AAP workers, leaders hit street to drum up support for full Statehood

| | New Delhi

In its bid to garner public support in favour of its demand of “full Statehood” to the national Capital, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leaders and its rank & file started Delhi campaign, knocking from door-to-door collecting signatures of commoners as a mark of support backing its demand.

As a part of party's campaign named “Dilli Maange Apna Haq” about 3,000 centres across Delhi will function as nodal point in the respective areas where signed forms in support of party's full Statehood demand will be deposited by party workers after collection. On Tuesday party senior leader and Gopal Rai inaugurated campaign centre at Model Town. 

The ruling AAP MLAs met party workers at their constituencies on July 2 to discuss preparations for the 'full statehood campaign' which is launched on July 3 and will continue till July 25.

AAP Delhi convener Gopal Rai and national secretary Pankaj Gupta inaugurated first Andolan Kendra at Model Town Assembly constituency.

“Our party workers will go to every household in Delhi, along with a letter from (Chief Minister) Arvind Kejriwal, and seek their signature on the letter demanding full Statehood to Delhi. We will then deliver these letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Delhi Rural Development Minister Gopal Rai said.

“Our target for the next 15 days will be to get 15,000 letters signed,” he said.

Asked whether the campaign has been launched with an eye on the elections next year, Rai denied that it has anything to do with the elections, saying: “We will continue our campaign until our demand for full Statehood to Delhi is met.”

He said if Delhi gets full Statehood, it would be possible to resolve problems like unemployment, admission of Delhi youth in colleges and slum clusters-related issues.

“Youth with 95 per cent marks are roaming around from college to college but not getting admission. If Delhi becomes a full State, then we can build more colleges here which will guarantee admission to Delhiites,” he said.