Delhi mayor blames AAP for delay in elections for welfare committees

Delhi Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh, on Thursday, blamed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the delays in the election process of welfare committees.

“The elections for the Ad-hoc Committee on Scheduled Caste Welfare and Quota Implementation had to be postponed due to the disorder and chaos instigated by the Aam Aadmi Party,” Iqbal alleged.

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In a press statement, he stated that AAP members repeatedly disrupted the election process. At first, they snatched ballot papers, followed by attempts to break the ballot box, and eventually resorted to a physical altercation with security personnel. Iqbal pointed out that these disruptions halted the house proceedings twice.

Accusing the AAP of disrespecting the Constitution with no regard for legislative norms, the mayor called out the leaders of the Opposition for indulging in similar acts of lawlessness every time. “When AAP held power in the MCD for two and a half years, they did not allow the formation of special and ad-hoc committees. Now that the Bharatiya Janata Party has formed the government in the MCD, these committee elections are being conducted. AAP’s policies are against constitutional and legal principles. They thrive on a politics of blame and disruption because they are unwilling to accept constitutional order,” Iqbal remarked.

Singh later congratulated all the newly elected Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of the Municipal Corporation Department’s (MCDs) ad-hoc committees. In a press statement, he affirmed the commitment of the saffron party for the betterment of Delhi’s citizens.