Shedding her glamorous image and trying to step in the shoes of a common man, the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Chandigarh candidate Gul Panag has taken to non-conventional methods for campaigning.
From travelling in public transport to driving a motorcycle on the streets of Chandigarh, Panag is getting all the attention she needs before the city goes to polls on April 10.
Forgoing the comfort of her luxury cars, the AAP candidate was seen zooming off on her Royal Enfield while taking a yatra in northern sectors of Chandigarh on Tuesday. The bike lover, Panag drove through Sectors 29, 30 among others. Few days back, she went to Sector 43 ISBT and travelled in a CTU bus urging voters to support her.
“I am an aam aadmi (common man) and our party has economic constraints. I have been adopting a campaigning strategy that is allowing me to get in touch with the city residents,” says the dimpled beauty Gul Panag, while talking to The Pioneer.
The actor turned politician, Panag says, “From taking a bus ride to cycle rides and then, driving motorbike, all these transport modes connect me with an Aam Aadmi and I would continue to reach out to the voters through public transport.”
“I am marathon runner and my day starts at 5 am and I make an all out effort everyday to reach out to the commoners’ everyday,” she adds.
About travelling in CTU buses, she says, “I have travelled in CTU buses many times. I used to travel in CTU bus everyday to reach my school Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31 here,” added Panag, while remembering her school days. She also pointed, “At that time, the buses used to come on time, but now the bus service has turned miserable.”
From undertaking padyatras to conducting public meetings, Panag, wearing AAP cap has been meeting city denizens everyday to garner their support.
Making her electoral debut in the lok Sabha polls, Panag began her day at 5 am and continue her campaign till 8 pm, after which a two-three hours meeting and discussion on political strategy takes places everyday.
With elections less than 20 days away in Chandigarh, the party has drawn up an election campaign strategy on the pattern of its canvassing during the Delhi Assembly polls where the party registered spectacular performance winning 28 of the 70 Assembly seats.
The party volunteers are conducting door to door campaign in Chandigarh. More than 10,000 party volunteers are working to disseminate party’s vision among the city denizens.
The Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal will also hold a roadshow on the streets of City Beautiful on March 30.
Kejriwal will reach the city on March 30 morning and is likely to hold a three hours roadshow here in favor of party’s candidate Panag.
Being from an Army background, Gul is likely to get the support of ex-servicemen living in Chandigarh besides getting the support of Sikh voters and youngsters.
Gul Panag’s father lieutenant General Panag (retd) had joined the party in February. lieutenant General Panag, a decorated Army officer was also offered city’s seat to contest elections but he had refused to contest the polls.