New Delhi:
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a press conference today to mark one month of his Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi.
Highlights of Mr Kejriwal's media interaction:
- Our VIPs should live like aam aadmi.
- We gave up on luxuries that we were entitled to.
- Fast power metres in Delhi will be checked.
- We are bringing in honest, "saadgi bhari" government.
- Corruption is very important for us.
- 'If anyone bribes you, please do inform us': this scheme is working.
- I have visited offices and people are saying now their work I getting done without bribing.
- Corruption, bribing has reduced across many departments.
- We will have have to follow this up to see a bigger impact.
- Sikh community has been demanding an investigation into the 1984 riots. We have spoken to the Lt Governor and he will take action.
- An investigation committee needs to probe the 1984 riots.
- Water tankers were a big mafia. Their schedule has been put on the website.
- Nursery helpline is getting a positive feedback. Schools would demand donations. But this helpline is trying to help that situation.
- All government schools have been mapped to check what infrastructure is needed.
- Every school has been given Rs 1 lakh for administrative purposes.
- 58 night shelters made. We know we have to do much more.
- 5500 NCR permits for auto-rickshaws. Will help people commute from satellite towns like Ghaziabad and Noida.
- Contractual employees will be made permanent. But we need to follow procedures.
- If the striking employees don't come back to work, we will not consider them for regularisation. We can't afford to have 600 DTC buses off the roads.
- I have met some teachers on dharna.
- 150 seats in Delhi University governing bodies were reserved for the Delhi government. Congress leaders have occupied all of them.
- The recent dharna was for women security. Wrong or right, everyone has their own view on it.
- We have made a committee that will work on women security comprehensively.
- Retired home guards, army personnel to form part of this committee. It is not a parallel police force. They will be at your beck and call.
- Fast track trial needs to be set up.