Ludhiana: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal said that he is closely watching who is doing what in Punjab and made it clear that there is no need for leaders to lobby for tickets. He said no one should try to please anyone for a ticket and leaders should neither approach Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann nor him.
Addressing winners of the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections on Pakhowal Road in Ludhiana on Thursday, Kejriwal said that whoever works for the people will be rewarded. He said he would personally go to such a leader’s house and give them a ticket.
Kejriwal also warned AAP leaders against arrogance and corruption. He said that if anyone becomes arrogant or starts earning money through corruption then their political life will be finished. He added that if life is devoted to public service then God can take a person from one level to another and it is possible that someone among them could even become the Chief Minister in the future.
On the occasion, CM Bhagwant Mann said that many among those present would be heard in the Punjab Assembly in 2027. He also took a swipe at the Shiromani Akali Dal and said that he alone was enough to deal with “dinosaurs” in politics.
AAP’s Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia and state president Aman Arora were also present at the event.
