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Want healthy relations with centre: Arvind Kejriwal

India Blooms News Service | | Feb 11, 2015, at 10:46 pm

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Delhi CM-designate Arvind Kejriwal, who met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Urban Development Minister Venkiah Naidu on Wednesday after his landslide victory a day ago, said he wants a healthy relation with the centre.

"We want constructive and healthy relationship with the centre," said Kejriwal after his meetings on a Twitter post.

"Explained to both of them that full statehood for Delhi was necessary to meet people's expectations," he said.

He said he met the two central ministers and also invited them to the oath taking ceremony.

He was accompanied by his colleague Manish Sisodia.

While the meeting is seen as a courtesy call, the Home Ministry and AAP government in Delhi might have differences over the role of police in Delhi.

AAP might demand that the police force in Delhi should be under the control of Delhi government and not the Centre.

M Venkaiah Naidu has assured Kejriwal that the Centre will cooperate with the state.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Naidu said: "I have assured him that the Centre will cooperate with State for the development of the people of Delhi."

Winning 67 seats out of the total 70, the AAP surpassed the figures that were projected by exit polls on Saturday when Delhi had voted to elect a new Assembly.

Starting another innings in his political career, Kejriwal, who had shocked Delhi by resigning as the Delhi Chief Minister last year Feb only after 49 days in power, will take oath on Saturday as the chief minister of Delhi for the second time.

#Arvind Kejriwal # AAP # Aam Aadmi Party # Kejriwal meeting with centre # Rajnath Singh # Venkiah Naidu

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