For Delhi Mayor Polls, AAP Goes To Supreme Court With Two Requests
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Petition by AAP mayor candidate Shelly Oberoi, leader Mukesh Goyal wants immediate polls for top post, and no voting right to nominated councillors
The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Delhi mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi on Thursday went to the Supreme Court to demand that elections to the civic body's top post be held "in a time-bound manner". A hearing is likely on Friday. The party has also argued that law be followed to not allow the 10 nominated councillors to vote.
The move comes two days after the mayoral election was stalled for the second time this month amid chaos at the sitting of the newly-elected Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The AAP, which won majority in the MCD polls last month, has alleged bias by the the stand-in presiding officer, a BJP councillor, and said the BJP wants to use "illegal means" in the mayoral elections. It sees "a deep conspiracy" by the BJP through the presiding officer appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, who is an appointee of the BJP's central government.
The BJP, unseated in the MCD after 15 years, claims the AAP is "scared" as its councillors may not vote for its candidate.
