Surat Mayor, Delhi CM, and that Singapore invite: AAP joins the dots | Political Pulse News,The Indian Express

Boghawala will be attending the Singapore Summit – the eight such World Cities meeting -- from July 31 to August 3.

While Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been denied permission by Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena to visit Singapore for the World Cities Summit beginning July 31, the BJP claimed on Friday that the “only mayor from India” going for this meeting was Surat’s Hemali Boghawala.

For the overwrought political circles in Gujarat, there was an obvious connection. AAP is the main opposition party in the Surat Municipal Corporation, having picked up a stunning 27 of 120 wards in last year’s elections.

The Summit is seen as a showcase of cities considered among the best run in the world, and Kejriwal has been arguing that the Centre doesn’t want him to go and talk about his government’s achievements in Delhi.

After keeping his application pending for long, the Lt Governor turned it down Thursday on the ground that the Singapore summit prima facie seemed to be a conference of mayors and therefore, did not “befit attendance” by a CM. That day, Kejriwal incidentally was in Surat, announcing his flagship promise of free power up to 300 units if voted to power.

Kejriwal has now written to the Ministry of External Affairs seeking clearance for the tour.

https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/surat-mayor-delhi-cm-singapore-invite-aap-8048438/


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