AAP HITS BACK AT CONG, SAYS NO QUESTION OF MISUSING GOVT MACHINERY

JALANDHAR: Reacting to allegations of booth capturing made by some Congress leaders, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said the party doesn’t believe in booth capturing but winning hearts through its work and propeople policies.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, senior AAP leader and cabinet minister Aman Arora said it seems that Congress leaders have already accepted their defeat. He added that it is obvious from the statements of Congress leaders, especially former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, that the Congress leadership was “well aware of the fact that their party has lost its base among the people.”

Arora said that Channi’s allegations of AAP capturing polling booths and misusing government machinery and civil administration were baseless.

“We are not doing anything like that as it is not the ideology of our party,” Arora said.

Protesting women assaulted, alleges AAP

AAP has alleged Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia of letting his “goons” assault peaceful women protesters near Kartarpur. AAP leader and finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that in Dayalpura village of Kartarpur area, Majithia had his “goons” beat up girls and women protesting for their rights on land.

Addressing a press conference in Jalandhar on Monday, Cheema said that for their rights on 17.5 acres of land in Dayalpura village of Kartarpur, along with the local labours’ union and students’ union, a number of girls and women were demonstrating when Majithia’s “goons” reached the spot and started beating the women.

Cheema also showed the video of the incident.

Reacting to allegations, Majithia said ,”The women protestors questioned me about land ceiling issue and I just told them that we are in opposition and they should ask ruling AAP about it. There is no heckling from our side,” he said.