New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party is all set to make contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections after finding its place in the agrarian state of Punjab. With the abundance of NRIs from the region, a team of AAP members will soon fly to Canada to woo the Punjabi diaspora. AAP leaders said political parties are already trying to gain support from the emigrants as they will play a major role in the 2017 Assembly Polls.
Delegations of Akalis led by Ministers, are touring countries with a considerable number of Punjabis. “The popularity of the AAP in Punjab is huge, more than Delhi. Even leaders from various political parties are keen to join the party,” said an AAP leader.
The party conducted a survey which showed alarming corruption and agrarian crisis as the two main issues of the state. With the AAP paying maximum compensation to farmers in Delhi, Rs 20,000 per acre and Rs 50,000 per hectare, the party has good chances of gaining influence in Punjab. “Farmers in Punjab are looking up to the party as they are hopeful that their financial woes will be taken care of and compensated well in case of a crisis,” said the AAP leader.
The Kejriwal led party refuted all reports indicating internal conflict in the AAP and of the pary forming an alliance with Manpreet Badal led People's Party of Punjab. An AAP leader strongly affirmed that the party was going strnog and people are fed up with 'family' politics.
