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  • Uttar Pradesh polls 2022: AAP promises 300 units of electricity free, 24X7 supply

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday promised that if it is voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, its government will provide 300 units of electricity free of cost to all domestic consumers, waive outstanding bills of 38 lakh families and ensure 24-hour power supply.

    Addressing a press conference here, AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also announced providing free electricity to farmers. The AAP has made similar promises in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa where assembly polls are due in early next year.

    The Arvind Kejriwal-led party, which has decided to contest all 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, alleged that electricity tariff is so expensive in Uttar Pradesh that it is becoming very difficult for people to pay the bill.

    At the same time, Sisodia alleged, the government tells people to either pay the electricity bill or be tagged as criminals.

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    Claiming that there are hundreds of instances in Uttar Pradesh wherein common people have committed suicide after receiving inflated electricity bills, Sisodia said a farmer in Aligarh, named Ramji Lal, killed himself over non-payment of electricity bill while in Etah, a 17-year-old girl committed suicide just because the electricity department had sent a wrong bill to her father who was declared a criminal for not paying it.

    “There are 38 lakh families in Uttar Pradesh who have been sent inflated electricity bills and the government is considering them as criminals. I want to tell these people that you support the Aam Aadmi Party and ensure that our party forms the government after the assembly elections. Tear the bills as soon as the government is formed. Everyone’s outstanding bill will be waived. This is Arvind Kejriwal’s guarantee,” Sisodia said.

    He said that today electricity is not a luxury but a basic necessity and it is the responsibility of every government to make it available to every citizen. The party promised to provide 300 units of electricity free of cost to all domestic consumers per billing cycle, waive outstanding bills of 38 lakh families and ensure 24-hour power supply.

    AAP Rajya Sabha member and in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Singh told the press conference that Kejriwal does what he says. Whatever announcements have been made today, including providing 300 units of free electricity, are historic, Singh said.

    Asked about the party’s chief ministerial candidate, Sisodia said when the time comes, the party will take a decision on it. The party is contesting the elections under the leadership of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, he added.

  • UP assembly polls: AAP takes out ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Ayodhya

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: The Aam Admi Party (AAP) seeking to make distinct inroads into the political landscape of Uttar Pradesh in 2022 assembly polls, kick-started a Tiranga Yatra in the temple town of Ayodhya on Tuesday.

    The Yatra was launched by AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia along with the party’s UP in-charge and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh. The two leaders had visited Ram Janmabhoomi and Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya on Monday.  

    According to AAP sources, earlier the Yatra, which was planned for Noida and Lucknow only, will now be organised across all districts of UP in the next two months. “AAP’s Tiranga Yatra is getting an overwhelming response everywhere. After Ayodhya, Tiranga Yatra will be taken out in the entire Uttar Pradesh. Yatra will aim to bring in a new politics of development and honesty in the state,” said Sanjay Singh.

    However, making its stand clear on poll strategy, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said that AAP would go it alone in UP assembly elections in 2022. “AAP will field candidates on all 403 seats and there will be no alliance with any other party,” said Sisodia after the conclusion of the Yatra.

    During the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the AAP had contested 77 seats and lost its deposit on 76. The party then contested the 2017 local body elections when it fielded 3,400 candidates. It managed to win 44 seats and finished fifth. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the party failed to open its account and all its candidates lost their deposits. Earlier, there had been reports of AAP holding talks with O.P. Rajbhar’s Bhagidari Sankalp Morcha. Sanjay Singh had also met SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in July, triggering the speculations of a possible alliance.

  • AAP unfurls Tiranga Yatra in UP before next year’s Assembly polls

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW : The  Aam Admi Party (AAP) launched a Tiranga Yatra in Ayodhya on Tuesday, attempting to make distinct inroads into the political landscape of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls. AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia with party man and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh spearheaded the yatra. On the previous day, the two leaders had visited Ram Janmabhoomi and Hanuman Garhi temples. 

    In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, AAP contested 77 seats and lost its deposit on 76. The party then contested the 2017 local body elections when it fielded 3,400 candidates. It won 44 seats and finished fifth. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the party failed to open its account and all its candidates lost their deposits. Earlier reports of AAP holding talks with OP Rajbhar Bhagidari on his Sankalp Morcha and Sanjay Singh meeting Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav in July, had triggered speculations of a possible alliance.

    Making its stand clear on the poll strategy, Sisodia said that AAP would go alone into the UP assembly elections. “AAP will field candidates on all 403 seats and there will be no alliance with any other party,” said Sisodia, on the conclusion of Tiranga Yatra. The party is expected to release its first list of 100 candidates by the month end, having already finalised several names.

    The AAP has held Tiranga Yatras in Lucknow, Agra and Noida, and will now travel to all UP districts within the next two months. “The Yatra aims to bring about a new politics of development and honesty in the state,” said Sanjay Singh.