New Delhi:
The Government of India had issued a notification that will merge the three municipal corporations of Delhi w.e.f May 22.
Ministry of Home Affairs has released a notification that will ensure the merging of different sections of MCD. The notification states, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 (10 of 2022), the central Government hereby appoints the 22
nd
day of May 2022 on which the Municipal Corporation of Delhi shall be constituted.
The notification further stated that, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 (10 of 2022), the Central Government hereby appoints the 22
nd
day of May 2022 on which the said Act shall come into force.”
This decision was anticipated for quite some time and it has also seen clashes between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bhartiya Janta Party regarding this issue. The date of the MCD elections had been postponed and the AAP has blamed the BJP citing their fear of the Aam Aadmi Party. However, BJP has maintained that this was a long overdue decision which has finally come into fruition.
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