INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Hours after being chosen as the Delhi mayor, Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday accused BJP councillors of trying to assault her during
the Standing Committee elections of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
Oberois accusations came amid a high-level drama around midnight, when a ruckus broke out between BJP and AAP members inside the MCD house
over the election of the member of the standing committee.Taking on Twitter, Shelly Oberoi stated, BJP Councillors simply attempted to
assault me while I was performing the Standing Committee elections, according to Supreme Court orders! This is the level of BJPs Gundagardi
that they are attempting to attack a lady Mayor
Reacting to Oberois tweet, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated, This is absolutely shocking and undesirable! Delhi Deputy CM Manish
Sisodia likewise struck out at BJP over the supposed event saying, After losing the Mayor and Deputy elections, BJP has now resorted to
hooliganism in the standing committee elections
They have actually stopped the election of committee members for numerous hours and now the BJP members have assaulted the newly appointed
Amid the voting, BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat required that the councillors must not be enabled to carry mobile and pen at the time of
Mayor Shelly Oberoi stated that we will not pressurize anyone, it will be a matter of dignity, it is up to the discretion whether to take it
or not.However, after 47 councillors had cast their vote, BJP alleged that some councillors are taking photos of the ballots through their
mobile, which is an infraction of secret ballot
Amidst outcry, Mayor Oberoi said that the mobiles wont be permitted, but BJP demanded all the votes cast up until now to be declined and
This more caused a surge of the racket in between the two party members, after which the MCD session was adjourned for one hour.Earlier in
the day, Shelly Oberoi was chosen as the brand-new mayor of Delhi after having protected 150 votes on Wednesday
I assure you all that I will run this House in a constitutional manner
I expect you all will preserve the dignity of the House and work together in its smooth performance, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi stated as
quickly as she was elected as the mayor previously in the day.Terming it a substantial responsibility , the newly elected mayor expressed
thankfulness to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia
Today, I got a chance to serve the people of Delhi
Goondagardi (Hooliganism) has actually been defeated, Shelly Oberoi took potshots at the ruling BJP
Today, it has actually been proven that individuals of Delhi have actually won
It is not the triumph of AAP
It is a success of democracy
It is a triumph of individuals of Delhi, Oberoi said.The voting began at 11.30 am after the Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi Mayor
The court also ruled that the aldermen (chosen councillors) would have no right to vote.Later in the day, AAP prospect Aaley Mohammad Iqbal
was likewise chosen as the brand-new deputy mayor of Delhi.He was able to beat BJP candidate Kamal Bagri, by bagging 147 votes as compared
to 116 of Bagri.The last three attempts to elect the Mayor stopped working due to the political bickering between the Aam Aadmi Party and
They fulfilled for the very first time on January 6, second on January 24 and last on February 6
The municipal elections in Delhi were held on December 4 and the outcomes were announced on December 7
Aam Aadmi Party won 134 seats out of 250.
