AHMEDABAD: Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday announced the first list of its candidates for the forthcoming local body elections. These include candidates for municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayat elections.
“It will not be wrong to say that the list of Congress candidates is prepared in the BJP office. The BJP uses money power and threatens use of agencies against Congress, which gets intimidated and does not put up a real fight. People of Gujarat want change and AAP is presenting an alternative,” said Atishi Singh, national spokesperson, AAP.
She added that not just the forthcoming local body polls, AAP will contest all forthcoming elections in the state including the 2022 assembly election. “People of Gujarat want a change, but they had no alternative until now. AAP will bring about transparency and honesty in Gujarat’s politics,” she said.
AAP Gujarat president Gopal Italia said that AAP is the only party which has declared its candidates a month and a half before the local body elections. “Unlike the BJP and Congress, which name their candidates in the eleventh hour, AAP has decided to let people know our candidates well and make an informed decision when they vote. If there are any serious allegations against any of our candidates, we will investigate these and even replace them if there is merit in the allegations,” he said.
Atisihi Singh and other leaders of AAP also held at business conclave in the city on Sunday afternoon, where representatives of various industries listed out their problems. The party also held a public meeting at Naranpura and national office bearers met retired armed forces personnel as well.