Nadda, Rajnath, Sarma: Sr BJP leaders to address rallies for MCD elections on Sunday

The crucial MCD elections are slated to be held on December 4, with the results to be declared on December 7

Published on: Nov 19, 2022, 23:07:42 IST

By Paras Singh

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will kick off its campaign for the upcoming municipal corporation elections on Sunday, with 14 roadshows featuring senior party leaders and union ministers across Delhi.

The crucial civic body elections are slated to be held on December 4, with the results to be declared on December 7.

On Saturday, Delhi BJP general secretary Kuljeet Chahal said that the roadshows on Sunday will be led by party president JP Nadda, adding that each rally will cover 2-3 municipal wards, and all will be held between 4.30pm and 5.30pm.

“BJP president JP Nadda will hold a road show on Sunday evening at Sangam Vihar in south Delhi with South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri. Defence minister Rajnath Singh will hold a roadshow in Uttam Nagar with MP Parvesh Sahib Singh, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will campaign near Ghonda, which was affected by 2020 Delhi riots, while Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will be in Patparganj area, which is the constituency of Delhi deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia,” he said.

Chahal said Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur and union ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jitendra Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi are some of the other BJP leaders who will head roadshows in the Capital.

Reacting to the development, AAP Delhi convener Gopal Rai said the senior BJP leaders and union ministers taking part in the roadshows should answer what the civic body, which has been ruled by the BJP for the last three terms, has done during its 15-year rule.

“Why is Delhi full of garbage? Why do we have garbage mountains? Why have tickets been provided to corrupt councillors who were denied tickets in the 2017 elections? They should tell people what they have done. Earlier, Nadda ji came to Delhi but did not say anything substantial,” Rai said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Paras Singh
Paras Singh is a New Delhi-based journalist with Hindustan Times, where he serves as Deputy Metro Editor. He reports on urban governance, the Delhi government, the Delhi BJP, water management, the environment, communities and city life. He joined Hindustan Times in 2021 after beginning his journalism career at The Times of India in 2016, where he covered civic bodies, the water and power sectors, and urban infrastructure. Over the last decade, some of his reporting has led to significant public impact, with investigations into environmental violations, corruption and illegal industrial activity contributing to multiple judicial interventions by the National Green Tribunal and the Delhi High Court. A graduate of St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, Paras studied journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi. Having extensively covered the capital's evolving civic and governance landscape, his recent work increasingly explores Delhi's history, built heritage, urban evolution and the relationship between people and place, alongside continuing to report on governance and public policy.Read More

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