Tribune News Service
Mohali, April 24
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav kicked off his election campaign in Punjab by holding a roadshow here this morning.
In around two hours, his roadshow covered the town and surrounding areas, including Kharar and Banur.
A former journalist and a member of the core team of AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Yadav rode an open jeep while canvassing for Advocate Himmat Singh Shergill, the party’s candidate from the Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.
In his 10-minute address at the Phase V market where the roadshow culminated, Yadav said the AAP provided an option to those voters who wanted a complete change in the system and a corruption-free government.
He targeted candidates of the Congress and the BJP-SAD combine claiming that they have looted the country by turns. “If voted to power, the AAP would provide you a corruption-free government,” claimed Yadav, adding that the silent and neutral voters would go with the AAP.
Earlier, Yadav was accorded warm welcome by the party’s supporters at Phase XI, the starting point of the roadshow. His cavalcade passed through Phases 10, 9, 8, 7, 3B2 and Phase 5. Later, Yadav left for Kharar and Banur. From there, he was reportedly scheduled to go to Patiala, Sangrur and Bathinda.
Poll code violated?
While the local AAP leaders boasted about participation of over 100 vehicles in the roadshow today, the fact has brought the party’s show under the scanner of district electoral office authorities.
The party had sought permission for only five vehicles and two rickshaws for the roadshow. Confirming this, Mohali SDM-cum-Assistant Returning Officer Lakhmir Singh said, “We got the information that the number of vehicles in the roadshow was much more. We would see the video footage of the show and an action would be initiated in case there was any violation of the model code.”
No traffic chaos
With AAP activists also regulating traffic at various points on the route of the roadshow, no traffic jam was reported during the campaign today. The participants adhered to the traffic rules and did not jump red signals.
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