The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said it will contest all the seats in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections in December.
The announcement was made by senior party leader and MLA from Delhi Jarnail Singh, senior Chandigarh leaders Prem Garg, Chander Mukhi Sharma and Pradeep Chhabra. AAP will be contesting the Chandigarh MC elections for the first time and is hopeful of emerging as a major party
Talking to Reporters, Jarnail Singh said that during the tenure of the present BJP, corruption was rampant in every department in Chandigarh and the AAP would work hard to eradicate it. He said AAP had been trying for a long time to set up its organisation in Chandigarh and now the organisation was almost complete which would be fielded.
Jarnail Singh alleged that despite the BJP government at the Centre and the BJP-affiliated Lok Sabha member in Chandigarh; the Union government had neglected Chandigarh and made this beautiful city, a city full of filth. He said the long standing demands of the people of Chandigarh were being ignored due to which the people now wanted a change of government.
Speaking on the occasion Prem Garg, Chander Mukhi Sharma and Pardeep Chhabra said that at one time, Chandigarh had a special place in North India but for a long time now; the Congress and the BJP have crossed all the boundaries of corruption and as a result, problems ranging from cleanliness to taxes and shopkeepers have increased.