New Delhi, May 5
At a meeting with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs from Punjab at Kapurthala House in Delhi alongside Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Party’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal asserted that Punjab is witnessing pro-incumbency even after four years in government. He asserted that the CM Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government is drawing widespread public support. The AAP Chief also launched a sharp attack on the BJP over vote deletion and addition, “stolen” Rajya Sabha seats, and denial of Punjab’s rightful dues.
Addressing the AAP MLAs from Punjab who reached Kapurthala House after submitting a memorandum to the President, Kejriwal stated, “It has been four years since our government was formed, and ten months are left for the elections. In the final year before elections, it is very rare for people to praise a government. Usually after four years, people say there is strong anti-incumbency. But in Punjab, you can go to any village or any locality, and today there is no anti-incumbency, instead there is pro-incumbency. People openly and wholeheartedly praise the Punjab government and say it is doing very good work.”
Highlighting development works, Kejriwal shared, “The kind of work that is happening, is unprecedented. Around 44,000 kilometres of roads are being constructed, out of which 9,000 kilometres have already been completed, and a large portion will be completed by the end of June, with the rest following soon after. Such roads have never been built in Punjab before. Roads are being constructed in every street and every lane in cities and villages alike.”
Raising concerns over democracy, the AAP Chief said, “Across the country, a major crisis has emerged. The BJP has hijacked democracy and destroyed it. Even if a party wins an election, it does not matter to them. They use agencies like ED and CBI, money power, horse trade MLAs, break parties, topple governments, send leaders to jail, get votes deleted and added. What happened in West Bengal recently was not an election, we have been witnessing what has been happening there for months. The same has been done in Bihar, Maharashtra, and even in my own New Delhi constituency.”
