AAP Moves SC Over Postponement of Delhi MCD Polls, Urges For Urgent Elections

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct Municipal Elections in Delhi in a free, fair, and expeditious manner.

In its plea, the AAP requested the SC to issue directions for the scheduling of the MCD polls ‘without any interference from the Central government’.

The plea was filed after the Delhi State Election Commission indefinitely deferred the MCD elections, which were earlier slated to be held in April.

The SEC has cited a communication from the Lt. Governor conveying that the Centre was intending to pass legislation to merge the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi.