Rupani lambasts AAP, accuses it of ‘failing Punjab miserably’

Former Gujarat Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Rupani was in Ludhiana West for the past three days to campaign for the party candidate ahead of the crucial bypoll.

Addressing a series of meetings and interactions with local residents, traders and BJP workers, Rupani made a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing it of ‘failing Punjab miserably’ in terms of governance, law and order and urban development.

Speaking at a public meeting in Haibowal, he said: “Punjab is suffering due to political experiments. The AAP government has only delivered publicity, not progress. People are frustrated with corruption, drugs, and mismanagement. The BJP will bring stability and development, just like in Gujarat under Narendra Modi’s model.”

Rupani drew comparison between Gujarat’s industrial growth and Punjab’s declining investment climate. “Ludhiana was once the Manchester of India, where is the support for the industry now? The BJP can revive business and restore law and order,” he said, appealing to voters to give the BJP a chance to represent Ludhiana West.

He was accompanied by senior state BJP leaders, including Avinash Rai Khanna, Manoranjan Kalia, Tikshan Sood and Ashwani Sharma, who are already spearheading the party’s door-to-door and ward-level campaign in the constituency.

The BJP is positioning itself as a strong alternative to both AAP and the Congress, banking on urban dissatisfaction, economic concerns and Central Government schemes.

Rupani also held a closed-door meeting with the Vyapar Mandal and industrialists, promising redressal of GST-related grievances and better coordination with Central ministries if the BJP wins the seat.

With the election date drawing closer, Rupani’s visit marks BJP’s push to energise its urban base and present a national vision rooted in ‘double engine sarkar’ – the party at both Centre and in constituencies such as Ludhiana West.

The BJP leader targeteted AAP’S ‘hollow governance’ and calls the bypoll a ‘vote for change’ and part of the party’s wider strategy to conolisdate urban gains in Punjab post-Lok Sabha elections.

This coordinated effort is being seen as BJP’s “Mission Urban Punjab”- with Ludhiana West as the pilot project. If successful, the BJP hopes to use this victory as a a launch pad for expanding its urban footprint across the state in coming months.