A day after the ruckus during the Delhi Mayor polls, the AAP MLAs and their ward councillors on Saturday staged a sit-in on the lane opposite the Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena’s house alleging the appointment of Satya Sharma as Presiding Officer and 10 aldermen in the MCD unconstitutionally and he is destroying the Constitution. Around 100-150 AAP workers gathered near the LG’s residence and chanted slogans against Saxena.
The AAP also claimed that this was part of an "underhanded ploy" to get the aldermen vote in the mayor and deputy mayor elections.
AAP leaders and workers gathered outside Raj Niwas in the Civil Lines area carrying banners and raised slogans against Saxena. AAP MLAs Atishi and Somnath Bharti was leading the protest at L—G’ house .
Speaking on the occasion, Atishi said that AAP would fight to preserve the Constitution and against the unconstitutional ways the BJP is trying to take over MCD.
“If the LG can make a statement and the MCD commissioner issue an order which clarifies that in mayor elections BJP’s nominated councillors will not vote, then elections can be conducted as per the Constitution,” she said alleging LG is destroying the Constitution.
The AAP had alleged that all the nominated members were BJP workers and the civic body sent their names directly to Saxena without keeping the city government in the loop. "Why were the 10 aldermen nominated bypassing the Delhi government? Why wasn't the senior-most person nominated as the presiding officer? Why were they trying to give voting rights to the aldermen? The LG needs to answer these questions as he is destroying the Constitution," Atishi told reporters.She alleged the BJP has been using "illegal ways" to form government in the MCD as they couldn't win the civic polls.