AAP goes all out for success of Kisan Mahapanchayat in Haryana

Ravi S S Singh
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 2

In a move to position Aam Aadmi Party as a credible  opposition party in Haryana’s politics through its proposed state level Kisan Kisan Mahapanchayat in Jind on April 4, its leaders have launched an all-out mobilisation campaign for its success.

The rallying point of the proposed Panchayat is the Union government’s alleged adamant stand of not rolling back its three contentious farm laws.

 The Chief Guest and star speaker at the Panchayat will be Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national Convener Arvind Kejriwal.

“Besides, AAP MP from Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann, Delhi Cabinet Minister Gopal Rai, Delhi Rajya Sabha MP ND Gupta and myself will also address the Panchayat,” AAP Rajya Sabha MP and in charge of Haryana affairs Sushil Gipta said.

“Earlier our target was for 50,000-strong turnout of farmers at the Panchayat, but in view of the enthusiastic response to the mobilisation campaign the target has been scaled up to one lakh.”

 The AAP has also sent invitations to leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which has been spearheading the farmers’ agitation against the farm laws, including at the outskirts of Delhi, for the Panchayat.

Gupta, who has been leading the mobilisation campaign in several parts of the state, said all sections of the society have been extending support for the proposed event.

He has been holding village level meetings especially in the assembly constituencies in Jind, Hisar and Panipat over the past month.  

“People of the state have lost faith in the other opposition parties in the state.They also see Arvind Kejriwal ji as a credible leader,” Gupta said.

Kejriwal and AAP cadre had extended unqualified support to the farmers’ agitation against the three central farm laws.

In a strategic move the AAP leaders have been weaving the narrative of the Union government being “anti-farmer”, and “authoritarian” in trying to throttle the voice of its opponents.

Also, they have zeroed in on the Haryana government’s alleged strong-arm action against the march-to-Delhi programme of the farmers against the farm laws. 

During the campaign AAP leaders have also been stressing on alleged failures of  BJP-JJP coalition government in Haryana.

The AAP has strategically chosen Jind as the venue for the Panchayat as it is located in central Haryana.

Kejriwal and Gupta are among the top senior AAP leaders who are natives of Haryana. The party leaders have been homing on this point during their campaign.