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Delhi mayor elections: AAP’s Shelly Oberoi vs BJP’s Rekha Gupta

Two-hundred-and-fifty councillors, 7 Lok Sabha MPs of Delhi, 3 Rajya Sabha members, 14 MLAs of the Legislative Assembly will vote in the Mayor election

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Arvind kejriwal: Delhi mayor elections

The election for the mayor, deputy mayor and six members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held on Friday, for which voting will be held at the Civic Centre from 11 am.

Shelly Oberoi and Aaley Mohammed Iqbal are in the fray for the post of mayor from Aam Aadmi Party. On the other hand, BJP’s Rekha Gupta and Kamal Bagdi are trying their luck for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts respectively.

The Congress has decided to keep itself out of the mayoral and deputy mayor elections. In such a situation, there is a direct contest between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party. The Aam Aadmi Party has the majority figure in MCD, on the basis of which it can win the mayor and deputy mayor elections too. However, the BJP has made the election interesting by fielding its candidate, but how will it gather the numbers to appoint a mayor, this has to be seen.

In the election for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Delhi, the councillors can vote for the candidate of any party as per their wish and no action can be taken against them for voting for the candidate of other party. In such a situation there is also a possibility of cross voting. It is believed that considering all these equations, BJP has entered the election despite not having the majority figure.

MCD equation

For the first time after the Municipal Corporation unification, 134 councillors of Aam Aadmi Party have been elected in the elections held in 250 wards while only 104 councillors of BJP have won. At the same time, the Congress party won only 9 seats and independents won three seats.

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Two-hundred-and-fifty councillors, 7 Lok Sabha MPs of Delhi, 3 Rajya Sabha members, 14 MLAs of the Legislative Assembly will vote for the Mayor election in Delhi MCD. In this way, a total of 274 members can vote, according to which 137 votes are needed to win the mayor’s seat. Aam Aadmi Party has complete numbers game for majority whereas the BJP seems to be far behind in numbers game.

A total of 274 members take part in the voting in the Mayor election of MCD, the candidate who gets the majority will be declared the Mayor of Delhi. However, the presiding officer allows the candidates to withdraw their names even before the polling at the time of the mayoral election, so whether there will be an election for the post of mayor or not, it will be decided at the very last moment. After the election of mayor, the election of deputy mayor and permanent members will also be held.

Ever since the MCD polls were held, the BJP has been making claims of winning the mayoral elections in Delhi. Despite not having the majority figure in the MCD, political speculations are being made because of the way the BJP has fielded its candidates. The mayor is elected through a secret ballot and councillors are free to vote for any candidate, as the anti-defection law does not apply.

In such a situation, if BJP is successful in gaining confidence of some councillors of Aam Aadmi Party, then the political game will be completely overturned. In such a situation, it has to be seen whether the lotus will blossom or if the Aam Aadmi Party will succeed in making its mayor for the first time?

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Dera chief of Uttarakhand’s Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara shot dead within premises

Baba Tarsem Singh was hurried to a hospital in Khatima where he died during treatment.

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Dera chief of the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurudwara in Uttarakhand was shot dead within the premises of the shrine by two bike-borne assailants on Thursday. A CCTV footage showed the brutal killing of the dera chief of the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara.

The footage shared by news agency PTI shows the dera chief sitting on a chair at around 6:30 am in the premises when two bike-borne assailants arrived and fired at him. Udham Singh Nagar, SSP, Manju Nath asserted that Baba Tarsem Singh was hurried to a hospital in Khatima where he died during treatment.

Notably, the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara is a revered Sikh shrine situated on the Rudrapur-Tanakpur route in Udham Singh Nagar district of the state. Reportedly, the Uttarakhand Police has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the chilling murder. 

Furthermore, additional police personnel have been deployed in the Nanakmatta area of Udham Singh Nagar district to ensure peace. The police have also appealed to the Sikh community to maintain peace. The Police officials have also contacted central agencies to share useful input, and a massive search operation is underway to nab the culprits.

Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Abhinav Kumar said that they received information around 7 am on Thursday that between 6:15-6:30 am, two masked assailants entered Nanakmatta Gurdwara and shot Kar Seva Pramukh Baba Tarsem Singh. He added that the Dera chief was rushed to the hospital in Khatima, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The DGP mentioned that this is a very serious matter and that senior officials have reached the spot. He affirmed that DIG Kumaon will inspect the scene of the crime and speak to the locals. Furthermore, he will try to assess the situation there. Abhinav Kumar also mentioned that for investigation of the incident, Police Headquarters has formed an SIT, which will comprise officials of STF and local Police.

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US reiterates its call for fair, transparent, legal process for Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, speaks on Congress frozen accounts

The US spokesperson said that they are also aware of the Congress party’s allegations that tax authorities have frozen some of their bank accounts in a manner that will make it challenging to effectively campaign in the upcoming elections.

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A day after India summoned an US diplomat over their remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case, the US reiterated its call for fair, transparent, timely legal processes on Wednesday.

Responding to questions on India summoning Gloria Berbena, the US Acting Deputy Chief of Mission in New Delhi, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that they will continue to follow these actions closely, including the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Notably, the meeting at the foreign ministry’s South Block office lasted nearly 40 minutes yesterday with India objecting strongly to the US remarks on the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal.

Matthew Miller also responded to a question on the Congress party’s frozen bank accounts. The US spokesperson said that they are also aware of the Congress party’s allegations that tax authorities have frozen some of their bank accounts in a manner that will make it challenging to effectively campaign in the upcoming elections. He added that the US encourages fair, transparent and timely legal processes for each of the issues.

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested last week by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection to the Delhi liquor policy scam. Earlier, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and Sanjay Singh were arrested in the same case.

The External Affairs Ministry had earlier stated that states are expected to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of others, and this responsibility is even more so in case of fellow democracies, adding that it could otherwise end up setting unhealthy precedents.

The Ministry further emphasized that India’s legal processes are based on an independent judiciary which is committed to objective and timely outcomes. It mentioned that casting aspersions on India’s legal procedure is unwarranted.

The United State’s remarks followed days after Germany’s Foreign Office stressed that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is entitled to a fair and impartial trial. The Indian government labelled their remark as blatant interference in internal matters.

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Punjab: AAP leaders Sushil Kumar Rinku, MLA Sheetal Angural join BJP

Rinku said Aam Aadmi Party lagged behind in Jalandhar on the issue of its development. He said they had not fulfilled the promises which they had made during the byelection as the AAP government did not support him. He said he was impressed by the style of working of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

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The Aam Aadmi Party had a double setback in Punjab as its lone Lok Sabha MP, Sushil Kumar Rinku from Jalandhar, and Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural joined the BJP in Delhi on Wednesday. BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde welcomed them in presence of Punjab BJP chief Sunil Kumar Jakhar and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Rinku said Aam Aadmi Party lagged behind in Jalandhar on the issue of its development. He said they had not fulfilled the promises which they had made during the byelection as the AAP government did not support him. He said he was impressed by the style of working of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. He added that whatever works related to Jalandhar he took to Delhi were granted and the Adampur airport was made operational.

Rinku said Jalandhar had been given a stop for the Vande Bharat train. He said the people of Jalandhar need over bridges in the city and in Adampur. He said he was seeing a ray of hope by joining BJP. He said he is conducting a new experiment. He said he did not have greed for himself but he had wishes for the people of Jalandhar.

The Aam Aadmi Party came to know about the joining of Rinku to BJP when he suddenly disappeared from the AAP’s election campaign after he was named the candidate. He was among the first 8 candidates announced by the Aam Aadmi Party.

 Sheetal Angural became a first time MLA in 2022. He is going to hand over his resignation from the assembly on Thursday. With his resignation, the Jalandhar (west) seat will go into elections. Angural defeated Rinku in 2022 Assembly elections when the latter was in Congress. Earlier on Tuesday BJP had poached Congress MP from Ludhiana, Ravneet Bittu.

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