New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has approved a proposal to allocate Rs 25.35 crore for election preparations. The decision, approved during a special MCD House session on Thursday, aims to ensure smooth electoral operations across the city.
The proposal, which follows instructions from the Election Commission (EC) and the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, emphasizes maintaining key facilities for the upcoming elections, slated for January or February 2025.
Moreover, the MCD plans to set up model and pink polling booths in each Assembly constituency, with one PwD polling station and one youth polling station per district. These stations will incorporate cultural elements and cater to the needs of local communities.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party on Friday replaced its Mehrauli candidate Naresh Yadav, convicted last month in the Quran desecration case, with Mahender Chaudhary for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.
Mr Yadav, the sitting MLA from Mehrauli, was convicted by a Punjab court with two-year sentence in the 2016 Quran desecration case. Earlier in the day, Mr Yadav said in a post on X that he met AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal to inform him about his decision not to contest the polls till he is acquitted by the court in the case against him.
Mr Yadav said that he joined the AAP impressed by Kejriwal’s honesty and received a lot from the party. The AAP has already announced all its candidates for the elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly due to be held in February next year.
Earlier on June 24, 2016, torn pages of the Quran were found scattered on a road in Malerkotla in Punjab. This led to violence and burning of vehicles by an angry mob. Four persons, including Mr Yadav, were arrested in the case.
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