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• Getting did the Haryana government take After a public event in Jhajjar Ke- people will have to do door to door
closer Kejriwal any care of the government schools jriwal also visited Bhiwani the next campaign to seek votes for the AAP
is undertaking in rural areas of the state and even day a few days ago where he also in Haryana. He said it will work for a
Haryana tours the union minister from this region, addressed a gathering of support- better life for people in case it wins
for a better V K Singh also did not pay any at- ers and visited some government elections in Haryana. The people
public contact tention to Bapora which is home schools. He said people have been will also benefit when the govern-
programme in village. There is no drainage system asking him why there are no hoard- ment provides better healthcare.
rural areas in the school. There is water log- ings of AAP in Haryana. He told the The AAP leaders have frequently
ging around the school even now, people this was so because AAP did attacked the Manohar Lal Khattar-
but the administration was hur- not indulge in any form of corrup- led BJP government in Haryana.
riedly pumping out the water. He tion and naturally there was not During a recent tour of the state
regretted the fact that neither any much money with the party fund. Kejriwal said the BJP govern-
governmeent official nor any MLA Kejriwal told the gathering that ment was looting state farmers by
or minister ever visited the school he has been the CM of Delhi for withdrawing money from their
to have a look at the pathetic civic more than three years and could accounts every month in the name
conditions there.The government’s have easily made good money of insurance, but was giving nothing
apathy was evident, he said. through government projects and to them for crop loss.
But shortage of money is a big tenders, but they wanted to provide The Haryana government
constraint for the AAP party in a honest government and that’s imposed tax on farmers by with-
contesting the Haryana elections. what has been done. drawing money forcibly from their
Arvind Kejriwal has has said that his With regard to the shortage of account. In Delhi, the AAP govern-
party does not have enough funds to funds with AAP to contest elections, ment had given 20,000 per acre to
contest the coming assembly elec- Kejriwal agrees that AAP lacks fi- farmers for their loss of crops,” Ke-
tions in Haryana and urged people nances for contesting poll. He there- jriwal had stated earlier.
to spend from their own pocket to fore appealed to the people to fight
canvass for the party. elections on their behalf. He said letters@tehelka.com

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