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The Chief Minister of Delhi- Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwalʼs the New Chief Minister in Delhi
But hereʼs a little more about him than seen on the Telly.
Arvind Kejriwal is not only the founder of Aam Aadmi Party,

The act gave citizens the access,
To know what happened within the government, which never
came to the fore and remained in the back.
He then, along with Anna Hazare, protested against

He is a mechanical engineer from IIT.

corruption.

He started his career with Tata Steel,

He believed that it was important for there to be a Lokpal in

Then gave the Civil Services Exam to join the Income Tax
Department.
He truly is a man of steel.
While at the Income Tax Department, he found
that there was a lot of money and corruption doing rounds.
Income Tax officers were not being honest,
To keep government officials in check he started two projects.
Parviartan and Kabir were names of the projects,
Which helped people to know what was happening inside
government offices.
Kejriwal, with Anna Hazare and others,
Helped pass the Right to Information Act.

the central and state government of the nation.
The lokpal would be an internal person who would check the
government when any wrong-doing happened.
For a lokpal to be hired, a law needed to be passed. That did
not happen, when Anna Hazare decided to keep a fast.
When things did not shape up as Kejriwal wanted,
He decided to start a party and get started.
He became the CM in 2013,
but his terms in the Lokpal law were not being met, so he had
to wean.
He stood for the Delhi elections again this year,
And won by a vast majority, we all hear.
What happens next, is still to be seen.
We are all hopeful, as we all have been.