To strengthen state unit, AAP swears in 680 newly appointed circle in-charges
So far 22 state level, 168 district level, 468 block level and 4500 circle level office bearers have been appointed
Jalandhar, December 24,2020: Due to the anti-people policies of the ruling Congress and the Akalis, activities have been intensified to revive the disappearances, promotions and employment in Punjab. Under this the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab has started the work of strengthening its organisation on a large scale. In this regard a function was organised at Jalandhar on Thursday where Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Harpal Singh Cheema, MLA Jai Kishan Rodi, State General Secretary Harchand Singh Barsat, Harminder Bakshi, district incharge (Urban) Rajwinder Kaur and district incharge (Rural) Principal Prem Kumar, handed over the responsibilities to the newly appointed office bearers. Before the commencement of the function, tributes were paid to the martyrs of farmers’ movement who laid their lives in the battle for their survival.
Speaking on the occasion, Harpal Singh Cheema said that to strengthen the party, so far 22 state office bearers, 168 district level office bearers, 468 block level office bearers and 4500 circle level office bearers were appointed. Under this, 680 newly appointed circle in-charges were sworn in here on Thursday. He said that the party had appointed one circle president for five villages and wards and work would be done to strengthen the party by making about two lakh more persons join in the next two months.
Congratulating the newly appointed circle incharges, MLA Jai Kishan Rodi said that the party would be stronger with the hard work of the leaders and they would work to create a better Punjab. He said the future of Punjab was looking bleak due to the mistakes of the centre and Punjab government. “While today the Modi government at the centre wants to destroy farmers and agriculture, Captain Amarinder Singh, on the other hand is looting Punjab at the hands of all kinds of mafias,” he added. Rodi further said that in such circumstances, the responsibility of the party increases to work for preventing the ‘loot’ and to build a better future for Punjab. “The sole objective of the Aam Aadmi Party is to mobilize Punjab, its culture and tradition, youth and all sections with making a colorful Punjab again, where there is prosperity, where farmers does not have to commit suicide due to debt and where the youth are given employment, not a beating by the police,” said Rodi.
Addressing the gathering, State General Secretary Harchand Singh Barsat and Harminder Bakshi said said that before the elections Captain Amarinder Singh after swearing by the Sri Gutka Sahib, had promised to stop drug abuse, illicit liquor trade, transportation, door to door employment in Punjab among other promises, but now he has backed from the same and is harassing and beating those who are seeking jobs for the youth. They said that illicit drugs and liquor trade was mushrooming under the patronage of Capt Amarinder Singh and other Congress leaders in his district.
On the occasion, Mohan Lal district president Hoshiarpur, Karamjit Kaur district secretary Hoshiarpur, Gurpal Singh, district president Kapurthala, Nirmal Singh district secretary Kapurthala, Shiv Charan Chechi district incharge Nawanshahr, Manohar Lal Gaba, general secretary Nawanshahr, Subhash Sharma, general secretary, Jalandhar, treasurer Mangal Singh, Media incharge Tarandeep Sunny, Sanjeev Bhagat, Santokh Bhagat, Harcharan Sandhu, Navjot Mehta Hoshiarpur, Lalit Madan, Kulwinder Singh, Harpal Dhillon, Gurmeet Singh Pannu, Ranbir Rana and Amardeep Banga were present.