Arvind Kejriwal campaigns in Goa, promises 'honest governance'

Panaji, January 15

With the Goa Assembly elections just a month away and many political parties vying for a power pie, AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday joined his party’s candidates in their door-to-door campaign and claimed to have received a good response from people.

Kejriwal, who arrived in Goa on Saturday afternoon, joined the campaign at St Andre Assembly constituency in North Goa.

The Delhi CM claimed that there was an immense response from the people for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nominees.

“Voters in Goa are looking for a change. There are issues like unemployment which needs to be addressed,” he told mediapersons.

Kejriwal reiterated AAP’s promise of providing honest governance to the people of Goa if the party comes to power after the February 14 elections. When asked about the AAP’s electoral prospects when many national political parties are in the fray, Kejriwal said the voters have faith in AAP.

“The voters feel that the AAP government will resolve their issues. All guarantees announced by us, including providing free and interrupted electricity supply, unemployment allowance, reservation in employment for locals, will be fulfilled,” he added.

The AAP has so far declared two lists of candidates for the Goa polls, fielding former BJP ministers Mahadev Naik, Alina Saldanha and lawyer-turned-politician Amit Palekar.

Besides the traditional contestants such as BJP, Congress, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and the Goa Forward Party, Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is the new entrant in Goa politics.

In the 2017 Assembly polls for the 40-member Goa Assembly, AAP had drawn a blank. —