New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday asserted that there appears to be a “political reason” behind the delay in granting him permission to visit Singapore for a global summit.
Arvind Kejriwal while addressing a press conference said that “It’s not like I’m a criminal. I’m an elected CM of a state in the country. It’s beyond my understanding why I’m being prohibited from visiting the World Cities Summit, Singapore. I think this visit would only bring more glory to India,”.
Miffed over the pending clearance from the Centre, Arvind Kejriwal stressed his visit to the “World Cities Summit” in Singapore is a matter of pride for India.
On Sunday, he wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him for the clearance for the summit which is due to be held at the end of this month.
The letter pointed out that “It is a matter of pride for India as the world is inspired by the health and education model of Delhi. The country will feel proud when I will present the model of Delhi’s schools, hospitals, Mohalla clinics, free electricity and others. My Singapore visit will elevate the country’s pride and stature,”.
“The Government of Singapore has invited us to present the Delhi model at the global summit. During the summit, the Delhi model has to be presented in front of many big leaders of the world. Today the whole world wants to know about the Delhi model.” he added.
Kejriwal had said in June that he had accepted the invitation of the Singapore high commissioner, Simon Wong, to attend the summit on August 2-3.