AAP planning to regularise 12,000 contract staff in MCD, claims Atishi. The BJP hit back saying that Atishi is spreading lies as no proposal has yet been sent to the office of the MCD Secretary for the February 25 sitting of the civic House. The announcement comes in the backdrop of an impending show of strength after 12 seats in the civic agency fell vacant due to the election of councillors to the Delhi Assembly and Parliament. The possibility of the Opposition gaining a majority after this realignment was recently indicated by Delhi BJP President Virender Sachdeva when he said there were high chances of Delhi getting a “Triple engine” government – with MCD being the third engine apart from the Delhi and Union governments. The AAP has so far given permanent jobs to 4,500 sanitation workers. The party has been regularly giving permanent postings to contract teachers in Punjab as well. “February 25 will be a landmark day in the history of MCD when such a large number of contract workers will get permanent jobs in one go,” said Mayor Mahesh Kumar Khichi.
