East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has constituted a five member committee to investigate the matter of alleged casteist remark made by the members of ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) against councillors of Aam Aadmi Party.
Turning down allegations, EDMC Mayor Bipin Bihari Singh said that no such remarks were made during the special house proceeding held on 29 November, 2018.
The Mayor said that the house meeting was called to discuss the issue of environment and sanitation but unfortunately it was adjourned due to the indecent behavior of opposition members. He said that he checked the video footage of the meeting multiple times to know the veracity of the allegation and found nothing such incident made by AAP councillors.
He informed that the police complaints have been made by both the parties in this context. The committee will file its report within a week and action would be taken on the basis of its findings.