While Election Commission (EC) is yet to announce the date of Assembly elections in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that full Statehood status for Delhi will be the part of AAP's manifesto.
Full statehood for Delhi was the main poll plank of AAP in the Lok Sabha elections last year. However, it failed to impress the people of Delhi and AAP candidates lost on all seven seats in the city.
Addressing the fifth Town Hall meeting, anchored by ABP news channel, Kejriwal said full statehood is the only promise the party was not able to fulfil.
“Full statehood for Delhi will be part of the AAP's election manifesto and the party will keep fighting for it,” he asserted. The AAP is expected to release its manifesto between January 15 to 20, Kejriwal had said earlier.
AAP supremo also said that if re-elected he will make roads in Delhi like that of London and Tokyo in the next five years.
“We have hired consultants to identify bottlenecks in the city where traffic congestion takes place. They will submit their plan in the next couple of months and based on their suggestions, we will try to solve the problem of traffic congestion,” he said.
He reiterated his promise to make bus rides free for others if he is re-elected. He had said this earlier in his second town-hall meeting. The meetings are part of AAP's election campaign.
“A lot of work still has to be done in Delhi. Yamuna has to be cleaned, Delhi has to be cleaned, pollution needs to be controlled and transport needs to be improved,” he said.
“We had started about 300 Mohalla Clinics in Delhi and 150 Mohalla Clinics will be opened tomorrow,” said Kejriwal.
Expressing concern over increasing number of fire incidents in Delhi, he said action will be taken if a trend is found in fire incidents.
“I'm concerned about the incidents of fire. We have ordered inquiries into all these incidents and if we find a trend on reasons behind the fires and we can solve them by taking a particular action, then we will definitely implement it,” he said.
The Assembly election in Delhi is likely to be held in February.