AAP Delhi state convener and cabinet minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday urged people to join the party's 'maha rally' on June 11 against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in the national capital.
During the door-to-door campaign in Civil Lines on Tuesday, Rai engaged with residents to discuss the central government's ordinance and encouraged them to join the rally and raise their voices in opposition to the ordinance.
Rai said 'Maha Rally Mandal Committees' have been formed in every mandal of Delhi and approximately 2,000 meetings have been held so far for the rally scheduled to be held at Ramlila Maidan on June 11.
“Following the Supreme Court's verdict that granted the elected government the authority to manage the system in Delhi, so as to safeguard the rights of the voters of Delhi, the government of Delhi felt empowered to accomplish its tasks more efficiently,” Rai said.
“However, the BJP-led central government and the prime minister have disregarded the Supreme Court's decision through an Ordinance, therefore depriving the people of Delhi of their rights. Consequently, the citizens of Delhi are dismayed and disheartened, wondering why their voting rights are being dishonoured,” the minister added. Sharing further details about AAP's rally, Rai said volunteers are distributing pamphlets to Delhi's residents in the ongoing door-to-door campaign.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been reaching out to leaders of non-BJP parties to garner their support against the ordinance so that the Centre's bid to replace it through a bill is defeated when it is brought in Parliament. The AAP chief will meet Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Wednesday.