Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor on Sunday released a video depicting what he described as the ‘hellish conditions’ faced by residents under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The video highlighted significant issues including overflowing sewers, unreliable electricity supply, inadequate water access, and heaps of garbage throughout various regions of the national capital.

In reaction to the video, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal expressed gratitude to the Lieutenant Governor for drawing attention to these concerns and assured that the government would take corrective measures.

The footage shared by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena included scenes from his visits to the impacted areas, with one visit taking place the day before. He called on the Delhi government to tackle these “hellish conditions” and emphasized the need to prioritize essential services for the local population.

The Lieutenant Governor conveyed his distress at observing the dire situation of many residents, noting that each incident was detailed in tweets. He remarked that the filthy water visible on the streets was the result of overflowing sewers, not rainfall. Additionally, he mentioned that the suffering women he encountered were from Delhi, asserting that their plight was not a problem imported from elsewhere.

Saxena pointed out deficiencies in the drainage systems within the visited areas, citing narrow streets clogged with silt and dirty water. He said that poor road conditions, inconsistent electricity supply, and a critical shortage of water, which forced women to rely on infrequent tanker deliveries, occurring approximately every week.

He reassured the residents that essential services would soon be made available and announced the commencement of a cleaning initiative on Monday. Furthermore, he pledged to oversee the progress personally to ensure the community receives the necessary amenities for a decent quality of life.

“I urge the former Chief Minister, the current Chief Minister, and the relevant Ministers of the Delhi Government to visit these neighborhoods and experience these hellish conditions firsthand. Immediate action must be taken to alleviate this dire situation,” the Lieutenant Governor urged.

Kejriwal, who held the position of Chief Minister until September, expressed his appreciation to the Lieutenant Governor for emphasizing the civic issues and stated that the ongoing government, now led by Chief Minister Atishi, would address them.

“I thank the Lieutenant Governor profoundly for highlighting our shortcomings, and we commit to rectifying them,” he said. He added that work had started on the roads he had previously indicated were in disrepair and mentioned that Chief Minister Atishi would soon inaugurate these improvements. Kejriwal pledged that all areas highlighted by the Lieutenant Governor would be cleaned promptly, affirming a commitment to resolve any shortcomings that were brought to their attention.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced the second list of 117 candidates for the upcoming Delhi MCD elections on Saturday. The party released the first list of 134 candidates on Friday.

Along with the list of candidates, AAP tweeted Our second list of candidates for the upcoming MCD elections is here! Congratulations to all. Delhi will Vote for Jhaadu to clean the 3 Garbage Mountains gifted by the BJP.

Bobby Kinnar, a member of the transgender community, has been nominated by the party to run in the upcoming elections from Sultanpuri-A Ward. One seat has been reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates in the Sultanpuri-A ward. Sanjeev Kumar of the AAP won the seat in the 2017 elections.

In addition, Kejriwal announced the party’s manifesto for the elections on December 4, promising that his administration would endeavour to uphold 10 guarantees.

Earlier in the day, at a press conference, Kejriwal had dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to tell the public about five things that they have done in the MCD in the last 15 years. He said Forget even five things, let them [BJP] come out and tell us about two things that they have done in the MCD. They just hold press conferences and abuse Arvind Kejriwal 24 hours a day, he stated.

BJP on Saturday unveiled its initial list of 232 candidates for the civic body elections, with the nominees including 126 women, three Muslims, seven Sikhs, and nine former mayors.

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will take place on December 4, and the counting of votes will be done on December 7. Voting for 68 assembly seats will be held from 8 am to 5:30 pm on December 4.

The state election commission (SEC) of Delhi announced the schedule for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections 2022 today. The elections will take place on December 4 and the counting of votes will be held on December 7.

The SEC stated that the model code of conduct will come into force from today. Hoarding and banners used for the election campaign will be removed. As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of MCD wards has come down to 250 this year from 272.

Delhi MCD election schedule

Issue of notification – November 7
Last date of filing nomination – November 14
Scrutiny of nomination- November 16
Last date for withdrawal of candidate- November 19
Date of polls- December 4
Counting of votes – December 7
Completion of the entire election process – December 15

Vijay Dev, Delhi State Election Commissioner stated out of those 42 seats for SC, 21 seats will be for SC women. 104 seats will be reserved for women, he said.

Delhi Election Commission said that nominations will start in Delhi from November 7 and the last date to file nominations is November 14. As per the EC, out of 70 assembly seats, elections will take place in 68 seats. No polling could be held on two seats due to the death of candidates.

The EC has appointed Returning Officers and has taken the objections and suggestions of the public as well as political parties into consideration, by setting up polling booths at the ward level.

EC said immediate action will be taken against illegal hoardings and posters from today onwards. Loudspeakers will not be allowed from 10 pm to 6 am. The nomination of the candidates will be done from 10 am to 3 pm at 68 places. The police have also been instructed to provide proper security. Candidates can spend between Rs 5.75 lakhs and Rs 8 lakhs.