Delhi CM Kejriwal releases full statehood draft bill; seeks comments

New Delhi, May 18 (KNN) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today releases a draft bill seeking full statehood status for Delhi.

In the draft bill, Kejriwal seeks to bring police, land and bureaucracy under its control.

At a press conference on Wednesday, the AAP chief said that they have uploaded the draft bill on their website and urged Delhi residents to give their suggestions through 'fullstatehood.delhi@gov.in' and 'fullstatehood.delhi@gmail.com', which he said will remain activated till 30 June.

Asking BJP and Congress to "rise above differences", Kejriwal said that an all-party meeting will be held on the issue.

Kejriwal even pointed the promise made in the old manifestos of BJP wherein the party had promised full statehood.

"The BJP has struggled the most on the issue. They have consistently raised it. We are merely taking their resolve forward by inviting public opinion on this draft," Kejriwal said while addressing a press conference here, when asked about the AAP's action plan if the draft is rejected by the Centre.

Kejriwal said that he will write letters and also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President Amit Shah and Congress President Sonia Gandhi to get support for the draft bill, which keeps the high-profile NDMC area, out of its jurisdiction.