Kejriwal urges Yashwant Sinha to contest Lok Sabha elections

September 09, 2018 10:10

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2019.

However, the Aam Aadmi Party national convener did not name the party or the constituency from which the former finance minister should contest the polls.

After asking people whether Yashwant Sinha should contest in elections or not, the Delhi CM said, "Recently you (Yashwant Sinha) announced that you won't contest elections, but if good people like you won't do it then who would? Sir, it's the public demand that Yashwant Sinha should contest elections."

The CM was addressing a 'Jan Adhikar' rally, organised to mark the end of a 'padayatra' under the leadership of AAP leader and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Sanjay Singh. The 10-day padayatra by Singh was started from Saharanpur to raise issues of farmers and governance.

Recalling measures taken by his party in education and healthcare sectors, and regulation of power tariffs, Kejriwal asked, "If we can transform the government schools in Delhi, create hundreds of mohalla clinics and provide power at the lowest tariff in the country, why can't Modi Ji do it across the country?"

-- ANI

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