AAP begins Lok Sabha campaign from Jind in Haryana

AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Sunday kickstarted the party's Lok Sabha campaign from Jind in Haryana on Sunday.

Speaking at the 'badlav rally' (rally for change), Kejriwal said: "I am the son of Haryana, the blood of Haryana is within me... On behalf of 140 crore countrymen, I want to put forth five demands - fix the education system of India to provide equal education opportunities to all, reduce inflation, provide good and free healthcare like it is done in Delhi, give employment to the youth, provide free electricity to every poor household 24x7. If you fulfil these five demands of the people, I promise I will quit politics."

The rally was the culmination of party's badlav yatras in Haryana. Jind was chosen after intensive discussion within the party.


A senior AAP leader told ET, "Jind is the centre point of Haryana. The history of Haryana shows that traditionally Jind and the area around has been the harbinger of change in the state." In a show of strength, the party got workers from all 7,000 villages of Haryana to Jind.

Mann said, "Kejriwal is the son of the soil of Haryana. His work in Delhi echoes in Punjab... After we came to power (in Punjab), we stopped the leakages and today 90% people are getting zero bills."