Ruckus in MCD House as opposition councillors raise slogans, tear papers

New Delhi: A special session of the MCD House on Monday witnessed chaos with opposition councillors storming into the well, climbing atop Mayor Shelly Oberoi's desk and tearing papers.

The session was called to discuss issues of vesting powers of the standing committee in the House till the time the panel is reconstituted and de-sealing of shops in Delhi markets.

The reconstitution of the 18-member standing committee, the highest decision-making body of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) that is responsible for making all financial decisions, has been pending for the last 10 months.

As soon as Oberoi entered the House, opposition members started raising slogans such as "Tanashahi nahi chalegi" and "Samvidhan ki hatya band karo".

They stormed into the well of House. Some of them even climbed atop the mayor's desk, tore the proposal papers and threw the torn pieces in the air.

Opposition leader Raja Iqbal Singh slammed the ruling AAP, saying vesting the powers of the standing committee in the House would be invalid and unconstitutional.

The House cannot take over the standing committee's powers as there is no such provision in the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, he said.

The delay in the reconstitution of the standing committee has affected the MCD's financial matters with several proposals pending.

According to the rules, proposals above Rs 5 crore cannot pass without the committee's approval.