Following the Supreme Court’s decision on the Delhi Municipal Corporation mayoral elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha stated that the AAP workers worked hard and it paid off well. He congratulated the people of the national capital and added that it’s a victory for the citizens of Delhi.
“The Supreme Court verdict castigated all the orders that have been passed by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. His actions depriving the people of Delhi of an elected mayor and preventing the Aam Aadmi Party from forming government in the MCD were unconstitutional and illegal,” he added. Raghav Chadha further added, “AAP emerged victorious in MCD elections.” The Lieutenant Governor should apologise to the people of Delhi and resign with immediate effect. His actions and orders have violated the constitution repeatedly. He should respect the Supreme Court’s verdict and step down from his post immediately”
The mayor election had been postponed three times in over two months after the Aam Aadmi Party, alleged the BJP tried to capture the civic body by electing a BJP leader to the mayor’s post. The AAP had won far more seats than the BJP in the MCD poll held in December.
The members of Delhi’s civic body appointed by the Lieutenant Governor cannot vote in the election to choose a mayor, the Supreme Court said on February 17, in what could possibly end the tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP over choosing a mayor for the national capital.
The AAP emerged as the clear winner in the MCD polls in December, winning 134 wards and ending the BJP’s 15-year rule in the civic body. The BJP bagged 104 wards to finish second, while the Congress won nine seats.