‘Stay united, learn about people’s aspirations’, Arvind Kejriwal tells Punjab AAP leaders after Delhi poll defeat

“He told america that it was important to beryllium agreed to go a formidable force. He told america that we should beryllium amid the radical of the state, larn astir their aspirations and travel existent to them,” said a root privy to the meeting.

“Kejriwal told america that it is of utmost value that we triumph the Punjab Assembly elections successful 2027… He said that if we consciousness determination is thing that needs to beryllium done for the state, we should sermon it with him, the root stated.

He added, “Kejriwal besides told america that helium volition person a batch of clip now. He volition walk a large portion of this clip to assistance Punjab. He told america to get the enactment done by the officers. If they volition not perceive to us, we should bring it to his notice.”

Chief Minister Mann, the root said, told the leaders that decision and triumph are 2 sides of the aforesaid coin. “He told america that erstwhile helium mislaid successful 2012 helium felt that it was the extremity of the world. Then helium contested again, became MP doubly and is present the CM. He told america that we volition fulfil promises.”

Later, Mann told reporters that the gathering was called to convey the leaders from Punjab who had spent a batch of clip and vigor during the wide interaction programmes successful Delhi. “We came from the grassroots level, we person to triumph much hearts. We are moving hard successful Punjab. Tata Steel has acceptable up its works successful the authorities which is the 2nd aft Jamshedpur. As galore arsenic 50,000 radical person been fixed jobs,” helium said.

On Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa’s claims that Mann was successful interaction with the BJP, helium said, “Partap Bajwa has been saying the aforesaid happening for the past 3 years. I privation to archer him to number his party’s MLAs successful Delhi. We person nurtured this enactment from scratch by moving from doorway to door. His enactment has a civilization of jumping ships.”

The main curate said the instrumentality and bid concern successful Punjab was amended than that of immoderate different state. “Investors cheque that earlier mounting up plants. We support gathering officers. We support a cheque connected mischievous elements. We are a borderline state. We person to beryllium careful. It is our duty. We are not doing immoderate favour,” Mann added.

On BJP person Ravneet Singh Bittu’s claims that the main curate was engaged successful vendetta politics, helium said, “We bash not prosecute successful vendetta politics. When erstwhile curate Bharat Bhushan Ashu was arrested, helium was Ravneet Bittu’s friend. Later they split. Bittu joined different party.”

Mann besides said that the BJP utilized each imaginable means to triumph the Delhi Assembly elections. “A batch of wealth was distributed and hooliganism was the bid of the day. We judge the verdict of the people. We person contested elections successful Punjab, including Assembly, Lok Sabha and respective bypolls. But we person not indulged successful excesses,” helium said.

Asked erstwhile the Punjab authorities would springiness Rs 1,000 per period to women arsenic promised earlier the 2022 Assembly polls, helium stated, “We volition springiness Rs 1,000 to women successful the coming days. It is our guarantee. We volition fulfil it. We person done a batch of different enactment successful the authorities too.”