As Delhi Awaits New CM, AAP Insurgent MP Swati Maliwal Makes THIS Huge Demand From Kejriwal

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Wednesday wrote a letter to Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal, demanding {that a} Dalit MLA be made the chief of opposition (LoP) within the Delhi Meeting. Maliwal’s request comes at a time when discussions are underway concerning the formation of the opposition management in Delhi after the current elections.

In her letter, Maliwal expressed hope that Kejriwal is doing nicely and specializing in his well being and peace of thoughts after the Delhi election outcomes. She additionally reminded him of a promise made through the 2022 Punjab elections, the place Kejriwal had vowed to nominate a Dalit Deputy Chief Minister if the AAP gained the election. Nonetheless, Maliwal identified that this promise has not been fulfilled even after three years.

“You’ll recall that through the Punjab elections of 2022, you promised that after successful, we might appoint a Dalit Deputy Chief Minister. It’s unlucky that even after three years, this promise stays unfulfilled,” stated Maliwal. She additional emphasised that now, with the necessity to appoint the Chief of Opposition in Delhi, it could be a really perfect alternative for Kejriwal to make good on his earlier dedication.

She urged him to “appoint a Dalit MLA from the celebration because the Chief of Opposition in Delhi”. Maliwal pressured that the appointment of a Dalit because the LoP wouldn’t simply be a political determination but in addition a major step towards fulfilling the core values of equality and justice that the AAP claims to face for. She urged Kejriwal to show that his celebration is dedicated to implementing the politics of equality and justice in follow, not simply in phrases. “I urge you to face by your promise this time and present that you don’t simply discuss equality, however really implement it,” she wrote.

Maliwal suggested Kejriwal to keep away from repeating the failure to ship on guarantees made in Punjab and to make this historic determination for Delhi. In the meantime, the swearing-in ceremony of the brand new Chief Minister and cupboard ministers of Delhi is about to happen on the Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. The BJP gained the Delhi Meeting election almost a fortnight in the past by bagging 48 seats within the 70-member Meeting.

The AAP, which dominated Delhi for 10 years, might win simply 22 seats as a number of of its high leaders, together with Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and Saurabh Bharadwaj, misplaced of their respective constituencies. The Congress celebration didn’t safe a single seat for the third consecutive time.