Relief for AAP as Centre ready to wait till 23 December
20 Dec 2013 6:06 AM IST
The Centre on Thursday said it would give a few more days to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to explore the possibility of forming a government in Delhi, where political uncertainty continues after the recent assembly election threw up a hung verdict. ‘Delhi lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung had written a letter to ministry of home affairs on options and the Centre asked him how long will it take for AAP to decide on government formation,’ said Raj Niwas sources.
‘We have received a letter from LG on options. We are asking how long will Kejriwal take to decide. We have to give them five days,’ union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told reporters here.
According to reports, the Centre is ready to give more time and is not in a hurry to impose president’s rule in Delhi and is ready to wait at least till Monday, 23 December, when the AAP, with 28 MLAs in its kitty, makes public its decision whether to form the government or not, after eliciting views from the people.
On Friday last, Kejriwal had sought 10 days from Delhi LG Najeeb Jung to decide on the issue of government formation. He then asked for public opinion on whether or not his party should form a government with Congress support.
‘We have received a letter from LG on options. We are asking how long will Kejriwal take to decide. We have to give them five days,’ union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told reporters here.
According to reports, the Centre is ready to give more time and is not in a hurry to impose president’s rule in Delhi and is ready to wait at least till Monday, 23 December, when the AAP, with 28 MLAs in its kitty, makes public its decision whether to form the government or not, after eliciting views from the people.
On Friday last, Kejriwal had sought 10 days from Delhi LG Najeeb Jung to decide on the issue of government formation. He then asked for public opinion on whether or not his party should form a government with Congress support.
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