Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has implored voters in Uttarakhand and Goa to give his party a chance. Voting for all the seats in both states will be held on Monday.
Kejriwal told ANI on Saturday, “In Uttarakhand, Congress and BJP ruled for 10 years each. In Goa, Congress was in power for 27 years while BJP for 15 years. Both Congress and BJP have only looted the people of Goa and Uttarakhand. If you vote for them again, they will continue looting you. This time, a new party, AAP, is there. We will deliver on welfare, development-related works. Give AAP a chance.”
Kejriwal emphasised a strong welfare message in Uttarakhand, promising health care services and schools in all villages. He also promised to generate employment. “To the people of Uttarakhand, I want to say that AAP will bring adequate employment opportunities, so that migration stops. We will generate jobs that will be sufficient for the youth living here and the ones who have migrated... We aim to bring all of them back,” Kejriwal told ANI.
For Goa, Kejriwal also spoke of the economically crucial issue of resumption of mining. “AAP is promising the people of Goa that we will begin mining in 6 months (after coming to power, if elected)... Mining stopped for 10 years under the BJP government, so no point in voting for them. Vote for AAP, give us a chance,” Kejriwal said.
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Kejriwal warned that Congress MLAs in Goa would defect to the BJP. “After results are announced on March 10, by March 11, all from Congress will join BJP. So I appeal to the people of Goa who want to see the BJP lose, don't vote for Congress. Their vote will go wasted, it will go to the BJP. Give all your votes to AAP,” Kejriwal told ANI. Kejriwal had recently overseen all AAP candidates in Goa signing an affidavit not to defect or indulge in corruption.
