With an aim to woo the rural voters, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal launched his election campaign here on Wednesday by holding chaupals or small public meetings in villages.
Kejriwal was accompanied by party leader Sanjay Singh, besides other AAP members and volunteers.The former Delhi Chief Minister first visited the Muslim-dominated Korouta village, comprising mostly of weavers and farmers. He apprised them about his party’s aim and its successful Government of 49 days in the national Capital. He appealed the electorate to vote for the party’s election symbol — broom — in the upcoming lok Sabha polls.
Addressing another public meeting at Muslim-dominated weavers village Kotwa, Kejriwal told villagers that there is only one way to eradicate poverty from the country and that is by providing proper and feasible education to children. “If people get proper education then they can get jobs, do better business and can setup their own industry,” he said.
He told farmers if his party is voted to power, their lands would never be taken without prior consent. “If the BJP is voted to power then farmers’ land will be given to Adanis as was done in Gujarat, where a number of farmers have committed suicide,” he alleged.
He also promised that AAP would even provide higher market value-price for their crops avoiding the middlemen. Speaking about the Naxal menace in the country, Kejriwal said naxalites should practise non-violence.