Speaking in the Inter State Council meeting on Saturday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal spoke on hordes of issues concerning the national Capital. The Chief Minister demanded that the Central Government should waive all the debts of farmers across the country to reduce their sufferings. Kerjiwal demanded immediate implementation of the MS Swaminathan Committee report. He asked the Centre to provide adequate funds to States so that problems faced by farmers could be resolved at the earliest.
The Chief Minister also demanded that medicines should be provided free of costs and tests should also be conducted free in allGgovernment hospitals across the country like it has been done by the Delhi Government since February. Such a step will help poor people, particularly farmers. The Centre should provide financial assistance to States in implementing this important measure.
Kejriwal said that allegations of rise in prices of pulses due to hoarding at the Mundra Port should be probed with all seriousness, since it is being reported that pulses being imported from countries like Mozambique are being sold at a higher price in India.
The Chief Minister also demanded the Inter State Council should pass a resolution that Chief Ministers be consulted before the appointment of governors/lGs in their respective states, and President’s rule can only be imposed in any state if the government loses majority in the Assembly and not on any frivolous grounds by misusing the office of governors appointed by the Centre.
He further pointed that that Delhi contributes Rs 1.5 lakh core to the Centre’s kitty in taxes, but surprisingly gets only a paltry Rs 325 crore out of it. He demanded that Delhi be given Rs 5,000 crore as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission.