The government introduced the controversial Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, in the Lok Sabha on Friday, three days after the Union Cabinet approved it.
Union Home Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai submitted the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha to merge the national capital's three municipal corporations. The bill's introduction in the Lower House was opposed by the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Congress, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
On Tuesday, the Union Cabinet approved the presentation of "The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022," a law that would merge three municipal corporations in Delhi. Previously, the Delhi Municipal Corporation was divided into three municipal corporations: South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), and East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Act, 1911, which took effect in 2011.
The Centre has deferred the release of polling dates for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election, according to State Election Commissioner SK Srivastava, after the central government raised a few points that the Election Commission has still to legally evaluate. He also stated that the Centre intends to "unify" the three civic bodies, which is why the poll schedule was not announced.
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