BJP MLA Bisht to present resolution renaming Mustafabad to Shiv Vihar in Delhi Assembly
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New Delhi (PTI): The Mustafabad constituency having a high Muslim population is likely to get a new name "Shiv Vihar", as its ruling BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht is scheduled to introduce a resolution for the name change in the Delhi Assembly on Friday.
The list of business of the Assembly showed that Bisht, also deputy Speaker of the Assembly will introduce a private member resolution "This House resolves that the name of the Mustafabad Assembly Constituency may be changed to Shiv Vihar Assembly Constituency in view of the sentiments of constituency voters," post-lunch during ongoing budget session on Friday.
Bisht had asserted during the campaigning for the Delhi Assembly polls in February that Mustabad has a higher population of Hindus who wanted its name changed to "Shiv Vihar" or "Shiv Puri".
Mustabad lies in northeast Delhi was rocked by fierce communal violence in which over 50 lost their lives, immediately after Assembly polls in February 2020.
Bisht won the constituency defeating AAP candidate Adeel Ahmad Khan by over 17,000 votes. A riot accused and former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain was an AIMIM candidate in the triangular contest.
Bisht, 67, is a senior MLA in the current Assembly. He became MLA first time in 1993 from the neighbouring Karwal Nagar seat.
The BJP returned to power in Delhi winning 48 of the 70 seats in the Assembly polls held. The AAP which dominated Delhi since 2013 was forced to sit in Opposition with just 22 seats in its kitty.
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My party will complete 5-year term, says CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asserted that the Congress government would complete its five-year term, while sidestepping questions on whether he personally would remain in office for the full duration.
Addressing reporters here, he maintained that decisions on the leadership would rest with the party high command and refrained from giving a direct answer on his own tenure.
“Our party will complete five years,” Siddaramaiah said, when asked if he would complete a full term as Chief Minister.
On the issue of leadership, he reiterated that the final call would be taken by the party leadership, saying, “The high command will decide. There’s no point asking the same thing again.”
Indicating his readiness to travel to the national capital if required, he said, “If I am called to Delhi, I will go,” adding that he would seek an appointment with Rahul Gandhi if needed.
The talks on leadership change have intensified in the power corridor of the state where claims were made that Siddaramaiah would make way for his Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
The Chief Minister also underlined that recent by-election victories in Bagalkote and Davanagere South assembly segment reflected public support for the government, stating that this clearly shows that people have appreciated the Congress government and its programmes.
The CM also dismissed the opposition’s claims, alleging they lacked strategy, and said local body elections would be conducted as per rules.
