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Watch | #TalktoAK: Delhi a victim of narrow politics of Central government, says Kejriwal

A live Q&A with the Delhi CM.

Watch | #TalktoAK: Delhi a victim of narrow politics of Central government, says Kejriwal
Talk to AK

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held an interactive Q and A session with the public at 11 am on Sunday titled 'Talk to AK'. For this session, the Delhi CM invited people from across the country to ask him questions over the phone, by sending text messages and through social media.

Question could be sent in by calling on 011 23392999, SMS-ing your question to 8130344141, tweeting your questions to @TalkTOAK with the hashtag #TalkToAK or visiting talktoak.com .

You can also watch the session here:

In the session, Kejriwal discussed his government's work in the areas of Education, Health, Electricity and Waters supply. He also addressed issues with the Central government, the anti-corruption bureau and the Lt. Governor's office.

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01:03 PM

Kejriwal ends the Q&A saying, "I will hold these sessions every month or so. Next time apart from questions, I will ask for your suggestions." 

Moderater Vishal Dadlani assures viewers that all the questions sent in will be answered by the Delhi government.

01:02 PM
12:24 PM
12:16 PM

"Delhi has become a victim of narrow politics of Central government." -- Kejriwal

12:13 PM

"AAP is youth's party. None of our families were in politics. We mostly have young people. I would invite young people to join politics to improve it. We've started an Urban Fellowship programme for this." --Kejriwal on harnessing the power of the youth.

12:11 PM

"We say and give MLAs enough money so that their house and office runs well. If after that they indulge in corruption, they will be punished."

"We increased it from Rs 12,000 to Rs 50,000 openly and transparently. Without this, there is scope for corruption. It's not too much." --Kejriwal on hiking MLAs' salary

12:05 PM

Caller from Tughlakabad complains of incomplete road work in his area and Kejriwal promises to send an official to address his problems.

12:02 PM

"If Delhi is being governed well and becoming a good place for investors, then I need to let the country and the world know, so people can come here." --Kejriwal on why he spends on advertising.

12:00 PM

MTNL line 011 23392999 is now working again. 

11:59 AM

"Work is happening despite problems and we will continue to do so." --Kejriwal

11:53 AM
11:52 AM
11:50 AM

"All laws passed by Delhi need to be approved by the Centre. But they get stuck there." -- Kejriwal

The MTNL phone line is overloaded. Calls for questions are now being taken on +91 8130344141.

11:46 AM

Here's the first question!

"On one hand, you say that Modiji is not letting you work. But then you take out ads highlighting your government's achievements. How is this possible?" --Pulkit, Delhi

"I have done all that I say I have. They are not imaginary. It's there on the ground. But the obstacles that come my way, that's what I share with you all. If there weren't these obstacles, twice-thrice the amount of work could be done." --Kejriwal

11:44 AM

"Why is the price of pulses so high? There are lots of hoarders in the middle. There are 8-10 people who are creating all the trouble. I told the PM that there are warehouses and countries where pulses are being hoarded. Such are the allegations on the internet and in media reports. We should investigate this!" --Kejriwal

11:40 AM

"At the Inter-Council State, I gave four suggestions to the PM Modi to stop farmer suicides:

- Forgive all farmers' loans.

- Then to avoid further debt, implement Swaminathan report.

- In times of crop loss, the Centre should help the state government compensate the farmers.

- Make medical treatment and medicines freely available to them."-- Kejriwal

11:38 AM

"The media says I fight a lot. But who do I fight for? I fight for you. Should I not fight for farmers, for their lands?" --Kejriwal

11:35 AM

"Delhi does not have pipe water supply to every house. We've brought water supply to 263 colonies this year. We've also allocated Rs 1300 crore to have 100% piped water supply across Delhi by December 2017." --Kejriwal

11:33 AM

"Water is another fundamental right of every individual. We made 20,000 litres of water free for every household. They thought the Jal Board was doomed, but we made money. People started saving water so as to not pay for usage above 20,000 litre." --Kejriwal

11:31 AM

"The one drawback is that Delhi's power infrastructure is terrible but we're working on improving it on a war-footing." --Kejriwal

11:28 AM

"When we came to power, Delhi had one of the highest rate for electricity in the country. We came in and cut in half immediately." -- Kejriwal

11:23 AM

"We increased the budget for health by 100% in Delhi. Where did that money come from? How can we do it and not others? It's because Delhi's government is an honest one.

Go to any hospital or dispensary, every place is in a terrible condition. We came up with a plan for affordable healthcare.

Access to quality health services is almost a fundamental right."

11:22 AM

"Every state needs to increase the education budget for its children and students." --Kejriwal on the importance of education for the country.

11:18 AM

"I have a warning for the whole country: don't mess around with the youth of this country." --Kejriwal

11:17 AM

"We want the best education for the poorest of our students. " --Kejriwal

11:13 AM

"Private schools have created 'gundagardi'. Not all private schools are bad." --Kejriwal

11:12 AM

"Money spent on Education and Health are not expenditure, they are an investment."

11:11 AM

Kejriwal begins with a monologue on the work of his government. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia sits on his right.

Kejriwal said, "We've saved 350 crore while constructing five flyovers, reduced expenditure on setting up health centres. The money we're saving on the taxes reduced by our government, we're using this for the development of Delhi. 

We're using this in four main areas-

Education
Health
Water
Electricity. "

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