Arvind Kejriwal in Chandigarh: AAP’s civic poll success sent ‘strong message’, will return after wining Punjab

“Chandigarh ke nateejon ke baad Punjab mein ek lehar si daud gayi hai… Chandigarh mein ab shapath grehan karne aayenge Punjab jeet ke (The victory in Chandigarh has started an AAP wave. We will again return to Chandigarh after winning the Punjab elections),” Kejriwal said during the victory march (Vijay Yatra) that started from Aroma Chowk in Sector 22 and ended in Sector 23.

Addressing a gathering at the end of Thursday’s victory march, Kejriwal said, “You people of Chandigarh have achieved an amazing feat. This is nothing short of a miracle. Ever since we won in Chandigarh, people across the country believe that yes, it can be done. They have realised that even the oldest parties sitting at a place for more than 100 years can be defeated.”

The AAP chief stated that they won’t let the trust and faith the people had entrusted in them break.
“The way after looking at our Delhi model, you people have given us an opportunity and voted for us here in Chandigarh, it is appreciable. And now we will work to such an extent in Chandigarh that after looking at Chandigarh’s example, people in other parts of the country will vote for the AAP,” he said.
He also told the councillors during his address that now they should forget about party lines and just work for the development of the city.

“There is politics during the time of elections. Now that politics is over. Now, the councillors who won from the BJP, and the councillors who won from the Congress they are all ours. We have to move beyond party lines and work so hard that the voters who voted for Opposition parties this time around, vote for us in the next elections,” he stated.

He added that in the name of the development of the city and for providing facilities to the people here, there should not be any kind of partiality with the councillors of other parties or their supporters.

Kejriwal said that the way Delhi’s work has been carried out, now they have to replicate that and make Chandigarh “City Beautiful” again. “We have to make Chandigarh ‘City Beautiful’ again. The roads, schools, hospitals everything has to be improved. For the first time in history fourteen councillors of a party will be administered oaths in front of you all,” he stated.

He added that the oath paper will be signed by them and distributed to all residents of their ward.
Later, AAP leader from Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, took the stage and stated that the people of Chandigarh have created history.

“The people of Chandigarh have written history that elections can’t be won through hatred or caste-based politics. They are won on merit. The way our common men have defeated the big leaders of BJP in Chandigarh, it says a lot. To bring Chandigarh back on number 1 from the 66th place in cleanliness is our first priority,” Mann stated.

Mann added that the AAP volunteers, party workers were the real kingmakers.
“And kingmakers are always bigger than the king himself,” he said.

“Thank you, Chandigarh”
Slogans of Thank you, Chandigarh reverberated in the air as Kejriwal, the newly elected councillors and other AAP leaders started their Thursday roadshow.

Thousands of people, mostly from colonies and villages, lined up by the roadsides to see the AAP leaders pass, even as patriotic songs blared in the background.

Kejriwal kept waving at the supporters as the victory march wound through the city and on occasions even accepted bouquets and shawls from his supporters in the crowd.

The AAP leaders who accompanied the Delhi CM on Thursday included Harmohan Dhawan, Chandermukhi Sharma, Pardeep Chhabra, and Delhi MLA Raghav Chadha along with Bhagwant Mann and all the newly elected councillors.

Chandigarh polls done, eyes now on Punjab elections
Arvind Kejriwal, during Thursday’s march, took a jibe at the Congress and said that his party will eliminate corruption and mafia rule from Punjab and will give a stable and honest government to the people.

While addressing the media after landing at Mohali airport to take part in a victory march in Chandigarh, Kejriwal said that he was grateful to the people of Chandigarh for making the Aam Aadmi Party the biggest party in the municipal elections and helping them bag 14 seats.

He added that his party will announce the name of a mayor soon.

He assured the people that the Aam Aadmi Party will live up to their faith and expectations, and will bring change in Chandigarh like Delhi. He said that the wind of development of Delhi will now flow in Chandigarh too.

“The Aam Aadmi Party will clean up the soot that has been put on the beauty of the city by the Congress and BJP, which have ruled the city corporation for 25 years,” he said.