New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Tuesday he has postponed his indefinite hunger strike for the full statehood of Delhi, scheduled to begin March 1 in ‘view of the prevailing Indo-Pak situation’. His decision came after India struck Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) biggest camp in Pakistan early Tuesday morning.
“In view of prevailing Indo-Pak situation, I am postponing my ‘upwas’ (fast) for full statehood of Delhi. We all stand as one nation today,” he posted on Twitter. This is the second time Kejriwal has postponed going on a hunger strike in the last one year.
Kejriwal had earlier this month said he will sit on fast if the ongoing sealing drive was not stopped in the city by March 31 but had postponed it later.
After the budget session of Delhi Assembly here, Kejriwal said the best thing (about the strike) was that there was no casualty on the Indian side and added, “I hope Pakistan learns its lesson and will not repeat what it did in Pulwama.”
PTI