MCD House adjourned twice

New Delhi: From AAP councillors waving ‘cockroach’ posters and shouting slogans, to Congress councillors wearing garlands made of Melody toffees, the MCD House meeting descended into chaos on Monday, with repeated sloganeering disrupting proceedings. The repeated protests led to the House being adjourned twice — first for 15 minutes and later for 30 minutes.

The House witnessed protests and symbolic displays as AAP and Congress councillors targeted BJP over the NEET paper leak and demanded the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. AAP alleged that BJP had refused to allow a discussion on the issue. Leader of Opposition in MCD Ankush Narang said repeated NEET paper leaks under BJP govt had ruined the future of lakhs of students, alleging the saffron party was “avoiding accountability”.

Amid the chaos, all proposals, except two key items on the agenda, were postponed. These included the construction of conventional underground multi-level parking facilities at New Friends Colony, Jangpura and Kalkaji in Central Zone. A proposal regarding assigning the work of licence inspectors to sanitary inspectors in their respective wards was also deferred.

After the proceedings, mayor Pravesh Wahi, addressing a press conference, slammed AAP, alleging its councillors were “supporting a social media campaign aimed at creating disorder” while BJP councillors “wanted to discuss civic issues” such as sanitation arrangements and drain cleaning. “This clearly shows that AAP’s intention was to disrupt the functioning of the House,” he said.

Wahi also informed the House that development funds amounting to Rs 50 lakh each had been released to all councillors. He said the funds would help accelerate development works in various wards, including drain construction, road repairs, strengthening sanitation arrangements and other civic projects.

The mayor further stated that discussions on key issues, such as drain cleaning in Delhi, had been proposed during the House meeting, but AAP councillors continuously disrupted the proceedings.