Before the Delhi Assembly elections, a tug of war is going on between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and BJP on many issues, in such a situation, former bus marshals have also tried their luck by fielding five candidates for the upcoming elections.Former bus marshals have fielded their candidates for the elections under the banner of a party called Janhit Dal.The party has declared the names of a total of six candidates, five of whom are former bus marshals, who are seeking their reinstatement from the Delhi government.
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Janhit Dal has announced the names of former bus marshal Shyamo Devi (Narela), Praveen Kumar (Mundka), Lalit Bhati (Mustafabad), Aditya Rai (New Delhi) and Anil Kumar (Burari). The sixth candidate Rakesh Ranjan Srivastava has got the party ticket from Timarpur assembly constituency.
The list of Janhit Dal candidates comes at a time when the proposed reinstatement of bus marshals in Delhi has become a point of political controversy between AAP and BJP, with both the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor at loggerheads over the issue.
Last month, VK Saxena had said that he has not yet received any proposal for re-appointment of removed Civil Defense Volunteers (CDVs) as bus marshals in 2023, while Chief Minister Atishi claimed that the proposal has been received only from the Lieutenant Governor. is near.
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The services of about 10,000 CDVs working as bus marshals were terminated by the Lieutenant Governor after the Revenue Department objected that they were meant for disaster management duties.
The ruling AAP has declared the names of its candidates for all 70 seats for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, while the main opposition BJP may soon release its first name, albeit without any face, for the chief ministerial post.
Delhi Assembly elections are expected to be held in February next year. The Election Commission is likely to announce the election dates soon.
