
The BJP councillors retaliated by raising slogans against AAP and its convener Arvind Kejriwal. Amid the chaos, both sides also alleged manhandling by the opposite camp. The meeting began with Sharma being administered the oath as presiding officer for the elections to the posts of MCD mayor and deputy mayor.
