Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said theyౠ will study the Bill that has been introduce꧅d in Parliament to unify the three municipal corporations and if the need arises, they will challenge it in court.
He was speaking at a press conference aft♌er his deputy Manish Sisodia presented the Delhi Budget.
Currently, the three corporations in Delhi -- North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and East De🌳lhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) -🔯- have 272 wards. While the North and South corporations have 104 wards each, the East corporation has 64.
A bill to merge the three municipal corporations in the national capital into a single entity was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday amid Opposition cla♏ims that the move was beyo🔥nd the legislative competence of Parliament.
It also proposes to reduce ൲the number of wards from 272 ಞto 250.
"The MCD Bill has been brought only to delay the elections. What is the logic of reducing the number of wards. We will study the Bill and will challenge it in the court if need be," the chief minister said.(With PTI inputs)
