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AAP’s ‘Bhaichara Kanwar Yatra’

set to win support in Haryana

The Aam Aadmi Party which move ‘Bhaichara Kanwar Yatra’. The began a foot march carrying the kan-
war. Jaihind said they plan to distribute
yatra was led by AAP president in Har-
has announced to contest yana, Naveen Jaihind. A group of AAP Gangajal to various people, including
both the Assembly and volunteers began the Bhaichara yatra Haryana Chief Minister, his cabinet
Parliamentary elections in from Haridwar on August 1 during ministers, MLAs, opposition leaders
the Holy Shravan month. On its way, it
to request them to ensure ‘bhaichara’
Haryana due next year is passed through Panchkula, Chandi- (brotherhood) in the state.
“The political leaders always speak
seeking a religious path now garh, Ambala, Kaithal and finally ended ill of others. This Gangajal will remind
at Rohtak.
to influence the voters. AAP, in Talking to Tehelka, Naveen Jaihind them of their duties and responsibili-
fact, is banking on ‘gangajal’ said all the AAP volunteers first took a ties,” said Naveen Jaihind.
He also said that Gangajal will help
to gain public support and dip in the holy Ganges before embark- cleanse the minds of the political lead-
ing upon the yatra. The volunteers then
their votes in next year’s poll, ers. AAP never ever thinks of doing any
writes rajendra khatry harm to the people. The party is always
for the progress, welfare and develop-
t would be the first time for AAP Yatra ment of the state and the people. “The
Gangajal will help these political lead-
when they will contest elec- ers become pious and wise and they
tions in Haryana next year. Four disturbed start working for the welfare of the
years ago, the party successfully people without hampering the peace
I contested parliamentary polls and brotherhood in Haryana.”
in neighbouring Punjab and won four Naveen Jaihind, president of The Gangajal given to the BJP lead-
seats. Last year, AAP also contested the AAP alleged that the Haryana ers will remind them of their forgotten
assembly polls in Punjab and tasted government tried to disturb promises. The BJP promised develop-
success. AAP emerged as the main op- the yatra in Panipat. He said ment, jobs to the youth, law and order
position party in the state although at some state policemen in and maintaining peace and brother-
one time it looked like it would come to civilian dress arrived in a car hood in the state, but it has miserably
power in the state. which had black glasses and failed on all these fronts. It is, therefore,
AAP also ventured unsuccessfully in stopped the Bhaichara Kanwar time these leaders realise how they
Goa elections. But for now, the party is Yatra in the name of checking have failed the people, he said.
only concentrating in Haryana where the vehicles. The policemen Jaihind went on to say that it was not
it spots a big chance. With the Indian then tried forcibly to place a just the BJP which had failed the peo-
National Lok Dal out of power for black packet in their vehicle. ple. The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)
about 15 years and Congress struggling “It is a very cheap act by and the Congress party were equally to
to come to grip after ruling Haryana the Haryana government to blame for this. There is leadership fight
for 10 years, AAP feels it has the best disturb a religious yatra. Even in the Congress. Both senior Congress
chance in 2019 to come to power if the worse was the mysterious leader and former Chief Minister of
anti-incumbency factor grows against black packet the policemen Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and
the ruling BJP. wanted to put in our car. The Haryana Congress president Ashok
In the name of establishing ‘bhai- government must conduct an Tanwar have been at loggerheads with
chara’ (brotherhood) among the Hary- enquiry into the disturbing each other for long. Both the leaders are
anvis, AAP is making sincere efforts to incident and punish the police also holding yatras in their own capac-
reach out to the people. One such move officials responsible for the act ity. While Bhupinder Singh Hooda has
of the party was visible when it under- otherwise we will launch an been holding his Jan kranti yatra on a
took a yatra campaign from Haridwar agitation in Haryana,’’ warned chariot, Tanwar has been taking out his
to Rohtak in Haryana from August 1 to 9 Jaihind. ‘Cycle Rally’ to gain attention and build
carrying the pious Gangajal and distrib- The BJP government in a vote base.
uting it to the leaders of various parties Haryana is afraid of the grow- He even said said both leaders
after the end of the yatra. ing popularity of AAP, he said. have personal interest in their mind.
AAP aptly named its innovative It is most unfortunate that they do not

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