SAS NAGAR -Thanking the people of Punjab for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s resounding victory in the Municipal Corporation elections, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann addressed a massive gathering during a mega roadshow in Mohali on Sunday. Arvind Kejriwal said Punjab had been pushed towards ruin during the regimes of the Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP and Congress, when drugs spread across the state and a dark chapter engulfed Punjab. He asserted that CM Bhagwant Singh Mann had worked tirelessly to pull Punjab out of that difficult period and put it back on the path of progress.
Urging people to strengthen this transformation, Arvind Kejriwal said Punjab must not allow the good work being carried out by the Bhagwant Mann Government to come to a halt. He added that no government in Punjab’s history had received as much affection and public support after four-and-a-half years in office as the AAP Government enjoys today, contrasting it with previous governments that, he said, had lost public trust to such an extent that people would not even allow their leaders to enter villages after a similar period in power.
Addressing a massive gathering during the roadshow, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, "The people of Mohali have given the Aam Aadmi Party a tremendous victory in the Municipal Corporation elections. I have come here specially from Delhi to thank all of you for the way you have endorsed the work of the Aam Aadmi Party."
Highlighting the public support received by the government, he stated, "It has been nearly four and a half years since our government came to power. Never before has any party in Punjab received such affection and love after four years in office. Earlier, there were Congress governments, BJP governments and Akali Dal governments. When they completed three or four years in power, people would not even allow them to enter villages. When they went among the public, people would stand with shoes in their hands, ready to hit them. Such were the wrongdoings committed during their tenure."
Contrasting the present government with previous administrations, Arvind Kejriwal emphasised, "During their governments, drugs were being sold across Punjab. Under their rule, Punjab was heading towards ruin. Punjab had entered a dark period. It was only through Guru Sahib's blessings and grace that the Aam Aadmi Party government was formed and Punjab received a Chief Minister like Bhagwant Mann. Good work has now begun. This must not stop. You must once again make Bhagwant Mann the Chief Minister with a huge majority. Give him your blessings and your love, just as you have always done.”
Congratulating Sarabjit Singh on becoming Mayor, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, “Sarabjit Singh is young, energetic, passionate and eager to work for the people. I congratulate him and thank him for his commitment towards public service. I am confident that he will follow in the footsteps of his father and continue serving the people with dedication.”
The Chief Minister said the affection being showered by the people cannot be measured by any currency in the world. “Wherever we go across Punjab, we are receiving tremendous love and support from the people. Shopkeepers are busy with their businesses and farmers are occupied with sowing their crops, yet people are coming out in large numbers to express their support. I am deeply grateful for this affection. On one side is the immense love of the people, and on the other is the growing rejection of those political leaders who betrayed their trust.”
Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Singh Mann received a grand welcome during their mega roadshow in Mohali on Sunday. As the leaders’ vehicles passed through various parts of the city, people gathered in large numbers along the route, showering flower petals from balconies and greeting them enthusiastically. Supporters raised slogans and waved party flags, turning the roadshow into a celebratory show of public support.
Senior AAP leader and AAP Punjab Prabhari Manish Sisodia, Cabinet Ministers Aman Arora and Barinder Kumar Goyal, Lok Sabha MP Malwinder Singh Kang and several other leaders were present on the occasion.