Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said it would initiate Punjab dialogue under the banner “Bolda Punjab” on April 23 with various segments of the society to formulate policy and shape its manifesto for the Assembly polls.
Addressing a news conference here, party in-charge for Punjab, Sanjay Singh said time has come to inform the people of Punjab the kind of programme and model the party wanted to give to the state for its inclusive and holistic development in the next five years once it came to power.
“What kind of solutions the party could offer to people of Punjab for elimination of drugs, to resolve the unemployment problem in the youth and how the spate of suicides could be stopped among the farmers. These issues would be discussed at length with the people as well as with the experts during the Punjab dialogue”, said Sanjay Singh. Senior journalist, Kanwar Sandhu would head the Manifesto Committee to initiate the Punjab dialogue with various sections of the society.
Giving details Sandhu said the manifesto committee headed by him would reach out to 10 different segments of the society in the days to come to learn about their problems and hardships they have been facing in Punjab under various Governments.
“These segments include farmers, youth, women, industrialists, traders, ex servicemen, labourers, professionals, NRIs and government employees. later the committee would also reach to more segments to learn about their problems as well”, added Sandhu.
To begin with the committee would initiate its first interaction with the youth on April 23 from Mohali. Similar interactions with the youth will also be held in other towns of Punjab which would continue till May 30.
Senior AAP leader Ashish Khetan said for AAP manifesto is a sacred document like a religious scripture. “We will do our best to implement each and every promise we make in the manifesto the way we have done in Delhi”, said Khetan.