Aam Aadmi Party on Friday launched the State-wide ‘Jan Chentra Yatra’ from Amritsar with an aim to create awareness about the alleged massive corruption, drug menace, lawlessness and sand mafia in the Parkash Singh Badal-led regime in Punjab.
The yatra (march) started from historic Jallianwalla Bagh and was led by party’s national convener Sanjay Singh, lok Sabha MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann, AAP state convener Sucha Singh Chottepur and Delhi MlA Naresh Yadav.
The march, which saw mixed support of people including women and youngsters, passed through the city where people could be seen extending warm welcome to AAP and joining it.
AAP leaders, during the march, said that massive turnout of people indicated that people in Punjab wanted change as they were “fed up” with the current regime under SAD-BJP combine because of alleged “oppressive” behaviour of the State Government towards masses.
Pitching for change in regime, party’s Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann said that the State Government had completely failed in curbing drug abuse among youth in the State. “Despite announcing several steps to check drug menace, narcotics were “freely” available in the State”, he said.
Strongly condemning the recent Moga bus incident in which a teenage girl was molested and died after being thrown off from the running bus along with her mother, Mann said that girls travelling in buses are no longer safe.
Party national convener Sanjay Singh alleged that 'aam aadmi' was unhappy with the present Government while accusing SAD-BJP regime of not curbing lawlessness in the State. The Jan Chenta Yatra will culminate at Anandpur Sahib on May 23 after passing through all the districts in Punjab.
Earlier, all the leaders paid rich tribute to the martyrs at historic Jallianwalla Bagh before beginning the rally.