more-inChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has requested Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal to call a meeting of all political parties and the State Election Commission (SEC) to explore the possibility of using ballot papers in the upcoming Delhi municipal elections. Call for meetingMr. Kejriwal told reporters that things could be worked out if the SEC accepted the proposal. So, I have requested the L-G to call a meeting involving the AAP, the BJP, the Congress, and the commission,” Mr. Kejriwal said. On Tuesday, Mr. Kejriwal had written to the Delhi Chief Secretary, directing him to approach the SEC with the request to conduct the municipal polls using ballot papers. ‘He [CM] is an autocrat’Terming him an “autocrat”, the Delhi BJP chief said Mr. Kejriwal “never believed in democratic voting”.
Source: The Hindu March 15, 2017 19:41 UTC