MCD councillors take oath in Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi, Sanskrit

Exhibiting linguistic diversity of India Delhi municipal councillors on Tuesday took oath in a range of languages including Hindi English Urdu Punjabi Maithili and SanskritHowever after the oathtaking ceremony the Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD could not elect a mayor as its proceedings were adjourned a second instance of the new House convening for the mayoral poll but not being able to complete the processAlso readDelhi Police files over 6600page charge sheet in Mehrauli murder caseWhile a majority of councillors took oath in Hindi some took the same in English and a few others chose to read the text in Punjabi Urdu Sanskrit and even MaithiliAAP mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi and BJPs candidate for the post Rekha Gupta both took oath in HindiOberoi was welcomed by her party colleagues with a thumping of the desk as she stepped on the dais and chanted Jai Hind Jai Bharat after taking the oathGupta was greeted by BJP members with a ringing chant of Jai Shri Ram as she rose to take oath as a councillorThe nominees for the post of deputy mayor are Aaley Mohammad Iqbal and Jalaj Kumar AAP and Kamal Bagri BJPIqbal a councillor from Chandni Mahal who had won the election with a maximum margin of votes took the oath in chaste Urdu He chanted Hindustan Zindabad after taking oath while fellow party councillor Ankush Narang took the oath in Punjabi and chanted Wahe Guru ji ka Khalsa Wahe Guru ji ki Fateh after itOne of the councillors even took oath in Maithili much to everyones surpriseBJPs Kamal Bagri who came to the House wearing a traditional dress and a colourful pagdi took the oath in Sanskrit and chanted Jai Siya Ram after it which was reciprocated with Har Har Mahadev from a member sitting in the HouseJai Shri Ram Bharat Mata ki Jai Inquilab Zindabad were among the slogans chanted by various councillors and nominated members of the MCD HouseEarlier in the day Presiding Officer Satya Sharma administered the oath to the nominated members before the elected representatives of the MCD as AAP members raised shame shame chants in the HouseSlated to begin at 11 AM the proceedings of the House got underway 20 minutes laterThe post of mayor in the national capital sees five singleyear terms on a rotation basis with the first year being reserved for women second for the open category third for reserved category and the remaining two again for the open categoryAs the House was adjourned without election of the mayor it prompted a protest by Aam Aadmi Party councillors and MLAs who are still sitting in the House asking the Delhi Lt Governor to ensure the mayoral poll happensThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever