913: What Does a Unified MCD Mean for Delhi Citizens & Does it Help BJP Politically?

<div>The deference of the Delhi civic polls has left the AAP-led Delhi government at loggerheads with the BJP-led Centre.<br> <br> </div> <div>At the heart of the delay is The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 that seeks to merge the North, East and South Delhi municipal corporations.<br> <br> </div> <div>The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai who said it would make the MCD “a single, integrated and well-equipped entity”, however, the Delhi government along with several opposition parties have been vehemently opposed to calling it an unconstitutional move.<br> <br> </div> <div>What has been particularly irking the Delhi government is that the bill also appears to strip the Delhi government off authority when it comes a lot of big decision-making processes around the unified MCD. The AAP led Delhi government even accused the BJP of “murdering democracy”.<br> <br> </div> <div>But why does the Centre want to unify Delhi municipality? What is the administrative significance behind it all? And is there any political significance in the move?</div> <div> <br> <strong>Host and Producer: </strong>Shorbori Purkayastha</div> <div> <strong>Editor:</strong> Shelly Walia<br> <strong>Guests:</strong> <br> Aditya Menon, The Quint’s Political Editor<br> Milind Mhaske, Director of Praja Foundation </div> <div><br> </div> <div> <strong>Music:</strong> Big Bang Fuzz</div> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>Listen to The Big Story podcast on:</strong></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Apple: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fapple.co%2F2AYdLIl&amp;redir_token=G9sQMbbppKv-LEFD29gDyTmPMzt8MTU3MTM4MDU5NkAxNTcxMjk0MTk2&amp;v=xkpX1V6aUFo&amp;event=video_description">https://apple.co/2AYdLIl</a> </div> <div>Saavn: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2oix78C&amp;redir_token=G9sQMbbppKv-LEFD29gDyTmPMzt8MTU3MTM4MDU5NkAxNTcxMjk0MTk2&amp;v=xkpX1V6aUFo&amp;event=video_description">http://bit.ly/2oix78C</a> </div> <div>Goog