Updated On: 22 January, 2026 12:36 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
IAS officer Sanjeev Khirwar, who was at the centre of the 2022 Thyagraj Stadium controversy, has been appointed as the new Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. He will succeed Ashwani Kumar, as per a Central Government notification

IAS Sanjeev Khirwar has been appointed as Municipal Corporation of Delhi Commissioner. (Pic/Screengrab from X)
IAS officer Sanjeev Khirwar, who had stirred controversy in 2022 for emptying Delhi's Thyagraj Stadium to walk his dog, has been appointed as the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), according to a notification issued by the Central Government.
The notification issued by the Central Government stated, "Exercising powers conferred by Section 54 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, the Central Government has appointed Sanjeev Khirwar, LAS (AGMUT:1994), as Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi," as cited by news agency ANI.