Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today kicked off a mass contact programme in Punjab to expose the "bad and faulty" policies of successive governments in the state to all sections of the society.
The state-wide mass contact programme with a slogan of "Haal Punjab Da, Dard Punjab Da" was launched from Mohali here today where the party opened its office also. It also took out a march which went through Mohali and Kharar cities.
"Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is fully convinced beyond doubt that the present situation of the State of Punjab & Punjabis is because of faulty policies of the successive Congress, Akali and Akali-BJP Governments which remained in power in Punjab since Independence.
"Every section of Punjabi society and every sector of economy was treated and handled so badly that the situation has become the pain of the Punjab & Punjabis ," AAP State Convener, Sucha Singh Chhotepur here today.
Chhotepur said the party is launching state wide programme to reach to the last Punjabi irrespective of his economic status, residence, religion, caste and age.
"AAP will explain to the people of Punjab about such bad policies, bad intentions of successive governments and ulterior motives of leaders of such parties' thorough -marches and road shows," he said.
The AAP, which had swept recent Delhi Assembly polls, would hold discussions (Goshtis) in major cities including Mohali, Patiala, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Pathankot on the lines of Delhi Dialogue for women, youth and Intellectuals and sectoral dialogues for farmers, workers, government employees, entrepreneurs and professionals.
The party will expose "faulty" policies of the government in education, health, public sector management and urban infrastructure development, he said.
At the same time AAP will give its own views and policies regarding all these sectors," he said.
AAP has already setup think tanks to study all sectors of socio-economic development in the state. "These think tanks will deliberate and research in various sectors to formulate such policies as can revive these sectors," he said.
