Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann bowed their heads at the Golden Temple, expressed their gratitude to the general public for getting the bumper victory.
Kejriwal and the state's chief minister nominee Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple here, after which they would take out a roadshow here to express their gratitude to the people for making the party a landslide victory.
Chief Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and state Chief Minister nominee Bhagwant Mann before the party took out a roadshow in the state in celebration of the massive success of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Punjab Assembly elections. The party's chief convener Arvind Kejriwal went straight to the Golden Temple on his arrival here from Delhi.
Roadshow in Amritsar's Golden Temple
Earlier, Mann welcomed Kejriwal, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia at the airport. Party leader Raghav Chadha was also present during this. Kejriwal and Mann will also offer prayers at Durgiana Temple and Shri Ram Tirath Temple.
After this, he will take out a roadshow here to express his gratitude to the people for winning the party with huge votes.
Significantly, Bhagwant Mann will take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the native village of great freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Nawanshahr district. The Aam Aadmi Party has won 92 seats in the 117-member assembly.
Delhi Congress MLA Alka Lamba has targeted the money being spent in organizing this roadshow. Taking a screenshot of the copy of the order issued by the newly appointed Chief Secretary of Punjab, he wrote that you had come to change politics?
The loot of public money has started by AAP, Rs 15 lakh is being spent on the roadshow of Arvind Kejriwal and Rs 46 lakh has been ordered from the government treasury for roadshows in the districts. First congratulations to Punjab and Punjabis.
In fact, according to this document, Rs 61 lakh has been released from the treasury of the Punjab government for Kejriwal's roadshow in Amritsar, as well as instructions have been given by the administration to arrange vehicles for traffic.
What did Sisodia say after AAP's victory?
Aam Aadmi Party leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia said that the people of Punjab have given a chance to Kejriwal model of governance, today it has become clear in the whole country that people think that if Kejriwal will be there then business with honesty, Employment, education, healthcare can be found.
He further said that Baba Saheb, Bhagat Singh's dream has been fulfilled today, this path will now gradually go to the whole country, in Punjab the common man has won, not the Aam Aadmi Party.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has lost this time. Amarinder, who was fielded from the Patiala assembly seat, was defeated by Ajit Pal Singh Kohli of the Aam Aadmi Party. At the same time, BJP state president Ashwini Sharma has won. He was the candidate from the Pathankot seat.
He got 39782 votes. Congress's Amit Vij (32363) was at number two. Here Vibhuti Sharma from Aam Aadmi Party and Jyoti Pal from Shiromani Akali Dal were competing.