Delhi Assembly elections: Durgesh Pathak can be AAP candidate from Karawal Nagar, hints Arvind Kejriwal

AAP national convener and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on July 28 hinted that senior party member Durgesh Pathak could fielded from Karawal Nagar in Delhi Assembly elections due early next year. 

Karawal Nagar Assembly segment is being represented by rebel AAP leer and former Delhi minister Kapil Mishra.

" shortcomings during Kapil Mishra's time will be fulfilled by Durgesh," Kejriwal said at a garing of residents of unauthorised colonies. 

Pathak, who played an important role in party's landslide victory in 2015 Assembly elections, has been active in constituency for past few days.

Kejriwal also hit out at BJP and Congress for playing politics over issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies in national capital.

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"Why leers of BJP and Congress did t do it (regularisation of unauthorised colonies) for so many years," he asked, ding, "We are firm on doing this."

About AAP government's pilgrim programme, Kejriwal said a couple of more destinations would be ded to list. Earlier this month, a batch of senior citizens, travelled to Vaish Devi under Delhi government's sponsorship.

Delhi government has recently proposed a set of parameters to regularise 1,797 unauthorised colonies, which include charging one per cent cost of land circle rate for up to 200 square metre plot from occupants besides a minal penalty.

Kejriwal h said that his government was yet to finalise stamp duty to be levied on registry of properties, asserting that AAP dispensation has accepted all conditions of Centre, and also sent 12 suggestions to it.

About 50 lakh people live in unauthorised colonies across Delhi, which has a total population of nearly 1.2 crore. decision of regularisation will play a vital role in run-up to assembly polls scheduled for early next year.

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