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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
In Capital to study MCD's waste management practices, Karnataka Deputy CM, officials call on Delhi mayor
The MCD civic centre on Minto Road had an unusual visitor on Monday: Senior Congress leader and Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who had come to meet Delhi Mayor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raja Iqbal Singh. He was accompanied by a delegation of 10 to 15 officials of the Greater Bengaluru Authority who were here to study the solid waste management and town planning measures adopted by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). 'Delhi is a historic and huge city, and its population is much higher than Bengaluru's. We have come to study the work being done by Delhi's Municipal Corporation on three points: Solid waste management, town planning, and building bylaws,' Shivakumar said. Towards a Cleaner, Smarter Bengaluru! As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen municipal governance and enhance solid waste management in Bengaluru, I visited the Delhi Municipal Corporation at the SPM Civic Centre on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg today, accompanied by officers from… — DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) June 9, 2025 Sharing pictures with the Delhi mayor on social media platform X, Shivakumar stated, 'This visit follows earlier study visits to Hyderabad and Chennai, as we continue to explore and learn from successful urban waste management models across India. The aim is clear: To adopt proven, scalable technologies and planning frameworks that will shape a cleaner, more sustainable future for #NammaBengaluru.' On the ideas that were exchanged between the officials of the two civic bodies during the meeting, the MCD said, 'The Chief Building Planner of the corporation gave a presentation on Master Plan 2041 to the delegation of Karnataka… on building bye-laws. The Chief Engineer, Environmental Management Service, gave a presentation on solid waste management, and the Advisor, Environmental Management, gave a presentation on the disposal of legacy waste. Delhi Municipal Corporation officials made a presentation on the process of granting various approvals online under Ease of Doing Business.' To observe the work being done by the civic body in legacy waste management, the delegation visited the Okhla sanitary landfill site and the waste-to-energy plant. The Delhi mayor said that it was a proud moment for the MCD that its waste management model was going to be adopted by other states.
Indian Express
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
In major jolt, 13 Delhi councillors quit AAP, announce formation of Indraprastha Vikas Party
In a significant political shake-up within the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), 13 councillors elected on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) tickets have tendered their resignations and announced the formation of a new political front — the Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP). The group, led by Hemchand Goyal, councillor from Molarband, is set to function as an independent bloc within the MCD. In a signed statement submitted to the MCD, the councillors cited disillusionment with the AAP's leadership and lack of internal coordination as key reasons for their departure. 'All of us Municipal Councillors were elected in the Delhi Municipal Corporation in the year 2022 on the ticket of Aam Aadmi Party, but despite coming to power in the Delhi Municipal Corporation in 2022, the top leadership of the party was unable to run the Delhi Municipal Corporation smoothly,' it said. 'The coordination between the top leadership and the Municipal Councillors was negligible, due to which the party came in the opposition. Due to failure to fulfil the promises made to the public, we the following councillors are resigning from the primary membership of the party,' the statement added. While the IVP has claimed that 15 councillors have joined its ranks, only 13 have publicly confirmed their affiliation so far. Among those who have joined the new front are Bankner ward councillor and Arjuna Awardee Dinesh Bhardwaj, a former captain of the Indian kabaddi team; Himani Jain from Vasant Vihar; Usha Sharma from Sadar Bazar; Sahib Kumar from Vikas Puri; Rakhi Yadav from Hastsal; Ashok Pandey from Vikas Nagar; Rajesh Kumar from Mubarakpur; Sumar Anil Rana from Rohini-B; and Devendra Kumar from Mayur Vihar Phase 2. The most surprising defection is that of Mukesh Goel, a seasoned municipal leader who recently contested the Adarsh Nagar assembly seat on an AAP ticket and served as the Leader of the House in the MCD. Goel, once a prominent Congress figure during its tenure in the MCD, joined AAP ahead of the 2022 civic elections and was named the party's Leader of the House thereafter. Speaking to The Indian Express, Goel said, 'The party will only function as a front at the MCD level. The AAP was sitting at the helm of the MCD for 2.5 years, in that period, the councillors have been not allotted any budget, they were told to not raise matters of concern from their areas. There were constant fights between the AAP and the BJP, and the AAP never acted like a responsible government and never agreed to sit and listen to the concerns of the opposition. They never allowed the monthly house meetings to be held and they would always end in ruckus. There was gross civic neglect. Our plan is to act like a strong opposition at the MCD level which the AAP has been unable to do.' Asked whether his decision was influenced by being replaced as the MCD's Leader of the Opposition by Ranjeet Nagar councillor Ankush Narang following AAP's loss in the recent mayoral election, Goel said, 'While in the Congress, after working as the standing committee chair for years, the party had named Jai Kishan ji to be the new standing committee chair and I continued to work as a normal karyakarta for years. It is about mutual respect, which is lacking in the leaders of this party. They don't even pick up our calls.' The announcement was made at a press conference at the Constitution Club, where Goel also hinted that more councillors were likely to join the new formation in the coming days. This development comes just weeks after the BJP regained control of the MCD by winning the mayoral elections, marking a critical reversal of fortunes after two years in the Opposition. The timing is particularly significant as elections for chairpersons of the 12 zonal ward committees — instrumental in determining the composition of the powerful 18-member Standing Committee — are fast approaching. The Standing Committee plays a key role in the civic body, and no proposal exceeding Rs 5 crore can be passed without its approval. The deadline for filing nominations for these posts is May 22. Previously, the AAP had managed to secure five of the 12 zonal committees. Out of the 18 Standing Committee members, the BJP had managed to secure nine while the AAP was a close 8, one seat had remained vacant due to an AAP-BJP tussle, hindering the composition of the standing committee. The new defections may now further complicate its position in the upcoming civic leadership contests.
