Congress Councillors to remain neutral in the MCD election, away from horse-trading—our commitment is to the people—Devender Yadav

 

NEW DELHI, September 26, 2024—Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Shri Devender Yadav said that the nine Congress Councillors will remain neutral, and will not be part of any horse-trading in the election to the last member of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) Standing Committee  today, as there was expected to be cross voting among the  BJP and Aadmi Party Councillors. He said that the Congress stand was clear  that the party was answerable to the people of Delhi, who elected the Councillors to serve them, and not to work for petty political gains.

 

Addressing a press conference at the DPCC office, Rajiv Bhawan, here today, along with Congress in-charge in the MCD Shri Farhad Suri and the nine Congress Councillors, Shri Devender Yadav said that for the past some time, there was power struggle in the MCD, and whenever the House session is held, no meaningful discussion could take place, as the House got adjourned without transacting any business due to the fight between the BJP and AAP Councillors. He said that Congress’ commitment is to the people of Delhi, who have elected the Councillors. Besides Shri Devender Yadav and Shri Farhad Suri, others present were Leader of the Congress in the MCD Nazia Danish, Councillors Mandeep Singh, Sheetal, Ariba Khan, Shagufta Chaudhary, Haji Zarif, Sameer Ahmad, Sabila Begum and Nazia Khatoon.

 

Shri Devender Yadav said that although Aam Aadmi Party has more Councilors in the House than the BJP, 124 to 115, a series of defections have narrowed the difference from 30 Councillors to nine,  but Delhi Congress, after having discussions with party Councillors, had decided to   keep equidistance from the election, and let the party which gets the maximum votes win. He said that Congress and its Councillors want to maintain their integrity, and will not be part of any horse-trading, as both BJP and AAP together have destroyed Delhi without allowing any work to be done by the Councillors in their respective wards in the past two years.

 

Former Mayor Shri Farhad Suri said that the MCD had failed to do its duty ever since the new body was formed  by totally neglecting the maintenance of the city and for the welfare of the people. He said that no desilting work had been carried out, street lights do not function, roads are broken, garbage piles have grown taller, and the civic infrastructure was in a total mess, as BJP and AAP were busy in their petty power struggle.

 

Leader of the Congress in the MCD Nazia Danish said that the Congress councilors will remain neutral and keep away from the  MCD election to maintain their integrity.