AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday attacked the Congress leadership ahead of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, saying no big leader from Delhi, including Rahul Gandhi, bothered to come here to seek votes.
Along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal was taking out a road show in Jalandhar Central in favour of their party’s candidate Sushil Rinku. The bypoll on the reserved seat, necessitated after the death of Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, will be held on May 10. The counting of votes will be done on May 13.
Kejriwal said the AAP government is the first in Punjab to do so much and take so many big decisions in just one year. Listing out its decisions to give free electricity, jobs, and regularising services of contractual employees, Kejriwal said, “You gave 60 years to the Congress, you give us just 11 months. And if you do not like the work then next time do not vote for us. Congress does not need your vote and they did not come to seek your votes. If somebody is not seeking votes then why do you vote for them.”
Addressing several rallies in various areas of Jalandhar, including Central, West, North and Jalandhar Cantt, Kejriwal said that AAP could fulfill its promises because of an honest government.
“Pressing the jharoo button means development, progress and prosperity. In 10 years, AAP has become a national party because of the love of the people. When AAP’s history is written, the people will also be remembered,” he said.
Addressing the people, Mann said, “To repeat a history like Sangrur, vote for the AAP on May 10. We have opened 580 Aam Aadmi clinics where more than 20 lakh people have been treated. We are simple people who live among the public. The earlier CMs used to live in their palaces and the common people couldn’t reach them. But our government is not like that.”
Targeting the opposition, Mann added that the Congress, BJP and Akali Dal have
all hired people to be a part of their crowd.