Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will chair the Delhi Dialogue Commission which will focus on implementing AAP's 70-point manifesto (Agence France-Presse photo)
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, is the chairperson of a new agency called The Delhi Dialogue Commission which will serve as a powerful advisory body to his government.
The Commission's job is to help translate the 70-point agenda collated by Mr Kejriwal and his party in their wildly-successful election campaign. The list was accumulated through the Delhi Dialogues", a series of debates that empowered people to suggest what they want remedied or augmented in the capital.
"The commission will work towards implementing plans and fulfill the promises that we made," said Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister, at a press conference today. The commission, with nine members, will meet for the first time on Monday.
Delivering the 70-point manifesto into reality will be the mission of the Delhi Dialogues Commission, whose Vice Chairman is Ashish Khaitan, who played a lead role in organizing the mini-conclaves in the run-up to the election that paired experts, academicians and bureaucrats teamed with the average Delhi resident for plans on how to "transform Delhi into a world-class city." Now, people from all over the country can share their suggestions for Delhi's modernization at the
Delhi government website.
Mr Kejriwal, 46, has chosen not to have direct charge of any ministry; he has said he wants to focus on the big picture of governance. As his deputy, Mr Sisodia runs key departments like Finance.