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Lok Sabha polls a …ght against dictatorsh­ip, says Punjab CM

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In the run-up to the Lok Sabha election, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday stepped up its efforts to ensure the party’s victory with all its candidates for the 13 Lok Sabha Parliament­ary constituen­cies and party workers getting together at an event in Punjab’s Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar to deliberate on the party’s strategy.

Addressing the ‘AAP’s Mission 13-0’ programme at Zirakpur in SAS Nagar, Punjab Chief Minister and AAP Punjab president Bhagwant Mann said that the party organised this unique event to introduce their candidates to all the party workers.

Mr. Mann said that the upcoming election is not about winning or losing, it is a Œght against the dictatorsh­ip, it is a Œght to save democracy. “Our country is facing a massive crisis today, we have a dictator in power who only thinks about himself, he only talks about himself, he is putting Opposition leaders in jail,” he said, taking a jibe at the BJP. “Wherever the AAP goes, we Œnish the BJP there,” he quipped.

Mr. Mann said he will visit every constituen­cy in the State to strengthen democracy. “I’m enough to take on all the Opposition leaders in Punjab, we don’t have money like them, but they can’t beat us when it comes to hard work and dedication. We don’t have muscle power and we don’t do politics of hatred. Instead, we engage in the politics of work. The BJP cannot stop us or intimidate us in any way,” he added.

‘Make AAP win 13-0’

“Punjab has always led Œghts against oppression, dictatorsh­ip, and injustice. So make it a record this time, and make the AAP win by 13 to 0,” Mr. Mann said.

The election for the 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab will be held on June 1.

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