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AAP’s Mission Haryana

goes full steam

With an eye on polls next year, AAP proposes Delhi Model ity of Mohalla Clinics introduced by
AAP have made national headlines
of governance for Haryana, writes rajendra khatry and are even known abroad. The
improvement in the education sys-
t is unusual for a chief minister consisting of Delhi’s Deputy Chief tem too has been significant in Delhi,
to undertake tour of a neigh- Minister Manish Sisodia and AAP according to AAP leaders.
bouring state to take stock of Haryana president Naveen Jaihind So there is no exaggeration if
the political situation there, are at present gauging the status AAP leaders claim there has been a
I but that’s what Arvind Kejri- of health and education system in world of change and improvement
wal, Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam different rural areas of various dis- in health management and quality
Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo has tricts to be able to offer a better of education in Delhi. The poor peo-
been doing recently. model for Haryana if AAP comes to ple especially have benefited a great
The reason is simple. AAP has power next time. deal as a result of the AAP’s efforts.
decided to contest both parlia- Kejriwal and his team recently AAP supremo and Delhi Chief
mentary and Assembly elections in visited parts of south Haryana and minister Arvind Kejriwal has been
Haryana and is preparing the undertaking the Haryana tours for a
ground for that. AAP does not have better public contact programme in
a strong base in the state which it is different rural areas of various dis-
trying to build now. The party, in a bid to tricts. Kejriwal, accompanied by his
AAP has been preparing grounds prepare grounds for deputy Manish Sisodia and Haryana
for the parliamentary as well as as- AAP president Naveen Jaihind has
sembly elections in the state and has the parliamentary already visited Beri in Jhajjar district
sort of launched an election cam- as well as assembly and addressed a public rally in Bhi-
paign without announcing so. Ac- wani. He has targeted the poor rural
cording to Kejriwal, the contest will elections in the health and school infrastructure and
be tough in Haryana in the presence state, has sort of praised the Mohalla Clinics in Delhi.
of the ruling BJP, the Congress and He has promised to implement the
the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). launched an election `Delhi Model’ in Haryana.
In the run up to the elections in campaign without Kejriewal was highly critical of
Haryana, AAP is offering the Delhi the condition of the rural schools in
Model of good governance in front announcing so Haryana. He said that so afraid is the
of people of Haryana with examples Manohar Lal Khattar led Haryana
of low cost electricity, educational government of the visit of AAP team
growth in government schools and addressed a public rally in Bhiwani. that it is trying in a hurry now to re-
better employment opportunities. He has targeted the poor rural pair the dilapidated school building
Kejriwal said. health and school infrastructure and and improve basic civic amenities in
Senior party leader and AAP praised the Mohalla Clinic in Delhi. the rural areas of the state. The AAP
president in Haryana, Naveen He has promised to implement the members said both in Beri and Tosh-
Jaihind has been entrusted with the `Delhi Model’ in Haryana. Kejriwal am, the school buildings have been
task of strengthening the party at plans to visit many more places in repaired in a hurry to show them in a
the ground level. AAP knows that a Haryana soon. good condition. Arvind Kejriwal said
tough contest lies ahead, but it is sure The Aam Aadmi Party can be that the BJP government in Haryana
a good showing in the first attempt credited with improving the health is afraid of the bad publicity of the
in Parliamentary elections will open and education system in Delhi schools in poor condtion and so has
party’s doors for the future. where it is in power for the last four started repariring them in a hurry.
Arvind Kejriwal and his team years. The success and popular- The AAP leader said never before

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