Municipal Corporation of Delhi

MCD polls: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urges voters to give AAP a 'chance'

Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the MCD was mired in corruption and BJP has no intention to clean it up. He urged the voters to give AAP a chance in the upcoming MCD elections

Dec 02, 2022, 17:46 PM IST

MCD polls: Campaigning ends today, political parties make last-ditch effort to woo Delhi voters

MCD elections: The civic polls are seen as a contest between the BJP, which currently holds the reins of the civic bodies in Delhi, the AAP, and the Congress. 

Dec 02, 2022, 09:50 AM IST

MCD Polls: AAP plans decentralised campaign strategy, alleges BJP turning Delhi into a pile of garbage'

MCD polls: The AAP plans to go full-throttle with its second phase of campaigning from today with music and magic shows, street plays, and 1,000 street-corner meetings by star campaigners to woo voters for the December 4 civic polls.

Nov 23, 2022, 07:52 AM IST

Hefty loss to MCD due to parking fee collection irregularities, alleges AAP

The AAP on Saturday claimed that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) suffered a big "loss to its exchequer" due to irregularities in the collection of parking fees and alleged that senior BJP leaders have been involved in the malpractice.

Oct 23, 2022, 09:06 AM IST

Delhi municipal polls to be held soon as Centre approves delimitation panel report on redrawing MCD wards

The Centre has fixed the total number of seats as 250 in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, of which, 42 seats have been reserved for members of Scheduled Castes.

Oct 18, 2022, 23:24 PM IST

It's AAP vs BJP over illegal constructions in Delhi. An analysis

Matters escalated in April this year when the BJP-led MCD demolished several jhuggis in Jahangirpuri following violence over a Hanuman Jayanti procession. The demolition drive continued in many other areas, including Mangolpuri, Najafgarh, Shaheen Bagh, New Friends Colony and Tughlakabad.

Aug 05, 2022, 23:57 PM IST

Alipur wall collapse: MCD orders probe after 5 die, two engineers suspended

The inquiry was ordered on the directions of the municipal commissioner and action was initiated after "serious cognisance of the unfortunate incident" in Alipur's Bakoli village in Delhi, an MCD official said. 

Jul 16, 2022, 15:54 PM IST

Delhi: 1% transfer duty hike to put additional burden on property buyers, say experts

After the hike, the transfer duty in Delhi will be 4 per cent for men and 3 per cent for women buyers. 

Jun 01, 2022, 19:48 PM IST

Buying property in Delhi? You have to pay more on transfer duty, here's why

Currently, the transfer duty on the sale and purchase of property in the national capital is 3 per cent for men and 2 per cent for women.

Jun 01, 2022, 13:01 PM IST

MCD running schools where girls forced to defecate in open: Delhi Commission for Women

The enquiry by Delhi Commission for Women (DWC) occured after a recent horrific case of molestation of girls in a Municipal Corporation of Delhi school.

May 23, 2022, 16:04 PM IST

BJP-led MCD selling school land in connivance with builders, alleges AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj

AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the BJP-led MCD is selling land meant to educate the poor to their private partners, issuing tenders for unnecessary projects.

Nov 11, 2021, 12:30 PM IST

Parking scam: AAP demands audit of MCD parking that collapsed within a year

AAP Senior Leader and MLA Atishi said that parking made by MCD collapsed within a year; clear proof of BJP's corruption and it is necessary to investigate which contractor and officer were given the responsibility of construction of the parking and what their link is with BJP leaders. 

Nov 04, 2021, 10:07 AM IST

AAP organised 2,532 Mohalla meetings under 'Aapka MLA Aapke Dwar' program: Gopal Rai

AAP's Delhi State Convenor and Cabinet Minister Gopal Rai said that in every Mohalla Sabha, people have raised the issue of dirt and litter spreading throughout Delhi and it is evident that the BJP will be cleared off from the MCD before they clear the garbage they have left behind. 

Oct 25, 2021, 18:16 PM IST

AAP demands BJP-ruled MCD to roll back proposal to sell Novelty Cinema

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader said that the BJP had been continuously bringing proposals to sell the properties of the MCD which the AAP has always opposed. 

Oct 18, 2021, 19:04 PM IST

BJP-ruled MCD hasn't paid GPF payouts to several retired employees to date: Saurabh Bhardwaj

AAP Chief Spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj talked about how the BJP-ruled MCD is defrauding its own employees and said, “We are all well aware of the fact that every company, private or government, has to implement a GPF deduction in the employee’s salary."

Oct 15, 2021, 18:03 PM IST

MCD is neither giving salary to teachers nor renewing their contracts: AAP MLA Atishi

AAP MLA Atishi said that all the contractual teachers of South MCD have not received their salaries since April 2020 and nor are their contracts being renewed. 

Oct 14, 2021, 11:43 AM IST

Delhi will progress rapidly once Arvind Kejriwal model of governance is implemented in MCD: Durgesh Pathak

The AAP MCD in charge, Durgesh Pathak, further reinforced that Delhi's development will progress rapidly once the Arvind Kejriwal model of governance is implemented in MCD like the Delhi government.

Oct 13, 2021, 15:56 PM IST

AAP leader Vikas Goel slams BJP for corruption in MCD

North Delhi Municipal Corporation leader of the opposition Vikas Goel said that the BJP-ruled MCD has been caught in another scandal.

Sep 17, 2021, 18:44 PM IST

Aam Aadmi Party workers take out ‘Padyatra’ in all 272 wards of MCD to expose BJP

Leader of Opposition in North MCD Vikas Goyal said that BJP leaders have sold the land to their own people at throwaway prices to fill their own pockets.

Aug 24, 2021, 11:06 AM IST

Two sitting BJP Councilors, senior Congress leaders join Aam Aadmi Party with their team

AAP Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the Delhi government is doing a lot of work on education, health, roads, and infrastructure development, however, there is a lack of development inside colonies. Public is deeply disappointed in all the areas wherein BJP-ruled MCD is responsible to work, it is not working at the pace at which work should be done in Delhi. 

Aug 24, 2021, 10:40 AM IST