New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking direction to restrain the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from promising to grant full statehood to the national capital.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani dismissed the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by one Anil Dutt Sharma.
In his plea, the petitioner told the court that the AAP, in its manifesto, had promised to grant full statehood to Delhi.
Sharma said that the AAP was misleading the people of Delhi by seeking their vote based upon incorrect or false information.
He added that the AAP had no such power and authority to fulfil its promise of securing full statehood to Delhi.
Delhi HC dismisses a PIL seeking direction to restrain Aam Aadmi Party & Delhi CM from making full statehood promises to Delhi as an electoral promise & advertising about it. Petition filed by one Anil Dutt Sharma stated that it is a false agenda of the party. pic.twitter.com/POY6IZocUl
— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2019
The petitioner said that even if the AAP wins all the seven seats in Delhi, they cannot grant full statehood to the national capital.
The Delhi ruling Aam Aadmi Party in a run-up to the national elections has promised Full Statehood to the national capital if it bags all 7 Lok Sabha Seats of Delhi.
Addressing a press during the launch of party manifesto on April 25, Kejriwal said, “If the statehood is achieved, then women will be safer and employment opportunities will increase. There will be a better quality of education”.
He also highlighted the fact that the party would make sure a reservation of 85% in Delhi Government jobs as well as in Delhi colleges.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is contesting all 7 seats in the national capital. The party has named Atishi from Delhi East, Raghav Chadha from Delhi South, among others for the mega battle of ballots.
Lok Sabha Polls 2019 has already begun and is being held across Seven Phases starting from April 11 to May 19. Counting of Votes and Results for the mega Battle of ballots will be announced on May 23.
All 7 parliamentary seats of Delhi will vote on May 12. The Campaign for Phase VI will come to halt on May 10.
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