CPI general secretary D Raja said the “BJP’s lust for power” was most evident in Chandigarh mayor elections. He said rejecting eight votes of councillors belonging to the INDIA bloc shows their desperation
Chandigarh Mayor Election 2024 Date: In a major development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Chandigarh Administration to conduct the mayoral polls on January 30.
Chandigarh mayoral and municipal elections will be held next week - on January 30 - the Punjab and Haryana High Court said this afternoon, dismissing an order by the city's Deputy Commissioner that abruptly deferred the polls to next month.
“The BJP knew that they were to lose. That is why they played this ploy. Had they been fair, another presiding officer would have been appointed immediately if the previous one is said to have fallen ill," said Congress leader and former MP Pawan Kumar Bansal, who was present at the protest site
The Chandigarh mayoral election, scheduled to be held today was postponed reportedly owing to the ill-health of the presiding officer. Aam Aadmi Party and Congress councillors protested terming the postponement a ploy by BJP.