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Kejriwal seeks video reporting of Feb 3 NDMC meeting

Raising doubts over the minutes of the meeting of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) presided by him, Delhi Chief Minister…

Kejriwal seeks video reporting of Feb 3 NDMC meeting

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (Photo: Facebook)

Raising doubts over the minutes of the meeting of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) presided by him, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked for video recording of the of the meeting before signing it.

In a letter to NDMC, Kejriwal said he was “surprised” at the notes of the Secretary and Chairman of NDMC for refusing to share video recording of the meeting with him, which he presided.

“I am surprised at the notes of the Secretary and Chairman. Both are refusing to show me the video recording of the meeting, which was presided by me. Minutes of that meeting have been presented to me. I am required to sign those minutes. A perusal of these minutes created doubts in my mind whether they had been accurately recorded. Therefore, I demanded a copy of the video recording of that meeting. Now the refusal of the Secretary and Chairman seem to strengthen my doubts whether the minutes are accurately recorded,” Kejriwal said.

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Kejriwal said that the Secretary has refused to share the video recording stating that A R Ansari, one of the members has objected to it.

“How can you not provide the recording of the meeting to the Presiding officer just because one member has objected,” Kejriwal said.

Kejriwal said the refusal to provide recordings of the meeting to the Presiding officer on such flimsy grounds raises doubts about the intentions of the Secretary and Chairman.

Quoting section 30(2) of the NDMC Act, 1994, Kejriwal said it is very clear that the recording of the meetings are available to the members free of cost and to the general public on payment of certain charges.

“The video recording of the aforesaid meeting may immediately be provided to me now to enable me to sign the minutes,” Kejriwal said.

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