3 months after losing Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal woos upset AAP leaders, workers

Though Kejriwal managed to bring all factions of the party on the stage but Sukhpal Singh Khaira gave a clear message that ignoring grassroot workers will only harm the party.

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3 months after losing Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal woos upset AAP leaders, workers
Arvind Kejriwal

Over confident till the Assembly election results in Punjab were declared, Aam Aadmi Party's National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has finally realised that his arrogance and the step-motherly treatment to the grassroot workers was killing the organisation.

However, it was too late as as during the past 3 months the party has been disintegrated into three factions. Senior party leaders like Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi bid adieu and other leaders like Sukhpal Singh Khaira quit their posts.

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"We require a strong party network to protest against the wrongdoings of Captain Amarinder Singh government. God who created a miracle in Delhi when we won 68 seats has created another in Pujab, and mandated us to sit in the Opposition. We want to change the politics and would go to the doors of party workers to mollify them," Arvind Kejriwal, who was on a day-long visit to Amritsar to meet party workers said. He also clarified that it was due to the elections that he could not visit Punjab.

Though Kejriwal managed to bring all factions of the party on the stage but one headed by senior party leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira gave a clear message that ignoring grassroot party workers and outrageous ticket distribution will only harm the party.

KEJRIWAL SLAMS PUNJAB GOVERNMENT

Kejriwal slammed Captain Amarinder Singh government on its claims about surplus power and said the sand mines which the AAP had promised for state's unemployed are being showered on the servants of Irrigation and Power Minister Rana Gurjar Singh.

"The Congress has betrayed the people of Punjab. Not even a single promise made during the elections has been fulfilled so far," Kejriwal added.

In a bid to woo the party workers, who were feeling orphaned after Assembly elections, Kejriwal said that he would revamp the party structure and asked the party MLAs to give priority to the party workers while listening to the public grievances.

AAP WORKERS HAPPY

Kejriwal's address left the party workers enthusiastic about AAP's plans to launch statewide protests to expose failures of the Congress government.

"His visit has boosted the moral of party workers. We will contact the party workers to discuss the shortcomings if any and bring them back to party fold," Amritsar based party leader Saravjot Singh said.

Another party volunteer Amardeep Singh, who hails from Jandialaguru area, said the party workers are happy after Kejriwal's visit and will work for the party with same old zeal.

"We were not angry with anybody but Kejriwal's visit has definitely rejuvenated our spirit," Dev Mann, a Nabha, Patiala-based party leader said.

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