Ahead of the lok Sabha elections next year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seems to strongly echo the issue of full statehood for the national Capital, as the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting with ward-level AAP officer bearers and MlAs at this residence on Sunday to discuss the strategy for the same, informed party sources.
The AAP Government has called a special session of the Delhi Assembly to press its demand for full statehood to Delhi. Earlier this week, Deputy Chief Minister tabled a Government resolution in this regard.
Kejriwal is likely to speak on the issue in Delhi Assembly on Monday. Sources said that the party will also hold a workers’ convention in July on the issue of full statehood to Delhi.
An AAP functionary said discussions will be held at tomorrow’s meeting on a strategy to effective raise the issue of full statehood to the national capital.
As lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held next year, the chief minister, who is also the AAP’s national convener, will also discuss poll strategy, another party leader said.
On Friday, Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken said that the AAP Government raised the demand for full Statehood for Delhi to hide its failures to perform. He also demanded that the Government come out with a ‘White Paper’ to explain to people, about the benefits and drawbacks of full statehood.