New Delhi: The municipal House failed to elect a mayor for the third time in a month after a ruckus erupted over the nominated members being allowed to vote in the election to the post.
“Municipal House in Delhi adjourned till next date,” Presiding Officer Satya Sharma said.
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Soon after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House assembled around 11:30 am, after a delay of half an hour, Sharma announced that elections to the posts of mayor, deputy mayor and Standing Committee members will be held simultaneously.
This is the third session of the House after the December 4 municipal polls.
The first two sessions — held on January 6 and January 24 — were adjourned by the presiding officer without electing a mayor following a ruckus and acrimonious exchanges between the members of the BJP and the AAP.
According to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957, the mayor and the deputy mayor are to be elected in the very first session of the House after the civic polls. However, it’s been two months since the municipal elections were held and Delhi is yet to get a mayor.