Kejriwal, August 20: Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said that his party was not clear about contesting polls in Uttarakhand, so they decided to do a survey there. According to an ANI update, he said, "62 percent respondents said we should, so we decided to fight elections in Uttarakhand." Kejriwal highlighted that unemployment, education and health infrastructure problems are main issues in the state.
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Here's what Delhi CM said:
We weren't clear about contesting polls in Uttarakhand so we did a survey there. 62% respondents said we should, so we decided to fight elections in Uttarakhand. Unemployment, education & health infrastructure problems are main issues: Arvind Kejriwal, AAP chief & Delhi CM pic.twitter.com/ryxuVmCUDk
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2020
The Delhi government on Wednesday informed that chief minister Arvind Kejriwal would interact with traders in the national capital through a webinar scheduled on August 23 to discuss measures to revive the national capital's economy at a time when it is badly hit due to coronavirus.
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