Delhi CM designate Kejriwal meets PM Modi , invites for his oath taking ceremony

12 Feb ,New Delhi

Delhi’s Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) decimated the rivals in the recently concluded Assembly polls, Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at latter’s official residence, 7 RCR.
Kejriwal, accompanied by senior party leader Manish Sisodia arrived here in an Innova car, and formally extended an invitation to Modi for the swearing-in ceremony at Ramlila Maidan on February 14.
However , the Prime Minister will skip Kejriwal’s swearing-in as he will be in Pune on February 14.
According to AAP sources, Kejriwal during the courtesy call raised the issue of grant of full statehood to Delhi and sought Prime Ministers coopration.
Earlier on Wednesday, Kejriwal had met Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu. The leader had sought cooperation from the Centre in sorting out several issues including full statehood for Delhi.
The AAP leader had also met the President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. After meeting the President, Sisodiya told media that it was a courtesy call and no important agenda was discussed. He further added that the President gifted them two books – Constitution of India and Thoughts and Reflections.