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MCD to regularise 12,000 contract workers tomorrow, says AAP; BJP calls it a farce

The MCD is led by Mayor and AAP leader Mahesh Khichi and Deputy Mayor Ravinder Bhardwaj, who is also from the AAP

At a press conference on Sunday, AAP’s Atishi said, “In the last two years, we have made 4,500 (contractual) workers permanent"

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will regularise 12,000 contractual workers in its House meeting on Tuesday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Sunday.

The MCD is led by Mayor and AAP leader Mahesh Khichi and Deputy Mayor Ravinder Bhardwaj, who is also from the AAP. The party’s numbers in the House, however, have been dwindling, with many councillors switching to the BJP.

At a press conference on Sunday, AAP’s Atishi said, “In the last two years, we have made 4,500 (contractual) workers permanent. Now, in the MCD House meeting on Tuesday, we are set to regularise 12,000 more employees across all departments, including sanitation workers, junior engineers, and senior engineers, gardeners.” Leader of Opposition Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh, and Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor, meanwhile, accused the AAP of betraying the MCD employees.

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“Atishi announced a preamble proposal to regularise 12,000 employees. This is nothing but a deception… especially for the sanitation workers. She served as a minister and chief minister in the Delhi government and is well aware that before preparing the employee regularisation preamble, the approval of the Municipal Commissioner and the Finance Department is mandatory and no such approval had been sought until Sunday. This entire matter is a farce,” said Singh.

He alleged AAP was bringing a “gimmicky” proposal to counter the CAG reports that are to be presented in the Assembly the same day.

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