Kejriwal plans fast from March 1 for full statehood


New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Saturday he will launch an indefinite fast from March 1, demanding full statehood for Delhi.

"I will be on an indefinite hunger strike from March 1, he said.

Speaking on full statehood during a discussion in the Delhi Assembly, the Chief Minister said he will start a movement from March 1, and to organise people undertake the fast.

"By giving us 67 of the 70 seats in Delhi, the city has done so much for us. From nowhere, it has made us ministers and MLAs. In return of this favour, even if we lose our lives, it will be less," he said.

"From March 1, the movement for full statehood will be started. It will not end until the city is declared a full state," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief said.

 

  

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  • Mohan Prabhu,, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Sat, Feb 23 2019

    Dream on .... Fast on ... A Federal State needs a capital territory and Delhi has been the Federal capital from time immemorial. It belongs not just to Delhi inhabitants but to the whole country; so a dream of getting statehood for Delhi, a small territory even compared to Puducherry, is just that and will not get you anywhere whether you live or die from your indefinite fast.

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