No statehood rights to Delhi unless there is consensus:Jaitley

May 23, 2015 21:11

Amid a raging row over exercise of powers in Delhi, Centre today said that full statehood rights cannot be given to Delhi government unless there is a general consensus in the country on the issue as it is the national capital.

"Whenever there will be general consensus in the country on giving full statehood status to the national capital, it is possible. But till that is not done, full statehood rights cannot be given to the state government," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

He was asked about BJP's views on granting full statehood to Delhi, as promised by it in the past.

He, however, noted that the confusion over rights exercised by the Centre and the elected government would lead to "offices being shut down" and to avoid that the Home Ministry had issued the classificatory notification yesterday.

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