Delhi RWAs To Be Granted Status Of 'Mini Councillors' If AAP Wins MCD Polls, Says Kejriwal

Kejriwal said AAP would launch 'Janata Chalaygi MCD' campaign where the RWAs would be given the status of a 'mini parshad' if the party wins the MCD polls.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in the national capital would be granted status of 'mini councillors' if AAP won the upcoming municipal corporation election. Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said RWAs in Delhi would be given political and financial powers.

"If AAP is elected to power, it will launch 'Janata Chalaygi MCD' campaign where the RWAs will be given the status of a 'mini parshad' (mini councillor)," Kejriwal said.

Giving more details on the scheme, Kejriwal said people could approach this RWA to get their work done.

"RWAs will be given funds to run their offices. RWAs will be empowered. The real purpose behind this is to make the people of Delhi take their own decisions. I appeal to all RWAs to support AAP. We will empower RWA politically and financially," he said.

"We will frame a transparent framework. We will rely on online platforms also, so that MLAs, councillors and RWAs all know where the problem is and there is accountability," Kejriwal further said.

Exuding confidence on winning the December 4 MCD polls, Kejriwal said that the AAP would win more than 230 seats and the BJP would get less than 20 seats.

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal interacted with local residents during a door-to-door campaign in the Chirag Delhi area, PTI reported.

Taking a swipe at the BJP, Kejriwal said if the saffron party had "worked" during its rule in Delhi's civic body, then it wouldn't have required so many CMs and union ministers to campaign for them for the MCD election.

"There's garbage everywhere in the city. I'll clean the city if voted to power. The BJP abuses me day and night. We have made arrangements for water, we will take responsibility for garbage disposal too. Give one chance to AAP, and we will clean the city like never before," Kejriwal claimed.

Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar have campaigned for BJP candidates in the last few days.

"And what do these ministers do? They only abuse me in their campaigns," Kejriwal said.

(With inputs from PTI)