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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  No proposal to give full-statehood to Delhi: Centre
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No proposal to give full-statehood to Delhi: Centre

Delhi's AAP government has been demanding grant of full statehood to the national capital

A file photo of Parliament house in New Delhi. Photo: Arvind Yadav /Hindustan TimesPremium
A file photo of Parliament house in New Delhi. Photo: Arvind Yadav /Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said it was not considering any proposal to grant full statehood to the national capital, a key demand of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

“There is no proposal with the government for granting full statehood to Delhi," minister of state for home affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said, replying to a question in the Lok Sabha.

The AAP has been demanding grant of full statehood to Delhi. In the campaign for Lok Sabha polls last year, BJP too had promised to declare Delhi a full state if the party came to power, noting that it will help ensure proper coordination between various agencies.

BJP had swept the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi winning all seven seats with huge margins.

However, the party did not clearly spell out its position on the statehood issue in its vision document released ahead of Assembly polls in February. The party had come out with a vision document instead of a manifesto.

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Published: 05 May 2015, 03:47 PM IST
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