Delhi humari, ab Punjab ki baari (Delhi is our, now Punjab’s turn) was the slogan that could be heard on the streets of Punjab. Buoyed by AAP's massive win in Delhi Assembly elections, scores of party activists on Tuesday celebrated across Punjab.
In Chandigarh, the party activists burst crackers, distributed sweets and also held celebratory marches while in neighbouring Punjab, they distributed saplings at various locations. They also distributed food and clothes to the needy, books and stationery material to students, AAP State unit leader Ahbaab Singh Grewal said.
‘Thank-you’ messages for everyone who supported the party during the election campaign were also sent to mark the occasion. Meanwhile, All India Sikh Students’ Federation (AISSF) congratulated AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on the party's victory and sought BJP national president Amit Shah's resignation on “moral grounds” for the saffron party's “dismal” performance in the national Capital.
AISSF head Karnail Singh exuded confidence that Kejriwal will give justice to families of 1984 riot victims. “The victory is a crushing defeat of communal forces like BJP and RSS,” he said.
“AAP is the only party that can defeat the nefarious designs of BJP-RSS combine,” Singh said. The AISSF also urged Akal Takhat, the top temporal seat of Sikhs, to direct Shiromani Akali DAl (SAD), which is an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in Punjab, to breakaway from the saffron party.