AAP writes to Sonia Gandhi, Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party founder leader Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said they have written to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi as well as BJP president Rajnath Singh, seeking their stand on specific issues pertaining to Delhi.

"We have written a letter to Sonia Gandhi. We have also written a letter to Rajnath Singh," said Kejriwal after meeting Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung from whom he sought 10 days time to take a decision on government formation.

"We did not ask for your support. What is their intention? What is in their mind?" he said while referring to the BJP and Congress. Both the parties have offered support to the AAP to help them form the government.

Kejriwal said that the Congress as well as the BJP should make their "stand clear" on 18 issues that they have raised.

These are the 18 issues pertaining to the common man raised in Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal's letter to the Congress and the BJP chiefs.

1. The VIP culture should be stopped in Delhi. No MLA, minister or Delhi official will use a red beacon on their cars. Neither will they live in big bungalows nor take any special security.

2. Passing of the Janlokpal Bill, the same version for which Anna Hazare held fasts.

3. People will take decision directly in 'mohalla sabhas', which will be held in every locality and colony.

4. The AAP demanded complete statehood status for Delhi. Central government's hold on DDA and Police should end.

5. The party also demanded a special audit of all electricity companies in the national capital from the time these were privatised. The companies that refuse to participate, their licenses should be cancelled.

6. Electricity meters should be checked.

7. There is 220 litres of water available for every person daily. Where is it?.

8. AAP wants unauthorised colonies should be regularised. Thirty percent of Delhi's population lives in such colonies and these should be regularised.

9. The party demnded to know if the Congress and the BJP will support its decision to give clean and affordable 'pakka houses' (built up houses) to those living in slums.

10. It also sought their support to give regular jobs to those working on contractual basis.

11. It wants to give infrastructural facilities like roads, electricity, water and basic facilities to the ordinary trader.

12. AAP said it is against FDI in retail.

13. The party wants to provide facilities and subsidies to farmers in the villages in the national capital.

14. The party also demanded to know the Congress and BJP's stand on opening 500 government schools, stopping donations in private schools and making the fee system transparent.

15. The party said it wanted to open new government hospitals with better facilities.

16. It also wants to have special security units for women and wants all harassment cases to be tackled within three months.

17. It wanted to set up enough courts and appoint judges so that all cases are dealt with within six months.

18. The AAP wanted to know whether the municipal corporations of Delhi will support them on these issues.

There have been regular comments on Facebook and the media on whether AAP should or should not form a government in Delhi.Opinions have been more or less divided equally.The Congress and BJP have been falling head over heals in offering support to AAP to form a minority government.

All these well-wishers wanted to show to the people of Delhi that they were willing to support the AAP but did it not form the government so that in the case of a re-election, this could be pointed out to the electorate.

In a master-stroke, AAP has tried to expose the depth of support of these parties.

Since AAP has a manifesto, if their support is as unconditional as they claim, then they should support the AAP in implementing the manifesto and by having a stable government.

If they refuse, then they will be exposed.

If, they agree now and they go back later on, then again they will be exposed.

Thus, Delhi, can have a stable government.