BJP trying to disrupt UT mayoral polls, claims AAP

CHANDIGARH: A delegation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Chandigarh, handed over a demand letter to deputy commissioner (DC) Vinay Pratap Singh seeking early mayoral elections.

The delegation was led by SS Ahluwalia, co-in-charge, AAP Chandigarh, and included municipal councillors Prem Lata, Poonam Kumari, Suman Amit Sharma, Neha Musawat and others.

The delegation said the mayor's election should have been held on January 1 as per the notification, but the administration has not yet released any date. Ahluwalia claimed that the BJP was trying to disrupt the polls. “For the last few years, the BJP has been postponing the date of mayoral elections as per its convenience and trying to tamper with the results,” he said.

The delegation said they wanted this year’s election to be fair and free of any injustice to the reserved class.

Ahluwalia said, “By postponing the date of elections, the BJP is also hindering the development of the city and injustice is being done to the common people.”