GHAZIABAD: Taking the poll battle to Uttar Pradesh, AAP
leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday kick-started his three-day road show in the
politically significant state.
Kejriwal's roadshow, which started from the party office in
Kaushambi, will cover over 15 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
The show will cover Ghaziabad, Pilkhuwa, Hapur, Amroha,
Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur and Hardoi.
"UP is dominated by caste and religion politics and we
want to replace it with politics of development. The state is backward and we
intend to target other parties over a number of issues plaguing the
state," said senior party leader Manish Sisodia, who is accompanying
Kejriwal in the roadshow.
"Corruption, dynastic politics and criminalisation of
politics are the main issues we will target in UP. Also, power is another
important issue we intend to target as it is bigger problem than Uttar
Pradesh," said another party leader and UP in-charge Sanjay Singh.
Kejriwal will also address a rally in Kanpur on Sunday. The
rally, second after the one in Rohtak in Haryana last week, is also a part of
its national campaign, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Through the roadshow, AAP intends to target rival parties
especially the Congress and the BJP over the Reliance gas issue.
The party has over 3.5 lakh workers and activists in Uttar
Pradesh and also has pinned high hopes in the state.
It also plans to counter political heavy-weights like
Samajwadi supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress Vice President and President
Sonia Gandhi, Union ministers Salman Khurshid and Ajit Singh by fielding
candidates against them.
On March two, the roadshow will start from Hardoi and
proceed to Unnao and reach Kanpur where Kejriwal will address a rally.
In Kanpur, Kejriwal will meet leaders from business
community and social organisations.
On March 3, the roadshow will head to Delhi covering
Auraiya, Etawah, Firozabad, Agra, Mathura and Palwal.
Kejriwal's roadshow, comprising fleet of over 50-70 cars,
led to a traffic jam in Kaushambi.
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