Arvind Kejriwal renews demand for full statehood for Delhi

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi-Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reiterated his demand for full statehood for Delhi and asked why the value of vote in Delhi was less compared to other states. Addressing the gathering of mostly students, Kejriwal said the Delhi government’s powers were curbed a few years after independence when it was declared a Union Territory.

He said people in Delhi had a right to choose their government but the power of the elected government was limited. Reminding the “Government of India 1935 Act”, Kejriwal said the act had given right to the people to elect their representatives but those elected persons have no power to run the government.”Now, Delhi’s situation is similar to the 1935 Government of India Act,” Kejriwal said.