The party believes that if full statehood is granted to the national capital, it will put an end to the tussle between the Delhi government and the Lt Governor's office on several issues.
AAP minister Gopal Rai has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the party's demand for full statehood to Delhi.
In his letter to the prime minister, Rai, who is the Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi convener, said he wants to hand over "10 lakh letters" the people of Delhi have written in support of the demand.
According to an AAP functionary, Delhi labour minister Rai wrote to the prime minister on Thursday, seeking time to meet him on August 17 to press for the party's demand. "The people of Delhi have been demanding full statehood for it for several decades and in this regard, 10 lakh people have written letters to you," Rai wrote in the letter in Hindi.
The party believes that if full statehood is granted to the national capital, it will put an end to the tussle between the Delhi government and the Lt Governor's office on several issues.
Earlier in July, Kejriwal launched the full statehood for Delhi campaign and said that this battle is for every citizen of this country.
"It's not just the Aam Aadmi Party's fight... All parties should come together to support this demand. We will convene an all-party meeting soon to seek support for complete statehood for Delhi," Kejriwal said.
"I want to remind Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his promise to grant full statehood to Delhi. If he doesn't deliver on it, his party will not get a single seat in the next elections," the chief minister said.
He also launched a signature campaign titled "Delhi Mange Apna Haq" to drum up support from 10 lakh people on the full statehood issue.
Attacking the Centre and the Lieutenant Governor (L-G), Kejriwal said that if Delhi was a full state then the L-G would not have the power to not meet the CM and the Cabinet on any issue.
"In Delhi, the writ of the L-G runs, not the will of the people. It's L-G raj, not democracy in Delhi Whose writ should run in Delhi? That of the L-G or that of the people of Delhi?" asked the Chief Minister. In the same breath, he attacked the Center over the appointment of the L-G. Seeking a role for Delhi government in the appointment of L-G in Delhi, CM Kejriwal said,"Till Delhi does not become a full state, no L-G should be appointed by the Centre without the Delhi government approving the name for appointment."
Once Delhi becomes a "full state", it would witness a spurt in the development work, the AAP chief said, adding his party was fighting for the dignity of Delhi's voters.
(With PTI inputs)
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