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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
A referendum on full statehood for Delhi was not unconstitutional and the BJP and the Congress had also asked for the same in the past, AAP leader Dilip Pandey said.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party leader said the demand for full statehood to Delhi was the first pro-people issue before the central government and hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts it.
"Full statehood to Delhi is a very important issue and necessary for the proper development of the national capital. It is an issue concerning the people of Delhi, and so it is necessary to get their opinion on this matter," he said.
Pandey also hinted that the government may seek help from the Election Commission for conducting a referendum on the statehood issue.
"The government is mulling all possible ways to conduct a referendum. The government may approach the Election Commission for a referendum."
Pandey said the current discussion on full statehood for the capital was not an AAP initiative but had been raised earlier by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
He said that in 2013, the BJP in its vision document released before the Delhi assembly election had talked about full statehood.
He said the Congress had also advocated full statehood for Delhi.
In a cabinet meeting last week, Kejriwal stressed that the priority of the urban development department of the city government should be on gaining statehood for the national capital.
A referendum on full statehood for Delhi was not unconstitutional and the BJP and the Congress had also asked for the same in the past, AAP leader Dilip Pandey said.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party leader said the demand for full statehood to Delhi was the first...
A referendum on full statehood for Delhi was not unconstitutional and the BJP and the Congress had also asked for the same in the past, AAP leader Dilip Pandey said.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party leader said the demand for full statehood to Delhi was the first pro-people issue before the central government and hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts it.
"Full statehood to Delhi is a very important issue and necessary for the proper development of the national capital. It is an issue concerning the people of Delhi, and so it is necessary to get their opinion on this matter," he said.
Pandey also hinted that the government may seek help from the Election Commission for conducting a referendum on the statehood issue.
"The government is mulling all possible ways to conduct a referendum. The government may approach the Election Commission for a referendum."
Pandey said the current discussion on full statehood for the capital was not an AAP initiative but had been raised earlier by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
He said that in 2013, the BJP in its vision document released before the Delhi assembly election had talked about full statehood.
He said the Congress had also advocated full statehood for Delhi.
In a cabinet meeting last week, Kejriwal stressed that the priority of the urban development department of the city government should be on gaining statehood for the national capital.
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