The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal kicked off its roadshow (Jhadu Chalao Beimaan Bhagao Yatra) Saturday morning from the party’s Kaushambi office.
Accompanied by Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, Kejriwal started the roadshow at 9.00 am, an hour behind appointed schedule. Before leaving the Kaushambi office, Sanjay Singh said the former Chief of the Army Staff VK Singh joining the BJP was unfortunate.
A convoy of over 100 cars, Jeeps and SUVs left the party office towards where thousands of AAP workers followed Kejriwal. launching the roadshow from the party’s office in Kaushambi, Kejriwal said, “If the BJP comes, things will remain as they are. Corruption will stay in the country, price rise will continue. Our enemies are corruption, price rise and communalism.” The roadshow will cover over 15 lok Sabha seats in the politically significant State.
“Uttar Pradesh is dominated by caste and religion politics and we want to replace it with politics of development. The State is backward and we intend to target other parties over a number of issues plaguing the State,” said senior party leader Manish Sisodia, who is accompanying Kejriwal on the roadshow. “Corruption, dynastic politics and criminalisation of politics are the main issues we will target in UP. Also, power is another important issue we intend to target as it is a bigger malaise,” said party leader and UP in-charge Sanjay Singh. Kejriwal will also address a rally in Kanpur on Sunday.
The route of the roadshow from Kaushambi to Kanpur would be via Pilkhuwa, Babugarh, and Garhmukteshwar, Gajraula, Moradabad, Shahbad, Hardoi, Unnao and Kanpur. The convoy of over 100 cars and Jeeps would have night halt at Shahpur before reaching Kanpur at 11.00 am on Sunday. “We have security cover along side NH-24 and have provided a pilot jeep to the AAP convoy. They left the Kaushambi office at about 9.00 am,” said Virendra Yadav, inspector, Indirapuram police station.