Cong uses BJP’s ‘poor’ MCD work to deflect attack -
Risha Chitlangia, Times of India
Congress thinks it has an answer to BJP's poll strategy of highlighting corruption and scams. The party is deploying countermeasures by highlighting BJP's "poor" record in MCD. Congress will build up a strong campaign around this to justify the Delhi government's decision to trifurcate the civic body. To achieve this end, the party will compare maintenance of civic infrastructure under the Delhi government and BJP-ruled MCD.
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BJP attacks govt on new municipal posts -
Times of India
With Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) inviting applications for 19 director-level posts for the three new corporations, BJP has launched a fresh attack on the Delhi government. Mayor Rajni Abbi said the city government misled the Centre and that creation of new posts will add to the burden. While pushing for the trifurcation of the MCD, Delhi government had assured Union home ministry that the move will not increase the financial burden and no new post would be created. "We had anticipated this, but the Delhi government categorically clarified that no new post would be created. The recent advertisement is contrary to their earlier claim," said Abbi.
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MCD Poll: Rebels unite to wreck BJP -
Risha Chitlangia, Times of India
It is going to be a tough municipal election for BJP as it battles the enemy within. Nearly 25 rebel councillors and party workers have joined hands to wreck BJP's return to MCD. They are all contesting as independents and want to send a strong message to the party high command. And these rebels are helping each other in their campaigns. "We want educated people to be a part of the new corporations. BJP has given to tickets to several candidates who have no knowledge about the role of MCD and its functioning,'' said Jagdish Mamgain, sitting councillor from Kasturba Nagar and chairman of MCD's works committee. |
MCD: Saffron party to partner JD(U) in return race -
Risha Chitlangia & Ambika Pandit, ToI
For the first time in Delhi, BJP will fight the MCD elections in alliance with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) to tap the poorvanchali vote bank. With Congress banking on its traditional vote bank in unauthorized colonies, slums and resettlement colonies, the ruling BJP, which faces anti-incumbency, is now trying to reach out to the over 40 lakh poorvanchalis. |
Congress releases list of 272 candidates for MCD elections -
Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Hindu
Going into the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections after trifurcating the civic body and increasing the reservation of seats for women to 50 per cent, the Congress has in its first list of candidates for the MCD elections dropped many sitting councillors and fielded women candidates in even general wards, thus giving them a higher share of tickets. After days of intense scrutinyand discussion, the party finally announced the first list of 263 candidates on Sunday afternoon and then followed it up with the remaining nine names later in the evening. |
SMS police if code violated -
ToI
This election season, if you receive an SMS that violates the model code, shoot it off to Delhi Police. Under Election Commission's directive, police will now investigate all complaints regarding objectionable SMSs transmitted by persons with a vested interest in elections. Deputy commissioner of police (special cell), Arun Kampani, has been appointed the nodal officer for receiving complaints. You can forward it to 9811007552 or send your complaints to . You can also fax your complaint to 011-24649171. |
Quota politics: Kin get into Congress list -
Ambika Pandit & Risha Chitlangia, Times of India
With the 50% reservation rule coming into effect, many sitting Congress councillors who lost their seats, as well as other political heavyweights, have succeeded in securing tickets for their kith and kin. West Delhi MP Mahabal Mishra has taken the lead in this. He has managed to get two tickets for his niece and sitting councillor from Dabri Tilotama Chaudhary and sister-in-law Vimla Devi. MLA Dayanand Chandelia secured tickets for his son Meghraj and daughter-in-law Meenakshi for the Vishnu Garden and Khyala wards. He fought hard to keep out Mahabal Mishra'a chosen candidates there. Ex-councillor Jitender Kochar has managed to get a ticket for his wife Nutan Kochar from village Hauz Rani. |
MCD Polls: Cong Announces List of 263 Candidates -
Outlook
Congress today announced its first list of 263 candidates for the Delhi municipal polls barring nine seats for which a consensus was not arrived at. The list includes the names of present MCD Leader of Opposition Jai Kishan Sharma, former Mayor Farhad Suri and councillor Shalu Malik. Nutan Kochar, wife of a prominent Congress leader Jitender Kochar, former DU University student's leader Amrita Dhavan, prominent local leaders Satbir Sharma, Ramesh Dutta and Anita Babbar also figure in the list. |
MCD: Election Commission goes Dabangg for turnout -
Risha Chitlangia, Times of India
Worried about the city's lack of interest in municipal polls, the election commission is getting ready to draw voters out by their heartstrings this time. Employing a range of popular and touching imagery - Bollywood, wedding cards, happy children - its new ads will be aired from April 1. One of the ads designed to a wedding card theme reads: "You are cordially invited to write the future of Delhi...come vote for MCD elections". Another strikes a note of determination with a woman declaring "Mein Hoon Dilli ki Dabangg". |
Social electioneering signs in -
Neelam Pandey, Hindustan Times
Think MCD or its councillors and the first thing that comes to your mind is dirty old rooms filled with bulky registers containing thousands of complaints and queries of residents and paan-chewing netas with secretaries in safari suits to take care of their tech needs. While it is not completely untrue, all that is not far from becoming history. Technology is ushering in a slow but steady makeover with a number of both tech-savvy and tech-shy councillors, and even the MCD, taking to IT in a big way to connect with civic problems. |
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