With his frequent visits to Punjab in recent weeks, the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has almost taken control of the election campaign of Aam Aadmi Party Before the 2022 assembly elections, it was made clear that the local leadership would be headed by him.
AAP’s national convener will visit Mohali on Saturday in support of the teachers sitting on dharna against the Punjab government. The visit follows his two-day visit to Moga and Amritsar a few days back and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is meeting traders across the state.
The state leadership of the party is present during Kejriwal’s visit. State in-charge Jarnail Singh and co-in-charge Raghav Chadha are included in this. However, for all intents and purposes, it is Chadha who is serving as the state in-charge as Jarnail Singh has also been appointed in-charge of the party’s Chandigarh unit and is more involved in the day-to-day functioning of the union territory. . Wing wing for municipal elections next month.
AAP sources say that while the party’s chief minister’s post will be announced in the coming weeks, the Delhi chief minister will be the one who will lead the election campaign. “We have a CM who has a track record of delivering in Delhi. Why should we not use them as our brand in Punjab? People trust him a lot and people vote for the party only in his name.
Party’s state president Bhagwant Mann, Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema and other MLAs are still in the party, making rhetoric in the media, but Kejriwal is running the party’s real public relations program. And now Sisodia too.
During his last visit to Punjab, the Chief Minister of Delhi launched a poster campaign – ‘Ek Mauka Kejriwal nu‘ (Give Kejriwal a chance).
So far, Kejriwal has used his visit to announce big election promises, including free electricity up to 300 units, free medical treatment for all, and an allowance of Rs 1,000 per month for all women above 18 years in the state. is included. His visits have been to three regions of the state – Majha, Malwa and Doaba and the focus of these visits is reaching the traders and farmers.
The move to reach out to the protesting employees and the unemployed is now the next bet to be played by Kejriwal as a large number of government contract employees and unemployed youths are sitting on dharna across the state. A day before Kejriwal’s visit, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring had a fight with protesting contractual workers in Muktsar, demanding permanent jobs and blocked a convoy of ministers .
talking to Indian ExpressAAP’s Kharar MLA Kanwar Sandhu, who has been suspended by the party for more than three years, said Kejriwal has no option but to take control of the campaign, given the fact that most of his flock left the party. joined Congress. Mohali, where Kejriwal is going, falls in his constituency.
“However, the direct intervention of the Delhi leadership, including Kejriwal, Sisodia, Chadha and Sandeep Pathak (Delhi AAP leaders), seriously undermines the state leadership of AAP. The problem with AAP has always been that it has not shown any faith in the state leadership. I was the first who wrote a mail to Kejriwal in December 2017 asking him to strengthen the state unit. However, I did not get any reply from him,” said Sandhu.
He said that Kejriwal had started talks with farmers, traders and now protesting employees and youth for the 2017 elections. “I must have done about 35 such dialogues in my capacity as the chairman of the manifesto committee. But now Kejriwal has taken this responsibility on himself and he is having discussions and making promises himself.”
Meanwhile, there are indications that Sandhu could be the next AAP MLA to quit the party and join the Congress. Was seen sharing the stage with the Chief Minister in Kharar on Friday Charanjit Singh Channi Even Jagmohan Singh Kang, the previous contender for this seat, was missing from the spot. Kang is demanding ticket for his son from the constituency.
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